Hey, you...Remember me?

Yes, I'm finally back...

Thanks to all who have been bugging me to post again. I've really wanted to make some posts over the last 6 weeks, but a lot has happened:

• Tons of work on the basement (I'll have a dedicated post on that soon)
• a Birthday party for Ava
• my brother-in-law's wedding
• only 4 family Christmases
• beloved family members staying with us over Christmas
• catching up on lost time with Nikki and the kids
• New Year's Eve/Day (Nikki and I both got the flu)
• Trips to KC, STL, and Austin, TX so far this year.
• The "Super Bowl" for Gadget/Consumer Technology lovers: CES
• Then MacWorld and a slew of new slick products from Steve Jobs
• I had another birthday
• Nikki's computer going on the fritz, trying to fix it, then having to buy another (inexpensive) one (unfortunately not a MacBook Air, which is FAR too expensive - but oh so beautiful)
• a slew of other miscellaneous items I'm forgetting...

Hopefully you get the picture. It's not an excuse - just and apology. More posts to come soon, I promise.