OK, we get it. It's Nebraska and the weather is the worst. It can stop snowing any time now. Booker hopped into bed with us before 6, and when I checked the time on my phone, I was also surprised to see a voicemail from the school. Whaaaat? I have quit even looking at forecasts because the days I think should be cancelled are never the days that are. Harper was ticked; she has chicks hatching at school people! And Booker, he had to miss swim! Then again, not having to leave the house is nice. We put up a tent where they spent most of the day playing, fight free, while I did laundry and read my book and started uploading pictures to work on photo books because I have coupons expiring at month end. Tomorrow is a big day for Booker; we have his Kindergarten physical. Don't mind me, I'll just be over in the corner sobbing (with Booker right next to me, because, shots.) I feel like we just did this with Harper. Even found the pictures from that visit today, which o
When I started this blog, I knew my number one issue was going to be consistently updating it. I didn't think I'd take a 4 year hiatus, yet here we are... I stumbled into a friend's post, which motivated me to get back into the writing vs just scrolling--i.e. Facebook and Insta etc. I make no promises to be timely with posts, but I'm hoping with Booker in preschool in the mornings (and school full time in the Fall-gulp) I may be able to make a better go of it. After a lot of deliberation with Erich, I decided to leave my job after 14 years. It was a tough decision, because I really enjoyed the people, but the work itself had dwindled due to other circumstances, and I was bored. So bored. And the more I sat in front of the screen, the more I grew to hate the job. So it was time for something new. I had always wanted to be a stay at home mom with Harper, but financially it just didn't work. Fast forward 6 years and we found we could still be comfortable, wi