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Hello, everybody!

I'm just checking in to the Dec. thread to let you know that I'm alive and kicking.

The trip to the Kennedy Space Center was fantastic. We took some great pics that I'll learn to post when we return home (late, late Saturday). NnB, if you haven't been there, you need to go to look at some of the fabulous storage ideas.

The rest of our vacation has been spent in outdoor (primarily) pursuits: nature walks, croquet tournaments, firearms training, football, and, in Secundus' case, working at the race track, horse riding lessons, and learning how to fish!

Mcxlplx has been outfitted with a carrying cage (with an improvised litter box), toys, and bed. He LOVES his bed. I'd forgotten how quickly kittens grow and develop. He's put on at least a pound since we've been here and has grown noticeably larger. Last night, Mcxlplx impressed the hubby and me with a tremendous leap of @ four feet from a bench to the floor. His pouncing abilities are developing nicely as are his stalking skills. Mice and trolls beware the mighty Mcxlplx!

I've spent the morning cleaning and packing. I must have been out of it when I packed to go on vacation. Usually we have no extra space to put anything that we acquire while on vacation. We end up shipping the purchases via UPS. This time around, even though we (read that "we" as "the grandparents") purchased lots of new clothes and books, we have extra space (and that includes Mcxlplx and his stuff). Amazing.

Anyway, the car is already mostly packed; the hubby is taking the children off to see one of the satellite properties wherein reside the dairy and beef herds, the chickens, the goats, the donkeys, the horses, and the overseer; and I'm waiting for the last of the linens to finish up in the dryer before I remake the beds.

And, of course, I'm chatting with all y'all.

What's new and exciting?