Memes and Missouri

 

I know so many crunchy Christian moms who refuse to do Santa but at the same time, also refuse to use conventional medicine because "oils work". 

I had 2+ glasses of wine the other night and Scott told me I'd be hungover and I was like no, that's not why. I wake up every day feeling hungover lol. 

It comes up quick. ^ Thought I had a few more years. 

 Mine was a wedding gift and I still use it multiple times a week. 

A few weeks ago, Scott took the kids to Missouri with him for the weekend and left me with the dogs. I RANSACKED bedrooms. Nothing was safe. I literally left them with VERY LITTLE. They are absolutely trashed again and I don't know how it's possible. 

^^ The ratio is what's important. 

We went to Missouri for the long weekend. 

Maybe you can help me: I'm trying to decide what's best for us as we move into next year. 

We're committed to Kansas until June 2026 and Scott will be working there until at least the next June.

I'm trying to decide what's best. Homeschool, public school, moving back to our house in Missouri? Private school? Trying to go back to work? 

I have a flow chart and I'm so incredibly conflicted on what to do next. It all depends on what the army tells us is next, obviously.

When it comes to maybe, possibly sending kids to school, I keep thinking that I'm doing my part to advance their education and provide them with experiences this year, so what they may learn or not learn in the next few years won't make a huge difference overall. 

My only non-negotiable is that, for the neighborhood we currently live in, we're not going to use that public school. My friend worked there and I know too much about it. I don't really want to stay in a rental in Kansas, especially if Scott will be traveling a lot for his job next year. While it's been exactly what Wells has needed, developmentally, it's not ideal for many reasons other than that. (Do I like being 5 minutes from Walmart? Ugh yes. Do I like having outlets and Target and the zoo and every other fun activity and friends within 30 minutes? *sob* Yes.)

I do really envy the people who just put their kid in a school and keep them there, always. 

I packed enough food and clothes and whatever for 4+ days because the grocery store is 20 minutes in the opposite direction. 

This is so incredibly similar to our 18 months split between Colorado and Wyoming. I remember MAKING Thanksgiving dinner in WY and driving it back to CO one year.

Flashback to May 2018: 

^^^Back in 2018, unloading baby stuff and very much trying to finish Wells' nursery in Wyoming while I was very much still living and working in Colorado Springs, 4 hours away. I was about 30 weeks pregnant.