Live a Meaningful Life

**I am a little wordy with this post...pictures are at the end! What a few weeks it has been. I have to start by saying I cannot wait for us to be back together in Tennessee. Before we left traditional life (house, full time professional jobs with benefits) people expressed their concerns and opinions at times when they heard what we were about to do. I actually liked when they did because it did give me time to reflect and consider things. I only had an emotional reaction to one. Thank goodness the lady said it to Johnny and not me. I am sure he just gently smiled and nodded his head like the nice guy he is. She told him we were doing our kids such a disservice because we were not going to be providing them with a home. Our boys will tell you hands down, this has been one of the best decisions we have ever made. I guess we just have a different definition of a home. Ours has nothing to do with what we sleep in at night. It does have to do with the quality of relationships and paren...

Hello from Thunder Rock everyone! The past couple of weeks have not disappointed! I must first start by shouting: WE ARE ALL INSURED!!!!! Swapping over all of our health insurances which had to be done by August 1st has literally been a nightmarish, learning experience. I started the application process on June 12 and had to stay on the phone on July 30 for a few hours to get it all resolved. I will stop with this quick summary, it definitely highlights the experience:  Me to the supervisor: "... told me on...that I should have a decision regarding our insurance but I haven't heard back and I am at risk of losing our insurances after tomorrow." Supervisor: "To be honest, when I realized that your monthly income was going to be difficult to calculate since you are paid over 10 week spans, I closed the folder and decided to wait." Enough said...Surely that gives you an idea of the frustration I felt for a month and a half! Oh and get this, if I didn...