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The past year saw the Duffys continue on their path of middle-class surburbitude. The lawn is alight with an every-growing assortment of holiday statues. The backyard is dotted with various sports accouterments and a little-used treehouse. And, the house remains in a near-constant state of clutter.

Ann’s continuing her goal of improving educational leadership — that’s school principals to the rest of us. She has shifted her PhD work to the University of Georgia in Athens. The nearly two-hour commute to Athens makes for good book-on-tape listening. Please send any recommendations her way.

Matt’s continuing his shift into academia, starting work on his PhD in public communication at Georgia State University. He’s now teaching at both the community college and the university. He really loves teaching.

The kids are doing very well in school. The current extracurricular activities include: Kids Chess for both, karate for Jake (7) and gymnastics for Lydia (8). We may have to drop the chess lessons as Jake has taken to beating his father. Matt’s looking into Adults Chess.

Our dog June was named after June Carter Cash; but, the kids refer to her as “June Bug” or just “Bug” or even “The Bug.” She really enjoys chasing tennis balls in the back yard. Every time anyone gets out of their chair, June Bug imagines that she’s probably going outside to chase some balls. She’s disappointed a lot.

Much love from The Duffys.
Ann, Matt, Lydia and Jake — and June Bug