Yes, I'm still alive

I really did have every intention of posting more frequently, but now I see it has been 1.5 months since my last one.  I've had lots of things I wanted to talk about (and I've posted many of the links to facebook), but I just haven't had the time/motivation/energy to make myself post here.  I'm on vacation this week and spending it with my parents.  A nice change of pace.  Watching lots of football and college hoops.  Tonight, I get to see my niece's band concert.  BTW, Happy Birthday, Mom!!  It has turned into another month of putting miles on the car, though not quite as many as in July.  I was out to visit my sister (and work in NJ) the week before Thanksgiving and now the drive down here.  It won't be the 5K+ of July, but easily more miles than I normally put on the vehicle.  Thanksgiving was good, I hope you had good ones, too.  None of the kids were actually around on Thursday, Shane and Jen went to her parents' and Erin had to work (and, of course, Matt was in ND).  Shane and Jen, along with Sherry's Mom, sister, brother-in-law, and their 2 kids were all out the house for a second Thanksgiving meal on that Saturday though.  I do truly have much to be thankful for this year.  I'm debating what to do for my holiday letter this year.  I'll probably only actually mail it to folks that I don't have e-mail addresses for (or folks that I'm not friends with on FB, I haven't entirely decided yet).  Oh, and I really need to work on that magazine/journal article I'm supposed to be writing.  I'll probably do that this afternoon while Dad gets his hair cut.