Hey Everybody,
Lauren emailed me and sent me a link to this thread. It's funny that even family members communicate via email sometimes.

I'm doing very well, thanks. I'm busy at work as always and with Lauren being home and so high maintenance and all I've just not had the time to come here much.

Seriously, before Lauren's entrance I always thought that Phatmass was a place that she could go and do her own thing. We're a close knit family and all but everybody needs just a little bit of private space, if you know what I mean. I've told this to Lauren and she, of course, has said that she is fine with me being online here but I just wanted to give her some private space (for a while at least). I see that I have some PMs to respond to, which I will, and I promise to be less of a stranger as time goes on.
Rest assured that you all are still in my prayers (you really are!) and I hope that I am in yours.
See ya around.
Michael
p.s. - Nicole, you should be the last person to talk about somebody else disappearing! You have become quite a stranger here yourself, you know.