WOW!   I can't believe I did NO posting during the month of July!!  So now you ask "where have you been"?  Well, my son and his family were here for a little over two weeks during July, plus as you probably know, we keep our 5 grandchildren (4 year old quads and their big 6 year old brother) either 2 days a week or 3 days a week, and Jacob the 6 year old spends every weekend with us.  Does that sound reasonable, or does it sound like an excuse for not writing?

In addition to all of the above, my daughter has been swamped with orders for her coupon clutches, which we help her sew, and how many of you have tried to do major sewing projects with 5 young grandchildren in the house PLUS 2 additional adults and their 5 & 9 year old children (my son and his family)?   Plus trying to keep up on the laundry, cooking, drag the vacuum out once in awhile, and try to hit a couple spots with the pledge.  Am I digging the hole deeper???

On a different note, my daughter Denise and I went to a BlogHer convention in New York City last weekend and met some wonderful bloggers.  There were about 2400 women there who blog about everything from couponing  to mommy blogs to fashion to politics and everything inbetween.  There were tons of info sessions available as well as specific meetings and lunches for the various areas of blogging.

Now we're back, and hopefully I can get back to doing some writing.  I want to thank all my readers for waiting for me to return to the "alive and well" category!