WELCOME, "LOVE MONTH"!

Hello, Friend, doesn't February 1st bring a warm,
fuzzy feeling to you? It sure does to me, what with
the portent of Spring and warmer weather soon!!

We are moved, settled pretty much in our new
place at 327 Faber St., Pittsburgh, 15214. We also
have a house phone, 412-322-1748. Feel free to
call the house number anytime, but especially on
weekdays between 6 AM and 9 PM when our cell
phones are deducted for minutes used. We have a
Verizon "bundle" which gives us unlimited day and
night calls, local and long distance in the contiguous
U.S., at no additional charge.

Cindy loves the new location, particularly since it
is only 10 to 15 minutes from her shop. I have a
similar drive to my new Rite Aid, just a couple of
minutes longer.

C.J. and Chartel are doing fine. She is in the process
of replacing her "dead" car, still working 2 jobs and
attending classes. I don't know how she does it, but
she insists that it's all manageable. It was great to
have her and her brother both here at the same
time for Christmas dinner and gift exchanges.
C.J. turned down a manager position with Hollister
in Charleston, W.Va., as he's got too much going on
right now, and really wants to stay in the Harrisburg
area for now. He'll be getting paid to house-sit for 3
months starting March, and will save paying rent to
David while he's doing that. Cool gig, hey? He still
wants to find a position using his Spanish, and has
and is applying for a few such, so please PRAY.

Cindy's daughter, Joy, and her husband, Doug, who
live in Winchester, Virginia, were up for a weekend
recently, and joined Greg, Christy, and Cody, her
son and family, here for eats, treats, games, and
gift exchanges while the Steelers romped over the
dreaded Ravens. HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE
GO! Though I did pick the Pack on my sports blog.
Huh? (http://www.homecourtorfield.blogspot.com/)


Cindy got a call at 4:15 AM today informing her that
her stepmom passed away. Elaine had been in
hospice for a while, failing steadily, and her demise
was anticipated soon. We'll have visitation Thursday
and the service Friday AM.

I'm working 2 or 3 days a week now, daylight usually,
with evenings and weekends off. Perfect schedule.
There will be times when I'll be called upon to help
open or close, but they'll be seldom, so for now I'll
just keep cashiering and entertaining customers. Huh?

Our new place is just about 10 minutes north of the
stadiums, so when the season starts I'll be able to
walk to the end of our street, hop a bus, and go into
town to see the Pirates lose!
Joy and Doug gifted us with Pitt Panthers basketball
tickets for March 5th, against Villanova or Syracuse,
(I forget which), so that should be a blast!

For now, we are driving back to Burgettstown on
Sundays, as I'm still team-teaching the teen class,
and Cindy is an elder along with serving on the
church board. She also heads up the "Servants' Heart"
committee (hospitality), and will be teaching a
series on Esther (from the Bible) to the younger
children soon.

About it for now. Have a good month, pray for Spring
to start soon, and keep in touch. Love, Cindy & Bill.