When Nick and family moved back to the U.S. in July of 2020 after living in Japan for seven years, we were beyond ecstatic. We looked so forward to being real-life grandparents to our 2- and 4-year old grandchildren. Yes, we visited Japan four times but to actually be able to develop a real relationship with our grandchildren on a regular basis was a dream. Fast forward to April when we had to say goodbye to them once again. It tore my heart out. We had been seeing them every week and having family dinners on Sundays with Lauren, Nick and family over at our house. The grandkids would often spend the night at our house from Friday until Sunday, we were their second home. It became our new lifestyle and we had endless activities from playing at our house with their own little play area, their own toys that stayed at our house, their own little craft table with activity books and they always had fun in my kitchen or reading with me from one of our baskets of children's books, s...