Long Time No Blog.

Although it may seem that Mrs. Swank has fallen off the face of the earth, such is not the case. It has just been a busy couple of weeks. In the last fortnight, Mr. and Mrs. Swank have made two trips to Wisconsin and back to search for appropriate housing, and Mrs. Swank has gone to a solid state chemistry conference at Notre Dame. Now it's Memorial Day weekend, and we're leaving Chicagoland for everyone else to enjoy. We're staying home ...

The cats did not appreciate being left alone overnight, and were somewhat pouty when we returned home from the first trip. Jules, in particular, was not pleased with our absence:



After all, he ran out of kibble while we were gone, and was just wasting away ...

He has since forgiven us, and actually deigned to swipe at the silly feather toy this morning:



Please note that this is a Jules action shot, which explains the incredulous look on Abby's face. This doesn't happen often, kids, so we must all appreciate it while we can. Fortunately, Jules is rather impervious to sarcasm. His job is to look pretty, and he takes his work very seriously ...



Things quickly got back to normal, and Mr. Pants left the feather to his sister. I think he got annoyed with the camera after a while.