Just time for a very quick update here, before we run off to retrieve the pets from the kennel...

Returned Sunday morning from our cruise, which itself was very relaxing. Unfortunately, we both caught the flu sometime during the cruise, and ended up sick in bed on Christmas day. We had to have dinner delivered to our stateroom. We've been flat on our backs since returning, and have remained parked for an extra day (we were scheduled to get the pets yesterday) while we recuperate.

We are absolutely reeling from the news of the tsunami in Asia. Many of the crew members on our cruise ship are from Indonesia, so the news hit closer to home than it normally would.

Hope everyone had a great holiday... more later, when we've caught back up.