It’s Tax Time and Budget Wake-Up Call Time Ronda Bowen, April 6, 2016 Have you done your taxes? If not, don’t worry, I’ll be here when they’re done. There’s nothing like going through and analyzing all the figures during tax time to make you say, “Hey, we spent how much on what?” In fact, I’m thinking that a regular (weekly) analysis of our… Continue Reading
Moving Through Grief Ronda Bowen, February 1, 2016 So, my older brother died. That seems like a really tactless way to put it. I could say “he passed” or “he’s no longer with us,” but that seems euphemistic and to avoid looking at what happened in the face. I have tried several times to write this post, and… Continue Reading
Happy New Year from Wining Wife Ronda Bowen, January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 Okay, so I’m like…a few days late, but still! Happy 2016! I’m still getting used to toddler tending while also snuggling a 3 week old. The teenager, of course, needs teenager attention too, so things have been a bit busy around here. I’m excited to be back at the computer… Continue Reading
Little Man is Here! Ronda Bowen, December 20, 2015 I’m pleased to announce that our new little squish has arrived. It’s taken me a few days to post about it because, well, exhaustion. He was 7lbs 14oz and 21 inches long. Labor didn’t go exactly as planned – I made it through 99% of it natural and then elected… Continue Reading
Life Dream a Big Dream… Ronda Bowen, October 26, 2015October 19, 2022 I just spent the last little while crying. Perhaps that’s too personal to admit; perhaps it’s pregnancy hormones; perhaps it’s just extreme frustration at the gap between where things are and where I really really want things to be. I’m inclined to think that my statement is a combination of… Continue Reading
On Being Willing to Be Wrong Ronda Bowen, October 7, 2015October 8, 2015 It’s political season, and this season gets me thinking about a lot of things. Namely, how unwilling people are to be wrong. We don’t want to be wrong about our political choices, our religious beliefs, even the careers we choose or people we surround ourselves with. Sometimes, though, we are… Continue Reading
My Top 10 Fall Cozy Essentials Ronda Bowen, September 14, 2015October 1, 2015 Fall is my favorite season of all. The leaves turn color, there’s a certain smell in the air (I know, it’s weird, but there is!) And the cooler weather is a wonderful reprieve from hot summer days. It helps that Halloween, my birthday, and Thanksgiving are all in fall, and… Continue Reading
We’re Having A… Ronda Bowen, August 17, 2015October 1, 2015 Boy! Yup! Baby number 3 is a boy. I’m excited. I would be excited if we were having a girl. I’m just really super-stoked that we’re adding another little person to our family. So. Much. Love! Here he is, the little man, just hanging out! Naturally, I’ve already been scoping… Continue Reading
Our Move Across the West Ronda Bowen, August 3, 2015October 1, 2015 Can I just start by saying that I strongly dislike moving? Especially while pregnant. Unpacking is going very, very slowly… very slowly… I do have two boxes of cookbooks unpacked, though, and they’re staring at me. But…there are other boxes of cookbooks, books, fabric, clothing, etc. that all still need… Continue Reading
MOVING!!!! – Our Home, Not the Blog Ronda Bowen, June 22, 2015 Well, it’s official. Not only have I been knocked out for the last few months by first trimester pregnancy woes, but we’ve been packing up our home and getting ready to move next month. Wining Husband has accepted a job offer that offers our family some better opportunities. There’s quite… Continue Reading