Settling Into Life
As the dust begins to besmirch our newly placed furniture, and crumbs can be found on the table at any moment, it is clear that …
Closing and Opening
One week after we closed, here I am, able to get online for the first time. One week after we closed, we are almost 80% …
The Toddler Runaway Story
After our yard sale Saturday, my daughter found the jar where we kept the loose change, rifling through it, purging it of any “excess” she …
Let the Crazy Continue…
At around 12:30, we had a knock at the door. The movers arrived a day early, fresh boxes and paper at the ready. Three hours …
A Letter to My Baseball Player
Dear Son, Today, you played what may have been not only your last Fort Polk baseball game, but, because we’re moving, your last sports game …
Let the Crazy Begin…
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Indians, Army Men, Skating, and Mom Freaking Out, Oh My!
This was our last “official” unbusy weekend. That is, if you can call character dress-up, playing outside all weekend and getting together with friends to …
Mom Needs a Break, Film at 11
As I’m hip-deep in flipping laundry from the washer to the dryer, while folding the retrieved dryer clothing into a basket, Baby Dude comes fumbling …
Upside Down and Back Again
The deal fell through. The sellers took five freakin’ days to tell us there was no way they could be out until end of June. …
The Waiting Game (and The House We Chose)
Now that we’ve gone house-hunting, and confirmed for ourselves that there is indeed a perfect house for us, we put in an offer. Gulp. That, …
Nervous. Overwhelmed. Excited. Hold me.
Hubby’s creepy smile about receiving orders Today we’re going to pile all eleventy-kajillion of our kids in the car to begin an adventure to our soon-to-be …