Meet Austin, my equal parts adorable and ornery nephew.  He’s only been on this Earth for 18 months, but he has sure made it a remarkably better place. Sometimes I look at him and am so overcome with love and gratitude and this wild motherly instinct to protect him from the Bad Things that I just don’t know what to do except hug him a little tighter.  I hope this little guy knows just how much he is loved and how much we cannot wait to watch him grow into a handsome young man.