MIA

Sorry that I have been missing in action lately.
I do, however, have a good excuse. I was busy getting ready for company, had company for a week, and then had the stomach flu. So, two weeks went by and here I am crawling out from under my pile of mail and everything else I’ve been trying to catch up on this week. Lots going on!

I’m hoping that once you look at this photo, all should be forgiven (for my absence that is). This is my nephew and he lived with me for six days. It was awesome having him here.



I haven’t seen him since he was 3.5 months old and now he is 8 months old. It is amazing how fast he changes. He is such a happy baby so it was a joy to have him around and I miss him terribly now that he is back home in Boston. I will say, I don’t know how you Moms do it; I was exhausted.

Not to ignore the rest of my family, it was awesome to have my sister with her husband (parents to the little man) and my Mom and her boyfriend and my Grandma in town. The week flew by! We had a graduation party for Casey (sister) at my house. She graduated from the U of M and is moving to Baltimore for a job with Cargill. I am so sad to see her go. Her 4 years here flew by. I wish we had more time to hang out; we’ve had a lot of fun cooking and just chilling out. I was so happy that Casey decided to come to Minnesota for college and will miss her terribly. I will say I am very proud of her and am excited to witness her journey going forward.



On Sat. we celebrated my Grandma’s 90th birthday at my uncle’s house. My Grandma is an inspiration. She lives alone in LeMars, Iowa (the ice cream capital of the World), walks a mile a day, plays cards regularly, still drives, has a very active social life,is very fashionable, and hits the fitness center once in a while. She is a very strong and gracious woman. I love her spirit. I can only hope to be as with it as she is at her age.



There were about 25 of us (9 kids) at her party on Sat. It turns out that one of the kids was secretly (unknowingly) spreading the gift of the stomach flu, of which 85% of us got and spent the next couple days ill. Not good. Even worse is that my husband got it. Let’s just say he is somewhat of a grumpy sick person.

Anyway, I am going through family withdraw. I wish we weren’t all so spread out across the USA and that we lived closer. But, I guess it makes the time that we do have together that more focused and special.

This is basically my brief recap of the reason for my absence. I’m back and back on track. More postings coming soon.