Wow. I just realized it's been a whole month since my last post. I've been so busy lately that time has gotten away from me. So this is to update you all on the happenings in my life and to let you know I'm still alive. We are currently constructing a guest house on our property for my daughter to live in and we are doing much of the work ourselves. Getting the site prepped (when we have had weeks of rain) and removing the structure that stands where the guest house is going, renting a dumpster to dispose of all the accumulated junk in our pole barn, finding an electrician who doesn't think it's OK to try to rake us over the coals ($1300.00 to run a sub-panel and 4 outlets...get real), picking out flooring and wall board and paint, it has kept me really busy and will do so through October as she is due to move in by the 31st. I'm so excited to have her closer to me. And I love doing the kind of handy man stuff involved in this project. I'm not what you would call a girly-girl. The kids have memories of lots of boring trips to Home Depot and Scottys for me to peruse the power tools and such. It sure is coming in handy now. My daughter is paying for all this and if we had to hire contracters for all of it she would go broke real fast. I have lots of experience with the basic wood working kind of stuff. Laying flooring, installing the wallboard, painting, etc... and my husband can do the plumbing and the smaller electrical stuff.

On top of that we have several party invitations this month. My best friend is planning a really cool party and I'm trying to help her arrange things and get the house ready. I have costumes to sew and then , of course, there is Samhain to get ready for.

So, to make a long story short... no, I have not died...I'm just really busy so please forgive me for not posting regularly. Hopefully after this month is through I will have more time to post. Till then, please bear with me.

Missing you all, Ivy