Brad, congrats to your brother.

I'm writing from Tallahassee, FL at Ian's parents' house. Our dog Simon doesn't really get along with Ian's two poodles so it's been a pain keeping them calm. They have a parrot named Bonita who calls the dogs into the room and gets them to howl. Apparently the Clark house was used in the making of a film and there was a serious Thanksgiving dinner scene. In the middle of the blessing during filming Bonita said "Whatcha Doin? Whatcha Doin?" prompting them to do multiple takes. Pretty hilarious.

Ian's server goes down from time to time, but here are pix from our Smokies trip last weekend -- 3-4 feet of snow and 7 degrees.