A Decade of Reflection
Not only was 2019 a crazy year but, it was the last year in the decade. That means reflecting beyond just this past year.
Life & Family
My Life. My Family. My opinions and more. Everyone needs an outlet and this is mine. You may be insulted, irritated or even mad at some of my thoughts and ideas but you also may feel like “YES! Someone else thinks the way I do!”
We have Wedding Rings again
After you’ve pawned your wedding ring to pay bills, what do you do? Buy a bigger and better one? Get a ring tattoo? Leave your finger bare? 10 years later and we finally found a solution.
Sebastian turns 2yrs old in Thailand
Being a full-time nomad family has it’s challenges as well as it’s amazing opportunities. One issue is how we celebrate Birthday’s. Find out how we celebrated our Toddler’s 2nd Birthday while in Thailand.
Letting go of Toxic Family was the best gift I could give myself
When is enough really enough? Just because you are family and share blood…does it mean that you have to keep them in your life if it’s unhealthy for you? Find out what I did for myself.
Sometimes you just need some ME time
While traveling I find that I don’t need as much ME time as perhaps Shawn does. When we traveled with our kids Alex needed her own space as did Sam but Shawn and Alex seemed to really need their alone time. Alex would ask for a destination to have her own room occasionally when she …
Spending time with Alex and the C word
We left Idaho and headed to Spokane to spend my birthday at a KOA there. It’s not really where I wanted to be but…based on our schedule and location, it was good enough. Spokane is one of those places Shawn and I visit and say…Blech, Spokane! It’s not really a place that we ever seem …
Salt Lake City and big life changing decisions
What else should you do when in Salt Lake City Utah? Well, besides posing at East High so we could send this photo to Sam (he’s a High School Musical super fan)? No, we had to visit with Robert, Katie and Amelia who have been friends and business partners for the past 10 1/2 years. …
White skin spots or a 3rd Nipple?
White skin spots or a 3rd Nipple? Okay, yes it’s crass but… that’s me. I was born milky white or ‘butt white’ as my family calls it. Here I am at 6 months. Not a freckle or bit of olive skin in sight… I was super cute but was the color of nonfat milk. My …
Bribing your kids can work!
I’m not above bribing our kids for a very good reason. Here’s the situation. We don’t believe in bribing the kids or offering them treats for good behaviors and such. We just demand and expect it and we get it 95% of the time Hey, they are teenagers…sometimes puberty and tude take control and make …
African Fertility Gods or Poop Faeries?
Can these be both Poop Faeries and African Fertility Gods? When I was putting everything out for our gazillionth garage sale today, I found these statues in two different boxes and put them together. I haven’t actually seen them together since Sam was little. I had this moment where I was taken back through time to …