Well, I never technically left...but my hard drive on my laptop died ( I lost everything, including over 1,000 pictures from the last 2 years...all my photo's of my quilts...)
so I had to replace the hard drive and then for 3 days couldn't get the laptop to connect to my wireless network, but after getting a new router and getting set up with Time Warner Cable (I hate them) I'm finally back. I haven't touched any fabric or my machine since Thursday...this was a major set back in my Christmas gift making, but it sure does feel good to have my internet back!!