Waiting to exhale

I've been on a brief blog hiatus. Not for lack of significant events: Depeche Mode in concert, scoring tickets to Bon Jovi in concert, getting a Dyson, little sis' finally dumping LOSER's sorry ass (ding,dong the @!!# gone...), Charlotte's first tooth, Charlotte's second tooth, Edouard graduating from a three wheels to four wheels, Charlotte graduating from a fast slither to a fast crawl, and Hubby graduating (again). Call it writer's block or perhaps simply a funky oxygen-deprived daze - I'd been holding my breath for the last few weeks...