We trust that this update finds you well and enjoying your autumn activities. Here in Ireland the big news over the past couple of weeks has been the Ryder Cup! As you may know this is a major Golf event played by the top professional golfers from Europe vs. the USA every two years. This year it was hosted by the very nice and exclusive K-Club just west of Dublin in Co. Kildare. Several months ago a friend in our church here in the Golf Tour business organized tickets for several of us to attend the practice session on last Wednesday (the 20^th). I was planning to leave pretty early in the day to drive five other men out there. I woke up at 4 AM very ill for the first time in several years. I never made it out the front door and my friends had to drive my car to the K-Club! This was very disappointing for me in that I rarely have time and energy to attend many golf events and this was a once in a lifetime opportunity! Oh well, such is life! As you may know, the Europeans went on to a decisive victory over the US !

We are now very much in the swing of a busy Fall Schedule but we have many fond memories of our summer vacation in the US . As you may know, this summer Joyce and I took the twins, Jonathan and Nathan to Wisconsin , Texas , Louisiana , and Illinois , and several points in between. Neil flew over from Ireland , joined us in Texas and   spent a couple of weeks traveling with us. We       visited with family along the way, particularly In Texas where we spent about ten days with my sister Betty. It was good to spend some extended time with her since she has been battling lung cancer.