Still here...

Just wanted to let you know that we are still here... alive and mostly well...

We have some family/friends from Florida visiting right now, so we've been busy catching up. Andy (Mike and Reni's son and John's cousin) and his wife Kim (my longtime friend), and their three boys were planning to be here in December for Christmas, but graciously postponed their trip because of the situation with Ellie. We are so glad that they could be here now. Ethan has been having a blast playing with his cousins! We have some outdoor activities planned for next week when John will have some time off work. John's supposed to get 4 days off every week, but has been putting in a lot of overtime lately. Next week he hopes to get the whole 4 days and spend some fun time hiking and playing. Kim and I have enjoyed spending time together catching up. All in all it's been a fun visit. (Oh, and they have also been spending time with Andy's parents - their real reason for being here - but as usual, I like to think that it's all about me :-)

Anyway, just wanted you to know that we haven't fallen off the face of the Earth. It may take me another week to update, but for now - no news is good news!

Lots of love to you and yours...