I didn't mean to abandon the family/life chronicles!... especially for this long!! Life just went fast and I haven't been able to stop for even a few minutes to catch up and document our life. Roxy turned 5, had a mermaid party. Everett turned 11, had a trampoline park party. I went on a girls 'trip' to scottsdale. We bought a 'Summer/Vacation" house in Utah to satisfy my need/deep desire for seasons. Persuaded the family to stay in Utah permanently. Everyone agreed. We went back to AZ to sell our house. Sold it, moved everything to Utah and spent the rest of the summer hiking, enjoying our new neighborhood, unpacking. It was a summer for the books. It was emotionally-charged and very high stress. We celebrated our 15 year anniversary. The kids started school here in August. I worked endlessly on our new house: all new landscaping, painted the house, put in a mantle, painted the ceiling, put in a backsplash, organized and organized and organized...