Sounds like everyone is doing fairly well. It's hard to get caught up after being gone. A big welcome to the newcomers!
I'm almost home from vacation. We flew into Chicago and then stopped in Madison, WI at my daughter's apartment. My husband and I are here while the kids play some kind of role playing game. I should be home a little after midnight. I can't wait to sleep in my own bed and shower in my own shower. I don't think I gained any weight but I'll find out in the morning. My jeans seem a little looser.
I am invited to go on a quilting retreat next week that had a spot open up. I'm in kind of a time crunch with vacation and then next weekend we go to Iowa for our last Christmas get together. The retreat would start the next day; I would be home 1 day and then we leave for Texas to stay until spring. I have to decide asap. I guess I should just say no but I really hate to miss out on a retreat.