February's "Gossip"

by Greta VanScandalcam

Happy Valentine's Day! What a wonderful month to remember how much we are all loved!

We have a little romance in the air here at Pulpit Rock this month... Cupid nailed Brandon Driver so badly that he asked Steve and Bonnie Aldrich for the hand of their daughter, Kristin. They invited him out to lunch to discuss it, and when he arrived, Steve handed him a stack of documents to sign before they said yes. According to our unimpeachable sources, Brandon had to agree (among many, many other things) to listen to Barry Manilow music every evening, cook dinner for Kristin at least once a month, and send Bonnie flowers every Valentine's Day and sign the card from Steve. What we don't know is if Brandon signed them or fled. Anybody got information on this?

At the other end of the romance rainbow, congratulations to Jan and Chuck Moon, who welcomed their first grandchild on January 13! You can bet little Tahlia Louise will be wearing pink and getting smothered with kisses on Valentine's Day! Proud parents are the Moons' daughter Colleen Wright and her husband Dan.

We've heard rumors that Merry Taylor's Mystery Quilters are quite the rowdy bunch. We're very anxious to see if, come March, they have quilts to show for their labors, or just a lot of good jokes! We also understand that when the group gets too rowdy even for Merry, she just goes home, opens her utensil drawer, and stares at her spoons. We don't really understand this, but we figure it's better than staring at the knives!

Kevin Matthews and the Real Men of Genius (as opposed to...whom?) have embarked on a 40-day fast. Please encourage him and any others who have made this commitment. Hide your Twinkies and doughnuts when he's around, or just drop them off in his box in the church office so he can save them for later. We don't think he'll have a problem staring at them in the meantime.

And finally, we've initiated an investigation to find out who (or what) a gooberbone is. We keep hearing this strange name around PRC but can't find out why. If anyone has any information, please email Greta at gretav@pulpitrock.com. And remember, if you don't send us information that the whole world needs to know, we'll be forced to make it up! In the spirit of the holiday, we {heart} gossip!

Greta VanScandalcam spends her days eavesdropping at corners and hanging around the staff lounge for juicy tidbits.