Great to hear from you too. I wish you and yours every happiness throughout 2018.
You've probable "heard" I got married again in September. Had a lovely honeymoon on Achill Island and am happily settled into married life. My late wife (Helen) and I had no children and now I've got two step-daughters who have no children (and will not have any). They live quite away from us and I get along wonderfully with them. Not composing any clues these days but still solving. I like the TV times setter but still try to vary my crosswords. I still look at this site every day but the 'solving' has become so expert it's rare to find an unanswered one.
Weather pretty poor at present and the expected winter "cold" (infection) has struck us both. After 6 weeks it's a devil to shift.
Kindest regards