By Jiminy, it looks like it is. Just about four months since my last post. Here's what we've been up to:

• The house sold in 10 days. Thank you, Wendy!
• The closing was on Sept. 3. On Sept. 4, we started driving with Oreo, Meeko and Katie's cat, Penny, to Orlando, staying at hotels discovered through Trip Advisor. We arrived three days later.
• Later that week, we found a very nice apartment (that's it in the picture) a short drive to Gary's new office. We moved in the following week.
• The PODS people brought our stuff back, and some great movers carried it up the stairs. We replaced the old furniture that we sold with cool stuff from IKEA.... but not a lot of stuff, keeping with our downsizing efforts.
• Gary started his new job. I kept working with Yoursphere, working online and connecting as usual through Skype. We have (mostly!) gotten adjusted to the Eastern Time Zone.
• We got Annual Passes to Disney World. I finished the 2010 edition of Mouse Map. Did I mention that it's 45 minutes from our front door to the gate of any Disney World park? It is.
• I've learned how to make margaritas.

In some ways, it seems like it was only yesterday that I was covered in paint or crawling under the sink replacing bath figures or fretting over whether selling the house was even a good idea. In other ways, it feels like we've been here forever. I like that feeling better.

What's really cool about my story of the past four months is that the Web is woven throughout. I found every contractor or service provider or prospective apartment or piece of furniture by searching online. (Well, except maybe the Disney World Annual Passes.) Using sites like Angie's List and Craig's List made us much more confident about the planning and execution of this grand plan. Our experience proved to me once again that the Internet is about making connections, that we are indeed part of a great web of community.

Did I mention I really love Florida? I do!