Sorry about the infrequent posts.  I just had to give you all an update as the family funds plans are changing a little bit.  We’ve decided for a number of reasons to push back our Italy Vacation until maybe Christmas of this coming year instead of our original June timeline.

As you all may know by now, this past holiday I became engaged, and I’ve been seeking employment in New York to be with Lea Anne.  That puts me in a precarious situation where it might get a little awkward asking for a week or two months off of work at a job I just started.  Mom also has a lot going on at her office, getting everyone trained on some new systems.

So, for now we’re going to reinvest that chunk of money we put aside for the vacation.  It’s tough to keep it in a low yield savings account when Sirius has exploded over the past month.  Now, the rollercoaster begins again.  We’ve had some modest gains in the stocks we bought this past Christmas, but will now have the ups and the downs added back into the portfolio.