Happy New Year 2021

On the first Sunday morning of the new year, I was going to church with my family. Right away we seemed to run into trouble. When we got there, the church building was shuttered and the parking lot empty. Apparently, the service was online only that day. You know, because of COVID. So we put

I am NOT a homeschool mom

Let me say that again: I am not a homeschool mom. BUT…. They cancelled my kids’ school. They cancelled EVERYONE’S kids’ school, in fact. So now, I guess, we are ALL going to be homeschool moms. I’ve been hoping that this whole thing is an elaborate April Fool’s joke, but I guess not. It’s April

How (NOT) To Get Things Done

I’m very annoyed with Two-Hours-Ago Me, who chose to read a book after dinner. I just came in to the kitchen and found that the dishes aren’t done. So I guess Two-Hours-Ago Me thought it would be OK to just shove this job off onto Future Me. It seemed OK to her. But now that

Thanks for the groceries

I started using the online grocery service at Wal-Mart. In general, I really like it; I can order my groceries on the computer at night and pick them up the next day. They even have to load my car! Thanks, guys! I’ll let you handle it for me. The only problem is that I can’t

That was a good Thanksgiving

Over the weekend we drove to Alabama to have Thanksgiving with our extended family. This is the first time in twelve years we have been able to do that, so I was very excited. Growing up, we always had Thanksgiving dinner at my grandmother’s house with lots of people in attendance. Having Thanksgiving with just

Moving to Georgia–Still a Hot Mess

After unpacking all those boxes, I thought I’d finished with moving troubles. We took a little trip to visit the family in the car. (I emphasize the mode of transport because for nine years we have lived in places where we could not visit anyone without an arduous overnight plane voyage. {Click here for more on

Moving Mess

Well, the kids and I have relocated to Georgia, but my husband had to stay behind in Alaska and finish up with his job for a couple of months. This means that I dealt alone with all the things related to moving into the new house. And there were plenty of things to deal with!

Goodbye Alaska

We are packing up and moving out of our Alaska house. No, we have not sold it yet, but I am hopeful that we WILL. (Is anyone in the market for a house in North Pole? Anyone?! It’s nice!!) Sigh. It really IS nice. I’ll miss this house. In any case, it’s time to go.

Home Sale Photos

Our time in Alaska is coming to an end and we will be moving on soon. We don’t have official orders from the military yet, but we are getting prepared to move, and that means… listing the house for sale. This is not my favorite thing to do, of course, since it involves a lot

Another Alaska Problem

I accidentally left wet clothes in the dryer overnight. You know how sometimes you transfer the wet clothes from the washer into the dryer and then forget to switch the dryer on? When you do that, the clothes do not get dry. Amazingly enough. Anyways, the next morning when I looked in the dryer, the