Let me 'splain. No, there is too much- Let me sum up

I've been feeling  (semi) guilty about not blogging for a few months.  I've been pretty busy with vacations and family visiting and keeping up with 3 kids that I haven't had a lot of time to blog.  Of course, when I'm busy like this it means I have a lot to blog about.  It's kind of a catch-22.  So I'm going to attempt to get (a little more) caught up on my blog.  I'm not promising anything spectacular, but I'm giving it a go. Hurray!