Posted by Jessica 08May12:

It has been over a month without an update. Where have we been? It's a half story, half excuse. But, you deserve to hear it on account of how long we've been silent.

John's supervisor passed away suddenly, and John was asked to fill in the position for the time being. The implication being that if he does a good job, we could expect a promotion that moments earlier appeared to be years away on his career radar. With my encouragement, he leaped at the opportunity and spent a short time Stateside for some training and has spent that past few weeks in Korea. Meanwhile, I've been home taking care of Michelle by myself for the first time since she was born. (I have had a lot of help from our friends Yumi and her husband Kenji who deserves a very special thank you!!)

So that's what's been going on. John did most of this episode and I did the last three panels. I'm working on the next page based on John's notes and preliminary work, and it should be up much quicker than this last update. Thank you for your understanding.