Where'd She Go????

So, I've taken a hiatus from blogging.

It was not intended but as I look back and realize I've not written anything for FIVE MONTHS, I guess I have to call it something. So, "hiatus" it is!

What have we been doing over here? Well, normal Life With Boys kinds of things. My kids have been busy this summer, we've taken a few Up North vacations this summer, I've read a lot of books, I've walked the dog a lot, we've played in the pool, gone to the library. You know, typical summer stuff.

Note that I didn't mention "garden" in that short list.

My vegetable garden? Yeah, well, it's lookin' a little sad. Pathetic, actually.

Back in late April or early May, I was in the thick of getting kids to and fro, getting dinner on the table, getting up and the crack of dawn for Boot Camp, busy going here and doing this and that. I decided that we needed to TAKE A BREAK from our crazy schedules. (not like on "Friends," just an actual break.) I didn't sign Bryce up for Tball, I didn't send Brett to our church day camp, we decided as a family that Brendan wouldn't work at a Boy Scout camp this summer (which necessitates us driving him back & forth two hours each way EVERY weekend.)

We just said "NO" to extra stuff.

Which for me also included the garden.

I've been focusing on myself the past couple of months. Selfish? Maybe. Long overdue? Definitely. Working out, walking, eating better, trying to be more in the moment with the kids. The garden? Well, the garden takes a ton of my time and this summer, I just needed to not do it.

We've survived our first year without my husband's parents, who were tragically killed last summer. This might've factored into my "no garden" thing this summer. After they died, I completely lost my garden "mojo." Not that having an empty garden will bring them back, but I think losing them kind of triggered my husband and I both into thinking about what is really important.

Without going totally philosophical on you, let me just say that I'm back. I'm blogging. And I'm more fabulous than I've been in a long time.

It wouldn't be "Life With Boys" without a silly boy thing, so here goes:

Bryce, "Brett is awesome, Mom!"
Me, to Brett, "Does that make you feel better about when Bryce is a stinker to you?"
Brett, "Well, it makes me confident that he still does care."

I'm confident. I still care. I'm back!!!!