I've stayed away on purpose

I'll be honest, I've purposely stayed away from my blog for nearly two weeks.  It's been a pretty lousy two weeks in our family...in fact one of the most stressful two weeks I've experienced in a long time.  Please know the kids are all right, and for the most part everything can be dealt with and it will pass.  But I prefer my blog to be a relatively happy place, and life just hasn't been overly happy lately.  Things are beginning to settle though, and hopefully I'll feel more like writing again (and in a happy way) soon!