Like the stripes?

That is a Derek change. I get this call at the church today and he says, "take a look at the blog! I added a striped background."

Thus... stripes. I thought I was the one who was going to start html code as a hobby. I guess I can share. I actually think the strips are kinda neat. Better than the grey that was there.

I did start my very own blog that I can play around with. Check it out http://elleslife.blogspot.com/ I thought it was pretty nifty. I still need to add the credits and such, but I am getting there. Let me know what you think. (no mom... Elle is not a typo)

Anyway, no news to report. The latest from Olga pretty much said we will need to wait until after the 10th. The Russians celebrate Christmas at a different time than we do. And they want to spend time with their families... of all the silly things!

Happy New Year to all!!!