Where did summer go? - Missed a bunch of updates

Soooooo, I missed a few weeks (read months) of updates during summer.  Let's just say there was a lot of life that got in the middle of all the goals that I was trying to accomplish.  These include, but are not limited to
    1. Switching jobs
    2. Vacations
    3.  Heart Surgery for my dad
    4.  General laziness

All kidding aside, the goals suffered over the past few months, but for good reasons.  In six weeks of "unemployment" (much less stressful when you know where the next job will be), we had two vacations with my immediate family including amazing trips to see whale sharks in Atlanta and a cash-draining trip to Disneyworld.  For the record, every dollar was worth it!

Following that were some stressful days as my father cheated the Grim Reaper once again.  His heart was stopped for 4+ hours and then fired up good (better) as new.  Being at the Mayo Clinic made us all feel better and it was stunning to see modern medicine go in, repair his heart, and have him walking in less than 48 hours.  Wow - just wow. 

All in all, life is coming up pretty rosy.  I'm a month into my new job and, while it is keeping me very busy, I'm really enjoying it.  I only wish I had as much time with my family as I did with my weeks off.  Maybe some day, right?

OK - I'll try to get back to the goal updates.  But I have a lot to catch up on.