Around our house: Well, my mom Margaret was in town for a little over three weeks in January. She came to visit with Emily and I yes, but truthfully she was here to be a grandma. She goes by Mimm and our daughter Clemence loves her. I think Mimm was the mom called her great aunt. It is a pretty good grandma name I feel. Anyhow, having my mom around definitely reinforced just how wonderful it is to have support when raising a family. Neither Emily or I have any family in central Oregon. So far, our work schedules have been such that we have not needed any childcare, and for that we are so thankful but it is a busy life and having Mimm around gave us time to work on our home, see some friends and have some dates together. It seems ironic, hypocritical, or something like that to me that I simultaneously talk about the importance of family and elders so much on this show, but also live so far away from my own family. I think about it all the time. One thing I talk and think about is the...