Home Again

So here I am again. I'm back from a 2-week-plus visit with my parents, when I clearly neglected my blog (even though I had plenty to write about, holidays and all). Now I'm home and feeling kind of lonely and that draws me back to the computer. It makes me wonder if this whole blogging thing is some sort of substitute for having family nearby. Could be. I know one of the reasons I started writing was to give faraway family and friends a little glimpse into my life, at least one part of it. Nothing wrong with that, right?

Part of the reason I'm sad, though, is that August is such a social little guy and seems to love having lots of people around. I don't think I'm imagining that he's a little bit grumpy now that we're back. It's good that he loves visiting his grandparents, though, and it's good that it's special when it happens. I can't wait until he's old enough to enjoy anticipating the next visit.

I am going to write about food coming up, particularly some caramel shortbread cookies I made for Christmas, a couple of great restaurants in the small town where my parents live, and a hoarde of new cookbooks I got for Christmas. Plus we've got to get rid of this design, right? Bear with me. I'm kind of slow about getting back to it.