Two bits of exciting news:  Ruth found a job!! She starts Jan. 4th for a local company doing "inside sales."  We are rather hopeful about it all and confident that it will be with a company and in an industry that she will flourish in (I, Tom, on the other hand is pretty confident that we'd starve if I were a salesman).  Secondly, we have moved into our own apartment.  :)  The pictures below are of our space and some of the neighborhood.