Midwestern evening

Family seems like something that is more than the sum of its parts.  The moment to moment requirements of taking care of others, or of accommodating them, is much less, sometimes coming in the negative scores, than the good that comes of having the connection with others.  Life in New York is aligned with certain values, and it can be hard to remember the values of having family and being around family.  Maybe less glamorous, maybe more work, but so rewarding to have others with whom to share life.  And with whom to exchange the caring responsibilities, to have them looking out for you, too. 

So now, after a wonderful two days with our grandmother, but time that was not without its challenges; after playing with my nephew that cries before bed and when he is hungry; we are sitting, watching a ballgame on tv, enjoying the talent of the Reds and the Cubs as the miraculous Midwest sky threatens rain, or storms, or clear skies, or a beautiful sunset.