Sylvia goes to Denver for Public Library Association conference
Russell and Sylvia attend some of the Dallas International Film Festival
Sylvia attends annual conference of Texas Library Association in Houston
At an estate sale, we buy an indoor sauna!
It looks just like this -- only with Sylvia inside instead of Lady Gaga.
Russell is honored for 35 years of ordained ministry at the NTNL Synod Assembly
Emily passes her qualifying exams and defends her dissertation proposal at UNC
Sylvia is elected to Caldecott Award committee (which begins in January)
For National Day of Prayer: Beer and a Prayer at the church's next door neighbor
Emily awarded Medical Library Association Fellowship
Russell and Sylvia cruise to the Caribbean (out of Galveston): Jamaica, Cayman, Cozumel
Overnight train trip to LA
End of train trip to LA (including Paul Simon concert, launching his new CD, in the Hollywood Bowl) and fly home
Trip to New Orleans
Robert has his (successful) reversal of previous colon surgery
Sylvia goes to Austin for a conference
Sylvia (and Russell and Emily) travel to Orlando for American Library Association conference. 
During the conference, Emily and Russell sneak over to spend the day at Harry Potter world!
After living nearly 50 years in California and spending much of a year considering different locations in Texas, Russell's father (Karol Vardell) moves back to his childhood hometown of Walters, Oklahoma