From 0 to 80…degrees

The day after I got to Montana the temperature was completely in the negatives, with the low being -25.  So imagine my surprise when I saw A LOT of bathing suits at Target.  I assumed it was for all the snowbirds who head to warmer places in the winter. Now I’m a sucker for a Target […]

Out and About

Liam and I got to spend the weekend with Matt for the first time in four weeks! On Saturday we decided to go to the Museum of the Rockies.  This is one of the “big” things to do in Bozeman.  It has a nice children’s play area upstairs so I know Liam and I will […]

No walk in the park.

Snowballs soaring through the air.  Snowmen with their cute button noses.  Kids giggling.  Hot chocolate in my hand while Liam and Tippet frolic. That is NOT how our first outing in the Bozeman snow went.  In fact, it was quite opposite. Liam is so excited about all the snow.  He just keeps saying “No!  No!” […]

First Airplane Ride: Check!

We were on our way back from our honeymoon.  Delay after delay turned a couple hour flight from San Francisco into almost a 24 hour commute.  I was ill.  And ending up on a red-eye flight from some city I wasn’t suppossed to be in back to Charlotte, all I wanted was some sleep.  Instead […]

What’s that number?

34, 31, 33, 33, 32, 37, 37, 30, 21, 18 What are those numbers?  Those are the HIGHS for the next ten days in Bozeman.  Did you catch the last two numbers?! Is your heart racing a bit fast like mine when I saw those numbers?  I bet I can make it beat faster. 24, 11, […]

There’s a sign in my yard.  There is no going back.  We’ve already had four showings (I think) with at least three more in the next few days. It’s a weird situation knowing that strangers are walking through your house while you are not home.  My house is cleaner than it has been since, well, […]

Blessed

Last Saturday we had a going away party as it was Matt’s last weekend in Marion.  It was wonderful.  Seeing all those that came in one place just showed us how blessed we are with friends and family. And it was a wonderful way to enjoy some of the last moments in our house: sitting on […]

So fresh and so…more painting?!

Crayons on the wall?  Gone.  Water spots?  Gone.  Scuff marks from who knows what?  Gone! These Magic Erasers are just that.  Magic.  I have heard about them for years being a teacher.  We’ve even had teachers put them on their school supply list.  But I’d never used one.  Had I known the true powers of […]

That won’t happen in Bozeman…

So Liam was a monkey for Halloween this year.  I was so excited.  Last year I bought his costume from Once Upon a Child, a children’s consignment shop.  Let’s get real.  No one year old needs a Halloween costume that cost more than $10.  I think I got out spending $5 for the most precious […]

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As I stand in line at Ingles–which there are no Ingles in Montana by the way.  There are Town & Country Foods, Safeways, and Rosauers (someone will have to teach me to pronounce that one).  I find it fascinating how different parts of the country all have different grocery stores.  And completely off topic, but Montana has […]