Long Time No Post

Wow. I've been delinquent in the past as far as posting goes but never this delinquent.
We had a busy and wonderful time while the kids were here, if you don't count my uncle's rapid decline healthwise. We decided to have the 90th birthday do for my mother regardless since Carmit and Rotem had come especially for it. So in the morning, we had a low-key birthday brunch and the same afternoon my beloved uncle died.
Funerals and shivas are a strange time -- you get to meet up with relatives who live far away and you haven't seen in a while, renew relationships and have a "good" time, under the circumstances. My uncle had a cheery disposition and a wicked sense of humour and the shiva reflected that. He will be and is sorely missed.
Then Inbal and Amit left and I went into a funk. Life is so empty without them. And even though we see each other on Skype, and Amit's eyes light up when he recognizes us and calls out our names, you just can't hug or play with Skype...
So I'm counting the days until August when I go to visit and babysit while the daycare is closed for its annual vacation.
Yesterday, there was a 50% off sale for the fabric store members. We went to stock up on pink fabrics (Amit is going to have a sister) and for baby quilt fabrics because we expect several babies in the extended family in the near future.
I have to wash the fabrics and then get busy. Maybe that will get me back to sewing and creativity. I hope so.