I'm back in Boston after a nice, albeit short, trip to see family at the lake in Minnesota. We had a nice, relaxing time and it was great to see everyone again. My younger cousins, Holland, Mariah and Liam are growing up fast. It's too bad we only get to see them maybe once a year.

Since coming home to SD from the trip last Wednesday, I've been (along with the kind help of others) battling a seemingly neverending series of server and site problems. It has been, to say the least, a very, very rough week so far. It's Thursday and I've almost been here a week and I feel I'm finally coming up for air. Unfortunately, that air is uncomfortably hot, sticky and wet. As with most of the country (esp. the East Coast), we've had some pretty high temps here in Boston this week. Things (both the weather and the server problems) are starting to cool down, though, and I am feeling a bit more normal. The neighborhood lost power tonight for a good hour or two. It's a good thing that didn't happen yesterday, or I would have been sleeping outside. Probably in a kiddie pool of some sort.

Here are some pics from the Minnesota trip. I know people have been waiting for these and I apologize. It's been tough.