The road goes ever on

So it's been almost five months since my last update.  The holidays went well.  We bought a laptop the week of Thanksgiving, which Melissa and Megan both seem to enjoy quite well.  This allowed me to free up my computer and more of its USB ports, which are now properly used for gaming equipment (360 controller, pedals, flight stick).

The family had a good Christmas.  This winter has been incredibly mild, with not appreciable snowfall and no snow days away from work this season.  Today, the Ides of March, it's in the low 70s outside, with 100s of temperature records being broken across the midwest this month.

Blizzard announced the release date for Diablo 3 today, that date being May 15th.  Going to be a good spring for this geek, what with the second season of Game of Thrones starting on HBO in April and then the new Diablo the next month.  Finished Mass Effect 3 and its terribly bleak ending last night.  Stayed up too late, who knew that final mission would last for over two hours?  Just can't do that anymore at age 47, need my sleep more and more these days.

The kids have been good for the most part.  Ian is growing at a costly rate, outstripping his clothes and our food budget on a bi-monthly pattern.  Megan has been going through some development issues, though, struggling at school to fit in and be liked.  Breaks my heart when she says she had a bad day at school and that other kids were mean to her, but she needs to learn how to thicken her skin and cope; mom and dad won't always be there to comfort her, and the world is all too often a cold, cruel place.