Hello hello! How was your week? Ours was pretty rocky as we continue to plow through some of the final hurdles before we be-bop out of Kansas, but taking one things day at a time is our best (and only) option. This weekend we’ll be working on things around the house, making lists of things to set aside before the… Keep Reading
The Two Pairs of Shoes Your Little Ones Need this Spring
My girls’ shoe collections look a lot like mine; The collections are not very big, but they’re full of shoes that we love wearing, that last, and that don’t cause much fuss. When I buy a pair of shoes, I want to get some longevity out of them as well as find them comfortable and versatile. Sometimes this means I… Keep Reading
A Very Special Trip to Lincoln
On Saturday, we loaded up and headed north for one final midwestern day trip. We were Lincoln bound! I’ve mentioned a handful of times before that my second cousins live in Omaha, and about a year ago we all met for the first time. I don’t think any of us expected to click so instantly, but throughout the last 10… Keep Reading
A Tough Conversation: Are Your Kids Written in Your Will?
Happy Monday! Nothing like kicking off the week with a topic very few people like to talk about, right? #sorryaboutthat #butletsdiscuss If you have a child, is he or she written into your will? I’m a part of a handful of mom-related Facebook groups that I’ve joined for one reason or another throughout the last few years, and there was… Keep Reading
The Saturday Sit-Down #57: Jenny Hale
Hey there! I hope you had a great week and that your weekend is kicking off nicely! We’re heading up to Lincoln, Nebraska today to spend some time with extended family, and all four of us are anticipating a really great day. We’ve only ventured up to Nebraska once since we’ve lived here (when we went to their amazing zoo… Keep Reading
Slice of Life: March 1st, 2018
What an absolutely, positively nutty couple of weeks it has been. You know when things get so bananas that it’s almost easier to just belly laugh at the chaos than cry? Yep, that’s been me. Very few tears have actually been shed, but oh my stars – I’ve definitely felt a little loony at times. Last week, the ice kicked… Keep Reading
Deciding to Get Out of Active Duty Army: Part Two
So now that you know what’s next for our family and Jamie’s job specifically, let’s backtrack and talk about how we got here. In the education world, we called this “Backwards Mapping”, where you know what the end-goal is, but you now turn around and connect the bricks that built the path. If you missed part one and need to… Keep Reading
Deciding To Get Out of Active Duty Army: Part One
Jamie and I were talking the other night about the range of emotions we are both feeling about March 2018 being around the corner. We’ve had our eye specifically on March 2018 for two solids years. If we can just make it to March 2018. I wish March 2018 would just hurry up. All of this will be behind us… Keep Reading