Ol' Blackeye! And where have YOU been? Missed you! Did you have a Merry Christmas?

Hello GrammyLuv,
Sister, I missed you also. I had a period of illness, then a computer crash, and then a trip to St. Louis to visit my kids and grandkids. By the way, the computer crash was caused by me when I should have been in bed. I got better and fixed the computer right before I left to St. Louis. We don't get to see our entire immediate family very often, and this was a wonderful time of all being together and enjoying a special time in the LORD. We got back late Saturday night. We're all worn out, but it's a GOOD worn out.

We had a house full and a demolition squad of three grandsons prevented a single dull moment. The youngest is 8 months old, and the oldest is 7 years old. The backbone of the demolition squad is 4 years old.
Just our family being together would have been a wonderful time, so we couldn't miss having a Great Christmas. However, everything was wonderful and I can't remember a better time. The longest I've been gone from CU since 2003 is 5 days, so I set a new record for myself.

I'll just give thanks that the trip part of this was GREAT! I also used the crashed computer as an excuse to fix many things I didn't like. So, my old computer is running like a champ with a brand new version of Linux Ubuntu under the hood. Everything works better than ever, and I have a new backup system to make this an easy task if this happens again.
I've gotten a little bit of rest and caught up on a few things. How about you? I hope that you had a Merry Christmas!
Love In Christ,
Tom