Happy New Year!  Let's ring in 2019!  Are you ready?  Are you excited?  Are big things planned for you and yours in 2019? 2018 was an ... interesting ... year for my family. I went to Hawaii.  Twice.  Kind of. (Long story on why it's just "kind of" twice). We had a 1st grader, a Continue Reading...

Figured out what your New Year's Resolutions are going to be?  Maybe you'll resolve to not make a resolution, then, bam! you're done. Over the years, I tried making resolutions. Some stick.  Most don't.  But it's always better to try than to not try, right? But, before I start thinking about all of that - Continue Reading...

November.  That means: Less than 2 months until the major gift-giving holidays start. Turkey! Black Friday Shopping! The end of Friday Night Lights for high school football and the start of fluorescent gym lights for basketball. Have you started preparing?  I barely have.  I know that I'll be hosting Thanksgiving.  And I guess technically Christmas?  Continue Reading...

It's officially Fall!  The weather is changing.  The leaves will start turning colors.  It can't be denied: Fall is here.  Yay for cozy sweaters and apple picking and pumpkin decorating and football games. We're settling into a good routine with school and life and that is oh so nice!  It's nice when you can wake Continue Reading...

<insert cliche here about time going by so fast> Now that we got that out of the way, man, is it time for pumpkin flavored stuff yet?  No.  No, it isn't.  I like pumpkin stuff.  But I also like Apple stuff and that's what September is for me.  Well, that and Nebraska Football.  And it Continue Reading...

For the love!  School goes back this month.  I'll have a 1st grader and a Pre-Ker and a Preschooler and one home full-time. I am starting to get a glimpse of what life could be like in just a few years when I'll have them all in school.  What a difference that will be!  I Continue Reading...