I've been absent from the blogging scene for a long time ... so long that catching up was almost thought about but there's no way.  But this I do know; it's time to start the blogging again.  I started this blog when Glen deployed to Afghanistan almost 5 years ago and it looks like that's what's getting me started again.  He leaves in 3 weeks.  This time will only be 7 months instead of 9 and there won't be a new baby keeping me busy like last time.  Calvin was just born and this time my baby (Henry) is 2 1/2 years old so I guess it'll just be a different kind of busy.  The first step to getting back into blogging was working on this facelift.  Planning to start posting in the near future.