*Tapping Mic* Is this thing on?

Dear readers and oh so sweet sponsors, thank you for not ending up on my doorstep and stoning me for disappearing for so long!

I didn't intend for my blogging break to last over a month, and I'm sure neither of you did, either. I can't get into too many details on what happened, but I can say that in the past 6 weeks I've been to Michigan and Manhattan in the hopes of setting a grave family matter to rest. And don't think I've just been ignoring you! Oh no no, dear readers...Buttercup is now more attached to my sister and dog than she is to me, my dishes are laughing at me as I try to catch up on housework, and I've probably gained back the 20 pounds I tried losing with all the stress-induced eating I've been doing since I disappeared.

In short, I've neglected a lot of responsibilities, and I finally have the peace I've been looking for and the time to get back into my normal routine.

So if you are still with me, please be just a little more patient as I trudge through emails that need to be answered, sponsors that need to know I'm not running off to Aruba with a load of free baby products, and contests prizes that need to be distributed! (And then there's the reintroducing myself to my child thing...)

Berries is B-A-C-K!~ Who's with me?