I am so dog tired I can barely keep my eyes open. The thing is that we are headed to a state park in the boonies this weekend, so I feel like if I don’t update the blog tonight, it will be Monday before I get another chance! Do you think I can actually go a whole weekend unplugged?? ha! Of course I can! Just look at these four little diversions that I have. I’ll be lucky just to get […]
» Read moreA cross-country move is a job. Add four kids to that, and it’s an even bigger job. Four little bitty kids. Everything is going really well, except for this one large, red problem: Alan’s truck. We have finally gotten it down to Alabama, so it is with me now rather than just sitting on the side of the road. (Thank you so much, Amy and Sean for letting us leave it there!! Ya’ll are such wonderful friends!!) Now we have […]
» Read moreFor this small moment in time, I am at my parents’ house, and it is completely quiet! Quiet!! This never happens. This is wonderful. All I hear is the hum of the air conditioning! The baby, who has had a “summer fever virus” for three days, is sleeping. (Last night was a nightmare!) I took him to the doctor today, just to make sure he doesn’t have an ear infection. Thankfully, he doesn’t. It cost me a small fortune to […]
» Read moreI just spent an hour typing out a blog post that I was unusually happy with. I thought my computer was plugged in and all was well. It wasn’t. I thought, “No big deal. It automatically saves…..” It didn’t. You will be happy to know that I did not panic. I felt sad, but I internalized all of my bad feelings rather than annoy anyone by “venting” my frustration. That’s right. You can look for an April explosion from this […]
» Read moreI’m here visiting my parents and hanging out with my children. We’ve all been trying to catch up on our rest–my parents from their 2 weeks of 4 small grandchildren–and me from all the traveling. I am just so thankful for my parents. As many women are poring over parenting books, trying to figure out how to “be a good mom”, I haven’t bothered to do that much of that. Yes, I realize I’m far from perfect, but I don’t […]
» Read moreOff and on for the entire month of June, our family has been in the process of tackling this cross-country move. There has been stress, travel, excitement, anxiety, and a whole lot of “we’ll see when we get there.” Oh, and by the way, ‘this process’ won’t even be somewhat-finished until the first week of August, when we finally move into our new house, and our household goods arrive. In the meantime, we spend a lot of time crashing at […]
» Read moreI’m just so excited to report that I’m sitting at an airport, ready to board an airplane that will begin my journey back to Alabama, and more importantly, my babies!! Boys, your momma misses you sooo much, and I will be there super soon!!! And next time I leave for California, all four of you will be coming back with me. I will not leave you again. Two weeks was enough. You will love it here, boys, it is beautiful. […]
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What is the big deal about the Hoover Dam? What makes the Hoover Dam such a big deal is what this marvel accomplishes, and I am going to tell you all about it. Hoover Dam, the 2nd tallest dam in America, but probably the best known. (The tallest one, in case that made you as curious as it made me, is the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, east of Sacramento.) This side trip on our cross-country road trip was all for […]
» Read moreBeing a military wife is all about knowing how to wait. I’m not the same person I was when Alan and I got married 12 years ago. Scratch that. I am exactly the same person, only I am a much more mature person. Well, yeah, I still freak out over stupid stuff and care too much about what I look like and how others view me. I have come so far though! When we first got married, I was still […]
» Read moreToday we took the day off from the endless driving and spent the day doing tourist-y things instead. My dad told us about this Grand Canyon Railway that takes you to the Grand Canyon, and we decided to give it a shot. We had such a wonderful time. The Grand Canyon was amazing, so I have more to share on that next time. This time I just want to share a few amusing quotes from the trip so far. Why? […]
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