Still adjusting to the vicious cycle known as the vicious cycle (publishing), Michelle and I live one, two, sometimes three months in advance of reality, and we continue to push each other's buttons, truly testing our collective sense of humor and our overall mental health. Michelle has done a redo on our dining room, so I'm waiting for the bills to come piling in. Meanwhile, we're getting ready for the holiday season. And to kick it off, we're enjoying a good dose of allergies, with runny noses, coughs and snot the size of Montana lodged in our heads. But we are approaching life with a strong resolve: to continue on with happy faces, spreading joy throughout the entire world.