I am halfway to my first hurdle–two years–when two-thirds of information businesses are still in business. In between working on the Outreach by Religious Congregations survey and re-analysis of data collected the previous year on the 40+ population, I worked closely with the Florida Department of Elder Affairs to develop a research design for an ethnographic study of elders who receive state support for home and community-based services and are either very frail but remain living in their home, or less frail and end up in a nursing home. Through interviews and reviewing case files, we expect to have a clearer idea of this phenomenon to help the state think about how they can do a better job of supporting people at home. This project is just getting started and will be done by September 2009.

It has been exactly a year since my last vacation, after which my business officially began. My family is looking forward to a week relaxing in rural Pennsylvania. My 2.5 year old son has learned the words “office” “door” (as in closed so I can work) and “computer.” You should see him playing toddler games on his own computer!