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On Thursday morning, Evan and I had an interesting adventure. We followed a route delivering for Meals on Wheels, a national organization which delivers meals to homebound seniors. I loved getting to work for such a good organization but didn’t love getting lost on side roads in a town I don’t know well. Luckily the…

I never would have guessed Nebraska would be one of my favorite stops but the last two days have been absolutely amazing. After helping with some house cleaning, another visit with Ang and getting packed Monday we were ready for the road. On Tuesday, a quick stop at my old middle school to intrude on…

This week has been full of something I’m going to be talking about nonstop the next several weeks: RYLA. On Friday, I worked on the mandated reporter presentation I’ll be giving at training and then had the opportunity to attend a RYLA Board meeting. After getting to talk through the mandated reporting process, I also…

Though Monday was quiet and only really included coordinating the musicians for the winery, the next couple days where much more hectic. On Tuesday, my dad surprised us all with a recliner, bookshelf, and nightstand he’d been gifted. What we thought would be a few minute errand when we were contacted turned into a multi-hour…

We started out Thursday morning helping my mom out by bringing coffee to her staff for Teacher Appreciation Week. My mom runs First Steps Nursery, a program in Thompson School District for district staff families and teen parents, which serves children from 6 weeks to three years old. As someone who loves kids but doesn’t…

Our day started unexpectedly early on Monday when at 6:30am, we learned my Dad needed some volunteers at work. We hopped into action and spent almost 9 hours at the retirement home with him cooking meals, cleaning dishes, serving food, and setting and resetting the dining room. Afterwards, we came home and crashed for an…

Thursday was Star Wars Day so our day began with finally watching up on The Mandalorian. Later in the day, we had the opportunity to attend Newsies Jr. at Bill Reed Middle School. It was directed by a former theater director of Kai and I’s who focused doing Newsies on the impact of children uses…

On Monday we spent a day in Denver with some friends to get them out of their house. We explored city park, spent some time at the mall, and got to meet some new people for dinner. When we got home, I was happy to see my bridesmaid dress finally arrived! My friend Jamie’s wedding…

It’s been a fantastic couple of days. On Thursday, we got to volunteer at the retirement community my dad works at. We spent several hours helping him prepare and cook a special dinner to celebrate all of the birthdays that month. It was Evan’s first time ever working in a kitchen and though he found…

Though we didn’t manage to see the Northern Lights, Evan got to see his first shooting star and we had a fun night listening to podcasts and finding constellations. We slept in Monday before visiting Raven’s Roast, our favorite little coffee shop in Estes, at its new location. That evening my family went out to…