M.I.A.

I have been in lazy housewife recovery mode, meaning the house isn't as clean as it normally is, the refrigerator could be fuller, and I have been spending too much of my free time reading magazines and going to the pool with my favorite seven month old.

The in-laws came and went. Have you ever read the book "When the Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant? I have always loved that book. It has great detailed pictures and reminds me a little of family reunions with my mom's family when we were young. Anyway, that is not how it went, not even close. As they say "What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger", so since we all survived there must have been some valuable lessons learned or some good that came out of it, one can only hope...