Good Buys, Good byes, and Bye Weeks...

The word "bye" (or it's same-sounding "buy") has various meanings...

(1) "Good Buy" - Well, you can get two hot dogs at our local Speedway for $0.99. Hard to beat that deal, and you get to put all sorts of toppings on your dogs. Jalapenos, ketchup, mustard, onions, tomatoes, what have you. Now that's a good buy. Today I found a book for $8 that I almost bought for $24 a few days ago. That's a good buy. We found out that, at our local mexican restaurant, you can buy the "Nine layer dip" and fill up about six tortillas with the dip - for a third of the price of two meals which would amount to the exact same portion of food! Yikes!

(2) "Good byes" - We found out this week that Mike & Rochelle Arnold, our friends and "colleagues" in ministry at The Chapel, are moving to Las Vegas. While it will be hard to say goodbye to them, it is a great opportunity for Mike, at a large church leading the young adult movement there. Fortunately, thanks to bloggers, instant messengers, and a new device that seems strange to me (a "telephone"), saying goodbye isn't as hard as it used to be. The world seems smaller when you've had contact with friends in Alabama, Washington state, and Southern Ohio in meaningful ways.

(3) "Bye Weeks" - This week, Ohio State has a "bye," which means they don't have to play anyone. This is fortunate for the other team. I am not sure why we call it a "bye" week. Smart fans will still find ESPN's college GameDay worth watching. The NFL also has a bye week for most teams. Some teams have only one bye week per year. This week, however, the New York Giants will have their second bye week - they play the Browns. Easy win.

I have some great pics to put on this site, and will do so on Sunday or Monday. Jennie and I are doing great, and Allie is 13.5 weeks old. She is starting to try to talk, and making a lot more noises. She sleeps great, and is learning to touch things that she sees. The eye-hand coordination is amazing to watch. She realizes that she can move her hands and tell them where she wants them to go. Her feet are another story. You might find her - fully asleep - lying on her back, raising up both feet high in the air and kicking the ground, only to stay asleep. She's quite talented.