What happens when you go away for a while?

I doubt there's anyone who reads any longer...  and that's okay.  Afterall I didn't start the blog all those years ago (2009 I believe) because I needed or wanted people to read. I made a lot of friends, met lots of cool folks and worked on my family stories as much as I could. Then... well, life happens. Five kids, all at home at the time and two of them barely out of diapers... sports... high school activities, college, elementary school 'stuff'.  Yeah, my research, writing and everything that goes along with it went by the wayside. 

So, I'd like to work again on MY stuff and I've forgotten how to use the platform. It appears totally foreign to me...  here we go!