Quick New England Rudis family update.

Winter seems to be wearing quite thin on all of us. Kids are more than just a tad cranky and Mary & I are more than just a bit wiped. It appears we grew a bit soft in Seattle and are eagerly awaiting sunnier days and warmer temperatures. Thankfully, both Mary & the kids get a break or two in February and I head out west in March to catch up with my Seattle work-team (plus, am *so* looking forward, more than words can express, to seeing @wygle [& the WL4], @joeday, @dustindk, @krombein, @thejedi, @jsorge, @jfriend, @froissart, @aai, @harlemaniac, @geissen and a host of others).

Tori kicked butt in school this past quarter and Jarrod is also doing really well. Ian is as adorable as ever and is as scary-smart as his brother. We are really missing Liz (no one to Catan with :-) after her visit in December. Mom is as ornery as ever and the cat seems to be the only content one of the bunch of us.

Be sure to check out Jarrod's new place to post his Lego creations and keep watching for updates. Once it's less hostile out, we'll start posting pix again :-)