Update

It has been a while since I posted on my blog.  Partly because noteworthy events have been sparse over the past couple of weeks and partly because I just haven't felt like posting.

Megan is back in school now and seems to be fully integrated back into her studies. Only time will tell whether she is really studying in her room, or if she is just chatting on MSN messenger.  If it becomes too hard to concentrate, I hope she decides to do the right thing without too much parental control.

Things at work for me move along. We are in the last field activity for this fiscal year (fiscal years ends Sep 30).  I have a lot going on, but nothing unusual or noteworthy.

It seems Diep has the most going on. We are moving along with the paperwork for her to get her citizenship interview. No date yet, but I imagine we will be back in the U.S. towards the end of this year for her interview, test and swearing in.  She is in Saigon right now overseeing some repairs to her mother's house. They have been a long time coming, and Diep is handling the money, contracting and payments. I just hope she manages to get her tasks done without being too bossy about it. She is very particular about the way things are done and she can be a little difficult if you don't get it right.

A final note. I closed by Facebook account for the time being. I ran into some difficulties with my real social network because of the virtual social network we all know as Facebook.  Without too much detail, I had a problem with someone I had accepted a friendship from. It came back to haunt me in my real life and rather than unfriending the offending component, I thought I would give unhooking from the scene a try for a little while. The first couple of days, I have experienced some habitual withdrawal symptoms. I enjoy looking at other people's pictures and I enjoy the comments I get from other people on my pictures, but I don't know that I can justify the amount of time I spent on FB for those basic pleasures. The good news is that FB doesn't actually delete your account right away, so if I decide to come back I don't have to rebuild it from scratch.