Hello, Is there anybody still out there?

Ok, I know it's been MONTHS...but I'm still alive! As my cyber friend, Kathy says, I've been seduced by Facebook! I have reconnected with a ton of friends from high school and old friends - and just seem to be there instead of here...I will try and correct that! So to catch you up...May saw a weekend trip for David & me to Philadelphia to a wonderful event planned by my brother, Kevin, for my parents 50th wedding anniversary. It was great! I've told my brother that if that "lawyer thing" doesn't work out he'd make a great event planner - he thinks he'll keep his day job. June is a blur & I remember nothing but work, home, band camp for Em, waiting for Lauran to have the baby, work, home, band camp, waiting. July saw the birth of my Godson, Connor Michael Fox on the 2nd (his mother's birthday!) and an offer on the house that with a bit of drama finally concluded with a closing in Aug. Still in July...Kevin & Lisa are heroes again as they flew Megan up to Milwaukee for a weekend of fun away from the parents. She's still talking about what fun it was. The next week John & Kelly Turner came for a quick visit - and surprised us by taking Megan, Emily & Sarah home with them for 4 glorious (for us at least) days. Kate had to work...so she missed out. Kelly ended up taking Em & Sarah with her to Alabama to visit another friend of ours for 2 of the 4 days. We also celebrated Sarah's 10th birthday - my baby is no longer in single digits & she's loving it! August brought the conclusion of the "old" house saga and a return to school for all the kids. It also saw the bittersweet moment of us helping Kate to move out into her 1st apartment in Bloomington. She won't be returning to the nest next summer as she has a job with a law firm that will keep her in Bloomington. So we loaded it all into a U-Haul and headed out. It was a LONG day! Luckily the next day we had Connor's baptism - so it helped soothe my heart. We are still hanging in there with the business and hoping for a turn in the economy soon! I am telecommuting more days than I'm in the office - and that helps since the office is a 35-40 min drive. Although I'd love to have so much invoicing to do to make it so I had to go more often...Ok, so now we're basically caught up & I promise not to drop off the face of the earth again! Hope you all had a great summer. Drop me a comment to let me know you're still out there, too! Oh and a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Zane today!