Where, Oh Where, Has Avily Gone?

Greetings, faithful Blogeteers! I apologize for my lack of blogging the past couple of weeks. I hope that I was not missed too terribly.... but that I was missed at least a little...

Two weeks ago today I drove out to California to visit my friend Joy who was just coming in from her four-month trip to Thailand. GNH had to work, so the kids and I went ourselves. We stayed with her in her parents' RV trailer for six days, spending lots of time playing at the beach, and on the playground of the church where Joy's father ministers.

The one downside was that I had no internet access. One time I checked my email on Joy's parents computer, with an internet connection speed reminiscent of molasses rolling uphill on a cold day. So, naturally, my regular blog posts got laid by the wayside.

When I returned home, I spent a day recovering from my trip, then launched immediately into my summer occupation of watching my friend's kid while she is at work. Then, that same week, my father came into town to visit and see his new grandson, my brother's new baby, so I spent quite a bit of time out and about with him. Also that week, I potty-trained my middle child.

Needless to say, with everything else going on this past week, I have left my blogging in its dejected place by the wayside, from whence I now retrieve it.

I hope you have not given up on me, and will all come back!