This Oz Life

I wouldn't trade any time with my kids, and already feel like they are growing up too fast. But, I am ready to bid farewell to 2015 and many things that came with it. Amazing things came with it, gut-wrenching things too. I enjoyed my kids more than ever. I really discovered my city and made it a priority to help my children do the same. Devastating expenses came in the first quarter of the year due to a flooded (finished) basement, a very sick dog, brake replacement, and a fall d… Read more

It's a fact. As the family starts to leave and the house grows quiet, the last notes of Christmas music play on the radio, and the last running of A Christmas Story marathon finally shows, I want to cry. In fact, I have cried on many Christmas nights because I didn't want it to end. This year, Larkyn cried when I put her to bed. She is my girl. It was truly a special day, not without chaos and stress on a few occasions, but I can't wait to do it again a year from now!  Th… Read more

Instead of having a big gathering outside our home on Christmas Eve, we really enjoyed some quieter activities around our own house as we prepared for the BIG day. We started a few new traditions and that really built up the anticipation for Larkyn this year. By the time we went to bed, we had a clean house, happy kids, time for some eggnog, and were all excited for the BIG DAY.  Our neighborhood backs up to a cemetery and woods. The kids love throwing rocks off this bridge into the w… Read more