We just got back from Ohio at about 5:15 this morning.  I am posting this while suffering from a serious lack of sleep.  The rest of my family, except Emily, is getting some serious sleep.  I am watching Emily and the sales room. 

    We went to Ohio to see our newest addition to the family and to attend Andrew's graduation from OSU.  I tried to put this on facebook, where people with more savvy can post photo albums.  I cannot post photo albums on facebook.  But a short while ago, I couldn't post photos on xanga.  So I guess there is hope.  I will recruit one of the older children types around here to help me with that as soon as one of them is done with the aforementioned serious sleep.  But to whet your appetite, here are some of the pictures that we got from this weekend.

Philip and his family:

Paul only looks big because his mama is so small.  He's actually quite small.

Another family picture.  I love this one of Grace, the world's most beautiful granddaughter.  If you doubt me, just ask Marcia Hilty:

Grandpa and Paul.  Here you get a better idea of Paul's size.

Mary Beth has the pictures of graduation on her camera.  I will share some of those later as they are not downloaded yet.  She also has lots more of the children, etc.

Paul Philip Sharp

This is a severe learning curve for me, but I think I may be able to do this.  If you are reading this, I have succeeded.  So anyway, here is our sweet mama and baby:

She was very, very tired.

This is Paul with Grandma Hilty, and Big Sister Grace:

The same (isn't Grace cute?):

I love what he is doing with his mouth here:

And one more:

Now I'm asking Philip for a family picture, one of Grace and Paul, and many others.  If I get them, I will pass them on.

We had a homeschool chorus from Lancaster in our area last night.  Rarely have I enjoyed a chorus program like I enjoyed that one.  The young people were animated and expressive and I loved the songs, especially the one about the angels not being that impressed with the things the world gets excited about, but jumping and shouting over a sinner repenting.  Not every note was exactly and precisely on key, and not every word was together, though I thought it all sounded pretty good. But Jesus was glorified, and I can give no higher praise.  Afterward, we hosted 2 boys and 2 girls overnight, and Mary and Jo had a great time playing Risk with them.  I thoroughly enjoyed it as well, though I was not playing.  Somehow, it became a contest between the girls and the boys, which the girls won.  Their curfew got a little smudged, but it didn't seem all that important.