Remembering My Great North American Grandpa

It's been almost 10 months since I've written, my longest lapse yet. And quite a shame really, because I had a lot of fantastic posts brewing in my head. That was just the usual procrastination. But then, a really sad thing happened, and I lost my narrative voice for a while.

My Great North American Grandpa Abe passed away suddenly in January, and frankly, I just haven't had it in me to share quirky stories and capture the ironies of everyday life (something my Grandpa Abe did so well).

More than 6 months have passed now, and while my mom, dad and I talk about my  Grandpa Abe daily, slowly, my voice is coming back. So I decided —before things get crazy as I welcome my baby sister into the world — that I'd bring everyone up to speed on my goings on since I started pre-school last fall, which feels like light years ago. (Consider this my own version of nesting, pre-labor.)

I'll treat this as a whirlwind near-year-in-review, digging into the recesses of my brain to pull out the highlights, captured in reverse chronological order below (so scroll way down if you want to experience the year in the order it actually happened, starting with the entry called Fall!).

But first, a little space devoted to my biggest blog promoter and fiercest champion, my beloved Great North American Grandpa. I sure do miss you, Abe, really a whole lot.