I’m sitting here at the Alexandria RV Camp with a sweet tea to my left and trees to my right. We are finally in Louisiana and almost ready to begin our next adventure. I say “almost” because The Hubs and I are living in our RV until our permanent housing plans are finalized. Now that…
Things Are Getting Real
I realized that I never gave a tour of our home when we first moved in {even though I’d said in numerous blog posts that I would}. So, I guess it’s better late than never, right? Welcome to our space… Do you see those beautiful transoms? Yeah, those are what made me fall in love…
Our Happy News
For the past few days, I’ve been vague posting and deleting and starting again and deleting again because, until now, I haven’t had permission to share the news that I hinted at on Instagram a couple of days ago. But The Hubs gave me the thumbs up, so here goes: WE’RE MOVING TO LOUISIANA!!!! As…
Coffee Talk: Back to School and Other Stuff
I’d like to welcome you to Coffee Talk. If you’re new here, this is where I share some of the great and not~so~great stuff that I find on the web. Topics range from news stories that leave me scratchin’ my head to DIYs that I think are absolutely clever. And, who knows, there may even…
Life After Kids: Freedom
One of the questions I’ve been asked most since all of our kids moved out of the house is “How are you adjusting?” Honestly, the first 45 minutes were pretty rough. That first night, I came home to an empty house, looked at Squeekerz, and cried. The Hubs was in Missouri getting The Boy settled…
Life After Kids: Find a Hobby
“Jazmine’s mom…” I look at the little hand tugging at the hem of my shirt, smile, and respond. For the past 22 years, I’ve been “______’s mom”, “Tony’s wife”, or some variation there of. I will always be their mom and I will always be “Tony’s wife”, but I’m also “Daenel”. Daenel is who I…
Life After Kids: No One Wants Kool-Aid
Someone is always gonna want Kool-Aid. I leaned against the kitchen counter and stared at the four pairs of eyes looking back at me, tears streaming down their little faces, empty cups being shoved at me. I’d had enough of the crying, the fighting, the wanting, the needing… I wanted to run away from home.…
Wordless Wednesday: Empty Nest Syndrome
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