Maniacle Movers

Moving is stressful. Enough of you out there have done it a time or two so you can concur with me, right? Well let me tell you about my latest experience. I’ve never been so pleased with movers yet so ready to castrate them at the same time. Never before has a moving team worked [...]

Notes on a Move, all in V-minor

I miss my random blog posts. Twitter has stolen them. I think I might stop Twittering.
I tried to remember various things from the move. Here goes. Random style.

Ashlyn pulled out my monthly stuff, you know, pads, and took them to someone. I can’t even remember who now. Embarrassing all the same.
I love driving by myself. [...]

Friday 13: Move Over

(If you haven’t played along with my Interactive Story below then WHY NOT? Get down there.)
We’re moving. And soon. Moving is physically and mentally challenging. As if that’s not bad enough I’ve got a summer cold. I never authorized this and I’ve narrowed it down to two culprits: 1) I helped with the snot nosed brats two [...]

Journey to the Center of The United States

Pop Quiz: Where is the geographical center of the continental United States?
 
Answer: Aren’t you glad we stopped there on our way back from Colorado! You’d be lost without us, probably literally.

LEBANON, KANSAS
Right smack dab in the middle of the United States (the middle of nowhere to be exact)
The conversation (while on vacation) went something like this:
Me: [...]

Giraffe Kisses (with tongue) and Elephant Poo

Wow, that will get me a lot of weird Google search responses! I’m working on a post about what kind of searches lead people to my blog. Can’t really post about that when we’ve got vacation to talk about, right? Especially when it comes to kissing giraffes…
 
As you might have guessed we did make it to the [...]

We Almost Went to the Zoo…but Had Lots of Fun Anyway

WARNING: Picture heavy. We’re on vacay and I tend to take lots of pictures anyway.
This morning we woke up having every intention of going to the zoo. Someone forgot to tell Colorado Springs that it’s late spring (might as well be summer), because it was more like fall/winter on the drive up the mountain. The [...]

So We’re In Colorado

We left for our trip after lunch and made the 10+ hour drive in, oh, about 10+ hours. I didn’t know, and nobody warned me, that if you have more kids you make more stops. I don’t like stops. It’s against my nature. When Du was on a business trip once, I made the trip from [...]

Friday 13: 13 Games for Travel Time

Wen you make the decision to get into an enclosed vehicle for a very long time with young people you better have some ammunition. Not that kind of ammunition, weirdos. I’m talking ideas on how to pass the time. You know, to minimize the “are we there yet” sickness that seems to overtake kids as [...]

Explaining Myself

Do you ever have those times when you feel like you have to explain yourself? And the more you explain the weirder you sound? Oh, yes you do. I had two such experiences today.
 
Experience #1:
Today is grocery day.  I normally fill our cart with healthy foods. I know you wouldn’t believe it from what you [...]

Arkansas Trip: Day 5 - Heading Home

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Friday 13: Photo Scavenger Hunt

Just like yesterday there was no chance to sleep in this morning. In fact, I had my phone alarm wake me up at 6:30 again. I never mind waking up early to go shopping though. Yes, I am one of [...]

Arkansas Trip: Day 4 - Sleepy’s and Mars

I was convinced that this would be the only day Ashlyn would want to sleep in; the only day she really shouldn’t. Being the awesome wife that I am (I feel like I need to convince myself of that) I got up before everyone else to be ready when the kids woke up. And no, Ashlyn [...]

Arkansas Trip: Day 3 - J’adore les francais!

We awoke to grey clouds and thunder in the distance. Let me rewrite that. Ashlyn woke up at her normal 7am because she doesn’t know how good it is to sleep in on vacation. Since I’m the best wife in the world I get up with her because I want Hubby to get much needed [...]

Arkansas Trip: Day 2 - Technology-lite

The girls love coming down here to visit. Along with all the nature, animals, scenery, etc. there is a swing. We could be in the middle of the barren desert and if there was a swing the world would be right for the girls. What’s even better about this swing is that it transforms to [...]

Arkansas Trip: Day 1 - The Drive Down

As I mentioned in my previous post, there’s nothing like a short vacation with lots of R&R to revive our household. Being that serenity (and senility) is only 3.5 hours away we jumped at the chance to be able to get some. Many of you, like us, couldn’t imagine what it is about Arkansas that [...]

Friday 13: A Photo Scavenger Hunt

There is nothing better than going on a short vacation to relax and refresh the mind. In this house R&R is desperately needed so we’re heading away for Memorial Weekend. Last week my Friday 13 List covered various activities I’d rather be doing outside. One of my commenters responded with the suggestion of going on a photo [...]