My life after the 15 minutes…

 I've talked about my sisters a lot lately. Mostly because with every passing day it becomes more real that we are actually moving away. We are as close as sisters can possibly be and it doesn't seem real that I won't be able to just walk down the street any time I need to talk with them. I also have to think that the Sauvignon Blanc sellers in our area will notice a dramatic drop in sales since when we get into one of our long yap sessions, we drink enough white wine to affect the global supply. Not only are we close, our kids are more or less siblings and it's pretty much every day that I'm praising, hugging, dancing, singing or even disciplining or breaking up a fight between kids I didn't give birth to.  So yeah the nostalgia is hitting me hard as I spent the afternoon packing up family pictures and putting them in boxes since I want to carry them with us instead of letting the movers take them. It's also hitting me because my older sister Jennifer is cu...

Hello everyone, I finally have a chance to breathe after a crazy busy week. For whatever reason, the week after Labor Day has always been one of the most challenging weeks of the entire school year. I don't know if it's because the friends aren't in a routine yet and we throw a three day weekend at them. Or I'm not in a routine and I desperately need a three day weekend but know it's going to be the last one for a while. This week has been no different than any of my previous post Labor Day school weeks, just sort of chaotic. I also met with my psychiatrist and got her recommendations going forward and would really like to talk about them but she wants to talk with my Ob/Gyn before she comes up with any solid plan as to whether or not I should go on medication or not--so I will save that for a future post. I do however have a very strong urge to just get on and type so I'm going to limit myself to an hour tonight because I really do need to get to bed but I also...

I can't begin to say how excited I am that a couple of my reddit friends have found me! I loved that little community so much and I hope to (cautiously) build that up again! I will talk more about that in a sec... For those of you who have been following me know that my family is moving to Arizona. Our current plan is that we all move in December so it can align with my job coming to an end and the kids finishing out the first part of the year.  With the holiday weekend, we decided to fly out and just get a feel for the area. I am sort of sad to say I didn't instantly fall in love it with here but I am really hoping it grows on me. The town seems a little bit...run down...and while we have met some very friendly people, it doesn't quite have that "everyone's a neighbor, everyone's a friend" feeling that I'm used to back home in Texas. Yesterday we did a ton of driving and I wasn't feeling particularly great (I really hope I start to feel better in ...