Six months have passed....The family has changed...We now have another little Stamm: Benjamin was born in January, and he is the dearest, smiliest, FUNNEST little guy you could ever imagine! Another baby to snuggle and snff and make me happy that it's morning and I'm  around to see him before Jenny whisks him and William off to his grandmother's house while she goes to work.

No, I don't get to keep them while she's working.....As with Shannon and Quinten, I realize I'm not the one to follow around busy little guys all day, like I once did. I face my waning years with many things I can do, still, but I am a bit selfish now. I have a bucket list full of possibilities. Some doable, some ridiculous, and there's not much difference in the two categories....Silly old woman, I'm having fun!!

And the family dynamics have changed. I once owned this house. Everything depended on me: All expenses were mine. All things that needed doing were mine to do.  It was OK. But "OK" didn't last!
Now a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders....  It is Jenny's and Billy's now..... This much loved place is still in the family.  It is no longer "my house"......But it is my HOME!