Hi! I'm still here! I haven't posted since before Christmas, which I know sucks, and I really have no good excuse except to say that I've been watching the backs of the boys' heads while they play nonstop video games and letting Kaitlyn play way too much Nintendo DS doing lots of intellectually enriching activities with the kids, and that has kept me pretty busy. As an overall holiday, Christmas was pretty good this year. We went to my parents' house for Christmas Eve, which we do most years. My brother, his girlfriend, and her son were there, plus my stepbrother and stepsister, plus Dad and Jean, so it was crowded, but we had a lot of fun. We have a buffet dinner and the kids open presents, and when it gets too crazy we shoo the kids down to the finished basement to watch TV. A neighbor stopped by to drop off a gift and snapped a quick photo of everybody. Thanks to the PR firm repping Bob Evans, I contributed a "Farmhouse Feast"  to our dinner. I have to give a shout-out … [Read more...]