Long time, no speak

Yes, I am back. It has been......what.......3 months? Okay, so that's not so bad. It has been kind of wild, and I can honestly say that I wasn't sure that I would ever come back, and I'm not sure that I'm even staying with this. It has been good to vent a few things and write fun anecdotes, but I am not sure of the purpose of the blog anymore. A diary, free for all to read, with my feelings out there flying around the internet. Not that it would get much attention, it's just something I'm thinking about.

However, this is the list of things I can recall happening in the past 3 months, and perhaps I'll eventually get back to writing about each one of these in kind:

1. Kids got GI flu, lasted 2 weeks, what with the vomiting AND diarrhea. We even ended up with an ER visit out of it.

2. Speaking of ER visits, our insurance changed. Aggravation is now our current coverage level.

3. I went to Philadelphia to see my sister. Great time, yummy food, beautiful countryside and great history tours.

4. School's out! Kids are excited, and so am I. So far at this time, only one child (the youngest) is sleeping in.

5. Cub camp catastrophe. Yes, I will probably write about that. How incredibly frustrating that week was.

6. VBS, part I. Very good week--kids loved it.

7. Refinancing the house--ongoing, starting to get really ticked off at our lender.

8. VBS, part II. Very good week, too! Kids really loved it!

9. Library programs. Kids, again, loved all we've done with that: Babaloo, trains, whip guy, stories, etc.

10. Bear's birthday. What a sweet guy. Just when I feel guilty about not throwing a party, he's just happy to have a yummy dinner with his family.

11. River day: Scary, but turned out fun. That river was high and fast, and we nearly lost 3 of us.

12. Six Flags day: Totally fun day!

13. New furniture: More of a "have to" kind of thing. I love my furniture, but am not loving to pay for it.

14. Work: What should I do? Lots of circulating questions in my brain.

15. Sunday school--ongoing. Going fine, really, despite the divisions among a few of my fellow church members and myself. Maybe it's perceived, but I feel the tension mounting.

16. Dog--hospital visit for the dog. Ugh--this sort of adds to the whole "why did we get a dog" issues we all have at heart. $370 lighter in the pocket.

17. Vacation--will we take one? Will we not? The shadow knows....

18. Kung Fu and Piano: What do you spend the money on? The kids like them both.

19. Reunion, followed by reunion, followed by another reunion, and another one to come. This is my 20th, husband's 25th, and just general "reuniting" of friends.

20. Should I enter the short story contest? I have an idea, but little time to pursue it.

And finally, the issue on everybody's mind:

21. Should I keep the blog?