Alane i hope you are not trying to undersatnd the mastandrea mentality or motive. I would think by now that you had given up that futile and pointless research of our deductive reasoning behind our ridiculous exploits. We saw elvis's very poorly trained and tone deaf imitation because we could and steve said it was a good idea.
i hope this shed no light on the ongoing investigation. Hopefully your small men have not inherited this gene but i fear it is too late. Good luck.

Ahhh Yes the Russia Trip has come to a close. I wondered who provided the welcoming accessories out on the lawn. Good call, i would have been deficient in this area. I too recieved a multitude of gifts... shirt, apron vodka, tablecloths, oven mits etc. and a small bag of prosciutto croutons. I proudly wore my apron the very next day while preparing blueberry pancakes, ham and pepperjack cheese omelettes and hash browns. And not those fake patty ones they serve at Spumoni South, real shredded potatoes....MARIAROSE. The apron gave me my formal attire for the breakfast as well as amusing most. I did have something at the welcome home dinner that was different. They had vodka with a chile pepper fermenting in it. It was good but quite hot. Understandably russian in origin, how else do you keep warm? This was enjoyed by all but most by Alexi. He had several and chased it with pickle jar juice. YES the disgusting water left in the empty pickle jar with floaties and who knows what was apparently considered a delicacy in his homeland. This was one thing i was not willin to try. I also had russian chocolate, this little item is packed with power. It kept me up all night. They look like Baci candy but ohh no they are not. There is money to be made on college campuses with this stuff. 2 pieces had me up all night. I kinda liked it since i did just get high speed.

I recieved my pictures in the mail John and Alane. They shall take their rightfully owned space on my refrigerator. To be admired by all.