Sorry again to everyone who has been diligently checking in here. I've been spending some time away from the screen to finish up so many of my projects before leaving town. (Our neighbor's kind internet signal has also been weak, so it's not all self-sacrifice.)

It's difficult to keep an online presence when I've been working again on keeping a comic journal. Instead of thinking about how I will blog about my daily activities, I put my energy into a couple panels each evening. It's my preferred method of self-expression, but we all know the appeal of instantaneous personal updates.

The boys can usually sense when we are preparing for a trip, but our casual preparations today have been low-key enough to keep their suspicions to a minimum. They'll be just fine while we're gone, since our friend The Adult will be living here during that time. Maybe they'll miss Steve & me, but a food provider is a food provider. I'm sure they'll come to love The Adult as they love us.