As you can probably imagine, life in one room for 3 young boys and two relatively young parents (right at 30), gets to be overwhelming. As a firefighter, Jake works 24-hour shifts (6am-6am) so finding time to have "alone" time with his schedule was a bit difficult. Well lets be honest, it was downright impossible! Now, many couples... Continue Reading →
(3) Walk the Plank!
As you are aware from my previous posts, our new "house" was an uninhabitable death trap. So we, when I say "we" I mean Jake, worked like a dog for 3 months getting everything ready for us to "move in". At that time he was working his firefighter schedule, mowing 30+ lawns on his days... Continue Reading →
(2) Oh… You’re really going to live here??
Every mother wants the best for her children and my mother was no different. She has always wanted the best for me and my two brothers. My parents' young adult life, and my childhood, was during a time where "Flip This House" and "Fixer Upper" were not top rated reality TV. (There was no reality... Continue Reading →
(1) How my adventure started…
A little about me to start off my new blog adventure. As you can gather from my blog title, I'm not a lifelong country girl. I grew up in the city of Topeka, Kansas. Let me stop there and clear a few things up: 1.) Yes, Kansas has cities... and the crime, violence, and sludge... Continue Reading →
Stilettos & Muck Boots 