Schinellar Clan Unites + A Literal Labor Day

As is customary for Labor Day, Casey and I got to go to a BBQ Sunday at my Opa's house. It was actually a nice get-together, and we were only missing two relatives out of that entire side of my family. My cousin Stephen got injured chasing a soccer ball, and ended up going to the ER to get his shoulder looked at (wouldn't be a Schinellar shindig without an injury or catastrophe of some kind). Opa was in a really good mood, and carried on like his usual self: dirty jokes, talking about Germany, and even told some stories of me when I was a kid. He also talked about the medical and retirement systems in Germany right now; now I want to move there. I have to tell one his jokes on here that I thought was good:

An priest in Ireland had married a nice young couple about a year ago. Then during his church service, he sees the couple sitting in the front row of the church. After the service, the priest goes up to them and says, "I'm so glad to see you here at church. But I noticed that you have not had any children yet."
"Well, we've been making attempts to have children, but for some reason we can't," the wife responds.
The priest says, "Alright then, I have a trip planned to go to the Vatican in Rome tomorrow. While I'm there, I will light a candle for you, and prey every night while I'm there."
The couple thank the priest, and the next day the priest goes to the Vatican. He keeps his promise by lighting a candle, and praying constantly.
Ten years later, the priest is conducting service, and he sees just the wife and seven children; two sets of twins, and a set of triplets. After service, the priest goes up to the wife and says, "I'm so glad that you were finally able to have children, and that the prayers have been answered. But where is your husband?"
The wife replies, "Oh, he left for the Vatican a couple of days ago to go blow out the candle."

Anyways, today is actually Labor Day, and the pregnant stray cat we call Lily decided to give the holiday a whole new meaning. She gave birth to three kittens this morning, two orange colored, and one black and white. I'll let Casey do the updates on them as they grow up. Lily is doing fine, and they're all getting comfortable. We'll keep you posted.