“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others.
Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”
~~ Bob Hope


Hi all,

And the Christmas craziness is definitely ramping up for me!  I hope you're all able to find some quiet time for yourselves... and maybe enjoy some cookies.

As promised, here's part two of the Dyeland character updates.

God bless,
Jenni
Year-End Dyeland Character Updates, Part II



Josef, Amber-Marie, and Daisy- Following their September wedding, Josef and Amber-Marie took a week-long honeymoon to Disney World... with Daisy.  Given the little girl still has the occasional flashback nightmare, they didn't feel right leaving her.  Afterwards, both adults settled back into their jobs but are making sure to leave plenty of time for each other and Daisy.  Josef now has FS fully adjusted to a post-vampire staff.  Amber-Marie saw an uptick in people requesting counseling appointments following the events of "Broken Hallelujahs" but things have mostly gotten back to normal now.  Daisy is continuing to enjoy her classes Below, visits to her grandparents (Amber-Marie's mom and dad) in Poughkeepsie, and playing with Aiyla Al-Mitra every chance she gets.

Catherine, Vincent, and Jacob- The Wells family and the wider Tunnel community continue to deal with the emotional aftermath of Father's/elder Jacob's passing in August.  Since then, Vincent has become the Tunnel patriarch.  Even though Father spent years preparing him for the role, it's still been quite an adjustment.  Thankfully, Vincent's brother Devin has remained Below to help him out.  Because of his increased duties as the leader of the Tunnel community, Vincent has relinquished teaching of all classes except literature.  He continues to serve as the Tunnel school's principal, of sorts, though.  Meanwhile, Catherine remains busy Above with the Phoenix Inn.  While she has no plans to retire yet, she is looking into choosing a protege to take over eventually so she can focus on life Below.  Jacob continues to miss his grandfather very much and has been channeling his grief into his paintings.  Though the timing of his arrival was bittersweet, the entire family are finding a respite from their grief in little Avi.

Logan and Zelda- Like Josef and Amber-Marie, these two also got married this past September.  They were both too shy to go through a big, formal wedding so they eloped to Vegas where they were married by Obi Wan Kenobi.  After a honeymoon at Universal Studios, they returned to the home of Logan's mother, Beverly, where they continue to live in the basement.  Every so often, they mention looking for a house but since they're quite content there and Beverly enjoys having them around, it never goes any further than that.  Maybe after they have a kid.  Or maybe not. 

Salma- Having formally entered the novitiate with the Sisters of Divine Patience in El-Chanan, she can now be called Sister Salma.  Along with dedicating a great deal of time to reflection and prayer, Sister Salma is helping the Friends who recently converted to the El-Chananite Church learn more about their new church and its history.  Unlike some religious orders on Earth, the Sisters of Divine Patience place great importance on familial bonds so Salma still finds plenty of time to spend with her sister, Isra, brother-in-law, nieces, and nephew. 

Edward and Zadie- Little Ada-Marie and Felix Stanford will soon have another playmate at the Romano Family Farm!  Edward and Zadie are expecting their first child in February.

Caleb and Lacey- Things could get really interesting come February...  Caleb proposed to Lacey on her birthday, last April 22nd, and she enthusiastically accepted.  Prior to Zadie discovering she was pregnant, Caleb and Lacey chose this coming February 16th for their wedding.  So... while Edward fully intends to stand up for his brother at the wedding, Clay will be there on standby in case Edward and Zadie are busy welcoming their little one.  Regardless, Caleb and Lacey are very much looking forward to being married AND an aunt and uncle.

Isolde and Marco- Post-cure, the Crocettis have been traveling a lot.  Though they traveled a great deal with their FS work, now they're getting to enjoy the culinary offerings of assorted countries.  They also enjoy simply being at home and among the Friends, though.  Even though they're both several hundred years old, Isolde is physically still a teenager.  But she turns eighteen on February 13th of the coming year...  Since Joshua suggested the long-married couple wait until Isolde was legally eighteen to have children, I'm very confident they respected his wishes.  But, if I were a Friend, I wouldn't expect to see them for a good week or two after Isolde's birthday... outside of Mass, of course.

And I know there were more people I wanted to include but Grumpy McLeo has been super whiny and needy today.  So if I decide I really need any more updates posted prior to the Christmas story, I'll just add them after this during the coming week.


This newsletter is dedicated to John Dye for contributing to the delinquency of a thirty six year old.  I was supposed to make 6 dozen Oreo balls today.  But instead, I ended up updating this.  I mean the Oreo balls are partly done... so that's something.

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