Seventeen days till he’s home, but Andy’s back in the US! A step closer! With all of the crazy stuff going on in our world right now, I’m extremely grateful that he is home and safe. It is sad that he isn’t home yet, especially since it is our anniversary, but having him arrive to …
I have been battling migraines again. It could be that I’ve been at this solo parenting thing for eight plus months and I’m just. worn. out. OR maybe it is that the kids have been extra hyper lately. Spring fever? The blood moon/lunar eclipse? As a former teacher, I can tell you that the full …
My good friend, Krista had a death in the family, so I offered to watch her dog while they went to the funeral. This has been a good test run for us, because we’ve thought a lot about getting one of these puppies for ourselves. Molly follows me around like I’m her best friend and …
My Valentine’s Day looked a little different this year. While I was busy juggling children, Andy was headed to the fields for an eleven day “camp.” Where they “play a very expensive laser tag.” His smile sure is cute, but don’t let it fool you, he’s kind of miserable. There is no source of heat …
I felt a bit isolated this week. It didn’t help that I was sick so I had to self-quarantine and previous to this week I had other sick kids, so I didn’t get out much, plus the fun weather we got that we enjoyed, but also kept us home. Tuesday (before I got sick), my …
Last week we were supposed to have an ice day, but nothing happened aside from some cold rain, but school was already canceled, so we had a fun day on Monday. We sure got hit this weekend! The prediction was 1-3 inches. By 10 PM we’d easily had about 5 inches. The kids loved it! …
We had a good time celebrating Maverick this week! I didn’t get as many pictures as I should have. My kids stayed home from church last Sunday and by the end of the day they seemed to be bouncing off the roof so I thought they’d been playing hooky. Monday was a school holiday, so …
Grandpa’s Eulogy Given that Grandpa was born on the fourth of July and died the night of New Year’s Eve, you’d think he would’ve had an explosive personality, but the opposite was true. He was the quiet presence that sat by my Grandma’s side for years. On one visit, my grandma asked me, “Elise, why …
I was feeling pretty anxious about flying out of Atlanta with four kids alone, though I think I was most anxious about packing as little as possible while still having everything we needed. We left with plenty of time to get through the airport, so my stress was minimal as far as time went, but …
Our Christmas looks a little different this year, so I’m opting for a virtual Christmas message. My good friend, @secristphotoco took these darling photos for us and I’m so very grateful. This year has been full of highs and lows… a bit of emotional whiplash from the army, days spent in the hospital getting Bev …
