Well, I didn't actually GO anywhere (except on vacation) and across New England!  I have been toying with the idea of deleting this blog, but thanks to the commentor who cared enough to ask where I was, I have decided to get back in the swing of things.  I have been a little busier due to homeschooling (which has been so much fun, yet not without its challenges), but mostly I have not blogged because I have been so busy reading other people's blogs, that it left me little time for my own.  I think I would like to return to the "homeschooling blogosphere, now".