Over the past half-decade my need to blog has diminished as I’ve been more active on social media. But I still like the idea of checking in on this blog for the big milestones, as a more permanent (as permanent as internet may be) historical document for myself. As 2021 nears its end, this seems like a good time. First, I’ll drop some facts that I can reference as I go. The household has managed to avoid Covid We were forced to move from our home of 12 years, but found a nice place, miraculously, in one of the worst times ever to buy a house. That happened in July. I continue to work from home 100% of the time, and it seems like this will be an option in perpetuity. Our household is still composed of me, Heather, our youngest son Shane (22) and my brother John. My job continues to be amazing and has been getting better and better Heather’s health continues to decline. The biggest event was a lung surgery to remove a mysterious cavitary lesion in September....