I'm baaaaacccckkkk.

In case you haven't noticed, I've been absent from the blog world for a little while.  Over a week, actually.  This is a big deal for me.  I wouldn't exactly blame writer's block, though it played a small part.  And I can't blame it entirely on being away from home, even though that was for sure a factor.  After all, I wasn't away from a laptop, or even a decent internet connection (three cheers for fast internet at my parents' house now - hip hip hooray!!!).

You see, I've had this secret.  

And I'm really bad at secrets.

So I just - laid low.

But the time has come for the big reveal.

Any guesses?

We're moving.

That's a lie.  I love this place!

 I got a job!

Nope, nothing happening with that either.

I'm nurturing my inner child.

Literally.  I'm nurturing my inner child.  Yes.  This one is true.

That's right, folks.  5+1=6 

Sam always has had a thing for even numbers.

Expect Shep #4 to debut sometime around March 6th, 2011.

Don't we need another one to help pull that rope behind Sarah?

I have been feeling great (Hallelujah!).  We're so very excited.  And as if there were any doubt, Ben is hoping for a boy.  I'll take what God gives me.  Thanks for celebrating in this blessing with me!

And just a farewell tip for those of you who tend to speak first and think later:

You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.  ~Dave Barry, "Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn"