I am an intense person, by nature. The moment immediately after I roll out of bed, shower, and have my first sip of coffee in the morning, I'm like a bullet shot out of a gun. It doesn't matter whether it is a workday or a weekend, there is always something that I have to …
Tag: kids
Move-In Date
Last family photo op for a while; we just moved our oldest into her freshman college dorm room, four hours away. It was a successful day, although not without its fair share of Jameson-isms, tears, and a roller coaster of emotions. Actually, less like a roller coaster, more like a minefield. More on that at …
It’s Scarier When It’s Real
Dirty kids, everything I own/am smelling like a hotdog due to the campfire smoke, unsanitary cooking conditions, bugs, sleeping in extremely tight quarters with five other individuals, sunburns, loud neighbors, no computer… Camping was a blast this past weekend! No, I'm not being sarcastic. I was able to spend some very much needed quality time with …
Honored…
My very first blog award!! I'm not going to lie... this does stroke the ego just a teeny little bit. I have been blogging for... actually, it is exactly four months today! To be noticed by a talented writer such as Aaron from The Confusing Middle feels nothing short of amazing. Thank you Aaron, for the nomination for the Liebster …
The Name Game
I feel like this blog is making a liar out of me. I post about our 19 chickens... all but nine of them are slaughtered. We buy four more.... now we have a baker's dozen. I never wrote about that. I wrote about my bees and how I accomplished a split that didn't go as …
Alaina is Sausage!
Today was my oldest daughter's last day of high school. Ever. <sniff> Wanting to make a lasting impression on the rest of her senior class, Alaina decided to get dressed up this morning before school. She looked stunning; wearing an adorable white sundress she had (tastefully) applied make-up and had curled her hair. I couldn't help but …
3-4-5 Quiz
I'm going to be completely honest.... I love taking quizzes. I was recently reminded of this when Josh from My Friday Blog posted a Grown up Quiz, which I stepped right up and took in (wait for it...) Step Right Up and Take the Grown-Up Quiz!! When I happened upon Peckapalooza's Confusing Middle blog post I …
Catch a Cat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaA_cs4WZHM MacKenzie is obsessed with cats. We had a cat once, but it shit on the Christmas Tree skirt and I had to get rid of it. Plus, I was allergic. It wasn't just the cat, though. We had a miniature pot belly pig that shat in the laundry room and all over our side …
Crazy Hair Day
This is "Spirit Week" at Kenzie's Daycare. Why in the hell a daycare needs spirit, I don't know. I am fairly certain that the six-month olds don't give a shit if their room's mismatched outfits are better than the toddler room's mismatched outfits. It's bad enough they send home these freaking "homework assignments" once a month. It's not like I …
viCARIously Speaking 