Sorry, Michael, but it's been a crazy year. In addition to my brother passing in February (expected after a long cancer battle, but nonetheless devastating), we found out in June that we're having our sixth child in February (definitely unexpected, but nonetheless happy). So I want you to picture me, older than most baby mamas, five kids ages 8-17, very round with an aching back, lying on the sofa with the iMac on the coffee table so I can put my feet up while I'm on the computer. But at least you know there's a hard deadline--this story has to be finished before Bubba arrives.
I'm glad to see, though, that I haven't entirely lost all my readers' interest by my long absence.
