back to our regularly scheduled chaos

we've been very busy around here. there has been much walking (especially once the snow finally cleared from the sidewalks), and sam is sporting his first pair of real, functional shoes. and he actually seems to like them too (i got into trouble today for putting away his shoes when he didn't really need to be wearing any. go figure.)
for my part, i've been extremely busy with different work projects, and when you add that to the regular craziness, there were few minutes to spare for blogging.
but hopefully things will be slowing down enough that i can do a little catching up, and catching you up on all that's going on with sam, our fabulous little fellow.