Hey @HairyMaclairy, have a warm "welcome back" from me as well, though with a little delay...

I have been kept busy by parenting and work, which i picked up again, after summer break, as i need some money for Christmas, [...]
Parenting gets you paid these days? Maybe I should reconsider.
On a side note, lost all my corn in a boating accident recently. But don't worry I am grinding myself back up again by keep on making long and constructive posts. I hear rumors there are OG's out there that earned over $1M in bitcoin in doing so.
Tough to be starting over, but yeah, you gotta do what you gotta do.