Ugh, I owe everyone an apology for going quiet this last week. I've been flat on my back with what started out as a cold but quickly became bronchitis. And if feeling awful and coughing almost constantly wasn't enough, I up and get laryngitis and can barely talk above a croak! This is the first day in a week I've had any energy to do anything other than sleep.

Of course the stressful elements in my life have taken advantage of my temporary demise, (Yes, I'm talking about you my dear darling sister!). A strained croak in the emergency room examination room was not permission to use my truck to run to wally-world!