May 1st, 2017 Dear Todd, Forgive me, it has been 4 months (120 days approximately) since my last entry. During that time, I have gotten doughy and lazy while struggling to find a sense of purpose. In case you are wondering, the answer is "Yes, everything I just said is counterproductive." Well...not totally...I've been very productive in the doughy and lazy just not so much in the quest for purpose. See...I've discovered that there comes a time in every stay-at-home mom's life where she realizes that the world DID IN FACT KEEP ON SPINNING while she was buried in markers, vomit, diapers, loud plastic musical toys and unusual rashes. Kids she once babysat have their PhDs. The 4th graders from 1992 aren't hiring at their multi-million dollar company. But I digress...the point is I gladly chose, and was fortunate enough to be able to choose, to stay home with the littles and to try to direct them towards being good citizens and community members. I do not ...