OK, 8 days is a little over a week, but since I've been fighting the early stages of bronchitis, I figure that's a good reason to go that long between posts. I should be over it soon enough, though.

Celebrated my birthday, along with Mary Lou's, with my dad today. We typically celebrate ours together, since there are already 3 to deal with from mid-November to mid-December. It certainly makes things easier for planning purposes.

It's definitely colder around these parts; the weather is holding in the mid-40s many days, and the rain comes and goes whenever it likes. But at least we're not getting a lot of snow like other parts of the country. Typically, Portland won't run the risk of snow until January, so there's still time to see what happens.

More doctor appointments for most of us later this week, so we shall see what we see.

Cheers!