I've been a bad blogger.

Blogging protocol is that when people comment on a post the blogger comments afterwards....thanking people for their comments, and creating a conversational sort of comment thread.

I have been remiss in going back in with my own thanks and comments lately - but I want all of you to know how much your comments, advice, and feedback means to us.

The challenges we are negotiating right now have been faced by many of you in the past. Your insights and advice have helped us through a number of obstacles, and also helped us relax knowing that other folks have successfully managed the same kind of challenges.

So, without beating myself up too much, I wanted to thank all of you for your comments and I promise to do a little better in the future!