The kids are having a hard time adjusting to the time. They have been up until 3am every night!! Ugh!!  To be honest though, it's not just the time difference. We have a very "set" routine, for their bedtime. And right now, it's blown to hell, to say the least. So it has been chaotic,…

2 things I could not wait for Jaime to get to experience…getting to see a real butterfly and getting an ice cream from an ice cream truck. Today my little girl got to do BOTH things. That was very cool. The weather was fantastic. Sunny and hot with a slight breeze…. Ben slept all day and…

It wasn't supposed to be hard to leave…. The one sentence that is going through my head over and over and over.It never was supposed to be this hard to leave Alaska. Kim came by last night and when she left, I was crying and Zak was hugging me telling me that it's okay…..and I…

I cannot believe it.I can't believe I am now less than 24 hours from going home. It's so surreal…even now, it feels like a dream. these last few days have been really, really difficult.Leaving Ceci and JR is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life.All year, I have known that…

everything didn't fit and so now we're having to ship some stuff…no big deal except it's something we didn't plan on having to do.it's more of a pain in the ass than anything, really. and we've gotta get it down there like now…. we're doing small bbq tonight…nothing big but something so people can come…

We're having issues.almost 11pm and everything is so not going to fit in the truck.The truck has to be at the ferry by 1:30am.Zak and Marky are packing the truck, Jaime and Ben are so not asleep…as they should be….and I'm getting my last moments with my precious computer. Kim stopped by and thankfully brought…

knows, there's always a song. I found this a few months ago…..perfect song, perfect lyrics….perfect for the circumstances. Huh….circumstances….that word makes it sounds as if something is happening to me. As if the moving monster has boxed up our stuff himself and is forcing us to move.(pffttt…..I only wish….)Anyway, perfect song for the situation. Boston-Sara_Brenner…

16 years ago today, Zak and I got married. We have weathered many of storms and we have celebrated in many of happy times.And while I am aware that part of "us" is plain and simple luck. We were lucky to find each other so young and we have been lucky with the people who…

Super busy and so stressed….I just want this moving thing OVER WITH. And honestly, having so much to write, but not knowing where to start. I skipped the love/loathe thing this week…. I have never felt such a bittersweet feeling in all my life. To be getting to go back home and go back to…

My stepbrother graduated last night and I am SOOOO proud of him!!! Eddie graduation I think he's feeling a little overwhelmed by the whole thing…..some people revel in the end of high school and some people get a little nostalgic, realizing it's the end of an era of their lives. He's one of the nostalgic…