Hello from a rainy Illinois! It's been quite awhile since I've posted on the blog and quite a bit has happened in the lives of our family since my last posting. I really enjoy writing the blog, so I'm going to make a new effort to keep up on this. There's one key reason that I am even able to do this....I'll be home! My work has cut my hours (and my pay) in half. That means that I work over the busy season, which is usually from about December through April, and I have the rest of the year off. I'll be taking the boys out of daycare and I will take care of them full-time. It will be a huge change for everyone, but I'm welcoming the change of pace and I'm looking forward to FINALLY getting the boys potty-trained. Be on the lookout for future posts and give me a hard time if I don't. There's nothing like good old fashion guilt to get me going.