Charles Town News Updates

Well, not really updates about the whole town or what's going on in local politics or the weather here (which was very pleasant today). Just some updates of newsworthy events from my perspective.

News Item 1. Liz and I chaperoned a Halloween party for the youthgroup on Sunday night at our church. The party was held in what was probably the creepiest room you could ever imagine. You see, the party was in the church basement. You must realize that our church (click here) was built something like a thousand yearts ago, then burnt down around the time of the civil war. The building you see today therefore is only 150 years old or so. However, the basement is original! No kidding, there were actual old grave stones from the 1800's just lying around covered in real cob webs. The church yard is filled with really old graves. There's actually more Washingtons (George Washington decendents) buried there than any other place besides Mt. Vernon.

I don't really get into Halloween things for several reasons, but the party went well and the kids had a good time.

News Item 2. We also had a house guest in town for the weekend. Great time. It gave us reason to clean the house up a little bit and make some good dinners at home. It's always nice when the fridge is full of good leftovers.

News Item 3. I think my cat is sick. He's been sleeping in the same place since Saturday and now it's Monday night. He's alive. He moves every once in a while, but just to eat and go to the bathroom, then back to sleep. From my past experiences I'd say he had a night out with a rugby team and now he's recovering, but what would a cat be doing out with a rugby team....it just doesn't make sense.