Hello friends, I just wanted to let you know that -- save a few existing commitments -- I'm going to be a bit scarce online the rest of this week (I figured I should state my intentions publicly since, after a few days of limited online activity, I received several e-mails asking if the baby arrived). I imagine many of you are off enjoying February vacation, and I have designs to do the same -- both in that I'd like to spend quality time with Laurel and Jon (our last school vacation before the baby arrives!), catch up on some projects, and finally get our house ready for the baby. Time (three weeks left!) and the generous piles from my secondhand baby shower have forced my hand, plus it's only getting more challenging to go up and down the stairs a million times carrying things (note to self and others: get the nesting done before you are really, really huge).