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things have been unbearably quiet on this here blog - my apologizes.  summer was hard.  actually - that's an understatement.  summer was unfathomably difficult.  homegirl really hit what we prayed was bottom and brother went tumbling after.  there were so many steps backward in behaviours and attitudes.  it wasn't pretty and each and every one of us felt the stress and strain of it all.  so when we could sob no longer we went to grama's.  both grama's.  if a cookie from grama doesn't help, go to both grama's for cookies.


we just returned this past week and i for one had too many cookies.  but it was so good to be "home".  we saw siblings and cousins, immediate and extended relatives, nieces and nephews - we even saw grampas (and the great grampas and gramas!).  we did water parks and a dairy farm.  we ate, slept and breathed until our hearts nearly burst.  it was much needed.  it made me want to dig my hands down into the rich black soil and put down roots.  it was hard to leave.  actually - that's an understatement.  leaving was unfathomably difficult.  but, the smell of ripe juicy tomatoes from my grampa's garden held my heart strong.  grama tucked a few away in a bowl and gifted urbana with them as a priceless treasure just before we piled into the car.   urbana's heart burst into a hug while great-grama's heart was filled to the brim.  sweet moment.  the smell of ripe tomatoes overpowered (thankfully) the garbage smell that lingered in the car.  it was a precious reminder that we're loved and supported even when our life is smelly and gross.


anyway, we're back.  hopefully - i'm back.  we'll see how regular these posts get again.  in the mean time, enjoy mr. "i can toddle faster than mama can chase me"amazing.  yes, mr. nello is still amazing - you know you've missed him!