Home Sweet Home

Well, I reeeeaaaaaallly miss writing. I didn't realize how much I love to write until all of a sudden my writing became limited to one-handed pecking sans punctuation and capitalization on brief emails....if I'm lucky!! I've written dozens of blog entries in my head over the past four weeks that will, unfortunately, probably never make it out of my head.


So, I'm here because Ed & Debby & Michael came over and helped me clean the house. Debby is currently holding an awake but happy Eden, so I'm taking a quick moment to actually type with both hands. It's almost orgasmic. Okay, not quite. More like Godiva chocolate or a really great pedicure.

Had an awesome IABC meeting on Thursday. Everyone had great ideas, we were super productive, and Barb Gibson is extraordinary. And Eden did great. We were gone from 10:30 a.m. 'till 8:30 p.m. without too much fussing. She did great until the end. But I know how she felt. Even though the meeting went so well, by the end of the day I was just aching to get back home and cuddle Eden in my arms. We had been together all day, but I'd been paying attention to other things and I just ached to be her universe for awhile.

Home has such an incredible new meaning to me now. It's always been my safe haven, my landing place, and where I go to rejuvenate. Now, though, it's my rock. It's the center of our world. It's where our family begins and where we return together every night. For some reason, having a family makes home more than just a nice place to sleep at night. Having a family turns that nice place into something my soul is now attached to -- something I'm bound and tied to, and driven to return to after being out in the world. It's our cocoon. Our shelter. Where we grow closer together.

Home sweet home. I love this place!

(p.s. New pictures are on their way....stay tuned!)