Let me start by saying that I appreciate the concern for my well-being. I have not, in fact, died – but I’m touched that several of you have asked.
To anyone left reading, please accept my sincere apologies for being MIA in the form of the following list, which highlights some of the things that have kept me from spilling my guts via blog for the past month:
- Promotion at work. Not as fun as it sounds.
- Multiple weekends spent assisting the Browers. Every bit as fun as it sounds!
- Constantly cleaning up after my poop-eating puppy and extensively researching the possible causes of such indecorous behavior.
- Planning and executing a kids’ birthday party of epic proportions.
- Landscaping. Landscaping. Landscaping.
- Getting a haircuit that I dubbed “the Minivan,” which made me want to hide for a few weeks until it grew out a little.
- The passing of Matt’s grandmother last week. RIP Rosemary.

I think that pretty much covers the biggies. It’s been all I can do to keep from falling asleep during my commute home lately, much less force myself to squint at a computer screen for any longer than my workday requires! But July promises to be relaxing, relatively speaking…so like it or not, I’m back for awhile :)
Here are a few updated photos of the abovementioned poop-eater and his brother. By the way, the only category he seems to fit into in terms of the reason he’s doing this is "to hide evidence." That’s what the experts say, anyway…
