It’s hard to believe that it has already been 2 weeks since we moved into our house in Bend.
The 1200 mile drive over 3 days was an experience, to say the least. The new Highlander was packed up to the ceiling, AND had a stuffed cargo bag on the roof, making us resemble the Beverly [...]
Last night I cleaned out Ryan’s closet. One of the few remaining items in it that wasn’t packed was my old diaper bag from when he was an infant.
I haven’t carried that sucker in at least 6 months, let alone looked through it. I chucked that bastard right after Ryan turned a year [...]
How in the world can it be only 16 days until our big move! The movers have been chosen, tenants signed a 2 yr lease on our house in Mesa, a garage sale was had, and the packing commenced. We also have cleaners and carpet cleaners lined up to come in after we leave and [...]
My grandmother once told me that 95% of the things that we worry about never happen. She said, “Worry is wasted energy.” How true that statement can be! After spending a week of worrying, everything seems to be falling into place.
We found renters for our house! After doing credit and background checks and speaking with [...]
Ok, so I’m still worried about the tenant thing. We were supposed to have a family come look at the house last night at 5 pm. After cleaning the house like a mad woman, at 5 minutes after 5 they weren’t there. At 5:20, still no prospective tenants. By 5:45 I was beyond annoyed and [...]
Wow, April is almost over and I realize that I haven’t once written anything for this blog this month. Ooops! Guess that’s just what happens when life gets crazy and you don’t have enough time to stop and breathe, let alone blog. I’ve been interviewing interstate moving companies, finding/applying for/renting a home in Bend, setting [...]
The toddler pallet is a very strange thing. An item that was once his absolute favorite food can be treated with utter contempt the next day. You just never know the way the wind will blow when it comes to toddler culinary preferences.
I just experienced this fickleness during Ryan’s morning snack. Since he had French [...]
I have Spring Fever. It hit me about about a week ago and it’s making me crazy. All I want to do is sit on a patio, eat some chips and salsa and drink a Corona with lime.
Back in my high school days, we would usually take an extended lunch (AKA ditch 4th hour) on [...]
Gaw. It feels like all that I ever do on my days off from work is laundry and trips to the grocery store. Yesterday was no different.
Following a nearly-two hour midday nap, Ryan finished his lunch and seemed in a perfect mood for me to drag him to the grocery store. So I jumped at [...]
As Easter approaches and I think about which traditions I’d like to start with my own child, it prompts me to think back on my own childhood.
When I was a kid, I both loved and dreaded Easter. Same goes for the Tooth Fairy. Why, you may ask? Because of my dad. He used to say [...]