Missing Aunt Betsy

JJ, Sonny, Normy... perhaps we should add Lucky to the list of nicknames. As in lucky to have awesome Aunt Betsy in his life. Or maybe that should be my nickname? For the past three weeks Sonny's Aunt has been visiting us from the great state of Kansas. Her visit came to an end on Wednesday so that she could return home to start the 8th grade. Normy and I have been lost ever since.

Betsy is the type of girl who can melt even the grumpiest of people with her easy warmth and
good humor. She radiates kindness, which I bet has been valuable to her while navigating the rough waters of middle school. She's one of those people EVERYBODY loves, and I bet she is a very well thought of person in her class.

Her visit with us was so special for a number of reasons. Firstly, I know that she and her big brother have a very special bond. Smoochy was her age when she was born and he always played a large role in her care as both a little baby and as a child. It is no secret that he adores her, and vice versa. They were a riot together, staying up late to play games on the computer or to watch movies!

Normy LOVED spending time with his aunt. Betsy could make my baby smile quicker than anyone else. He simply had to be passed into her arms and usually he would bust into smiles or quickly settle into peaceful trusting sleep. I can't even begin to describe what a huge help she was to me. Betsy is one of those intuitive people that just know how to be helpful. I never had to ask, she would just do.

So now we are all trying to adjust to life without her around. Sonny is bored with just Mom to play with during the day. And poor Smoochy he has no one to play computer games with any longer! As for me I mostly miss her company. Sonny is a great listener, but he isn't much of a conversationalist just yet. We are all excited to see her again at Christmas time!