Im starting from today. Today our new adventure begins... Yes, we moved to Sasebo, Japan 6 weeks ago, but the transition was a rough one, at least for husband and I. It has taken us, literally, months to be settled... We feel a bit battered, a bit exhausted, yet part of me I know is stronger, yet again. Each Navy move has its challenges, and moving overseas with a large family, well that one takes the cake! Heres a brief recap of the last 6 weeks...
Read MoreThis weekend we got rain... Lots of rain. For my family it couldnt have been more perfect weather! We had such a long last week of school, graduations and concerts and field days and meetings... I know most of you can relate! The home stretch can be taxing. So the coolness from the storms that rolled in had us watching movies and making tons of food and soaking up some much needed R&R.... The grey skies are always welcome to us here on the Emerald coast... A relief from the almost relentless heat and humidity...
Read MoreThis little girl of mine...
We always joke in our home that she is enough child for anyone to handle...
But here's the truth. She is incredible. She is bold and stubborn, creative and brilliant... She sees all of the colors in this world, the beauty, the pain. She marches to the rock of her own rhythm... She is kind when treated with kindness, and fights hellfire with hellfire...
Read MoreThis Summer I think we re-discovered something... Our kids LOVE to Travel. We had forgotten how much it runs through their veins, how much living overseas had changed them... We have been on a few mini-road trips over the past few years, since being home from Japan, but nothing like the travel we did this past season... And I couldnt be any more grateful for it!
Read MoreOur first cross country road trip...
It was completely spontaneous, yet 100% overdue. I have not been back to Maine to see my Dad and extended family in 10 years... They are so far North, up in Narnia as I always say, which is no excuse, but life gets in the way and the journey seemed a stretch... But when we received our new PCS orders (that'll be another post!) it was just the kick in the pants I needed to say "Hubby, its now or never!" So within 24 hrs we had our trip planned, and a couple days later we hit the road in our rental van...
Read MoreMother's Day is one of my favorite days of the year... I always feel appreciated, my kids are trying to be on their best behavior, and husband spoils me completely... This year, I cant lie, I was beat. I decided to choose this particular weekend of all weekends to wean Astoria into her own room. She has been co-sleeping with us for the last 14 months, and although it has been wonderful up to this point, we are no longer getting any sleep.... Its hot, our bed is to small, my boobs are killing me, and she is restless. So Mother's Sunday I was beyond tired... I had been up for almost 48 hrs, aside from some cat naps here and there... What was I thinking, right??
Read MoreThis past Friday afternoon our whole family piled in the car and took a trip to the beach... We knew storms were rolling in for the weekend and there is nothing better to me in Florida then a cloud filled sky.
Read MoreIt's been a little over 2 months since we welcomed our Astoria earth-side... I have been nursing round the clock, and adjusting to now being a mother of 4 children. But I have a small window of time while she lay here, sleepy at my breast, to share about our birth...
Read MoreI guess its that time.... its finally arrived. Our whole house has been packed up and is on a boat back to the US of A, and we are about to follow... well via big blue bird. Its that time to say farewell to our lives here in Japan, and embrace new adventures back home.
Read MoreWe have lived here in Japan for a little over 2 1/2 years.... I wont bore you with all we have done, seen, explored, experienced, ect, however I will tell you that almost all of the Americans I have met here will tell you they have a "Japan Bucket List".... Usually filled with monuments, shrines, cities... But at the top of many of these lists is climbing Mt Fuji... and it was sitting quietly at the top of ours.
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