Stephanie Rogers

Army life. It always keeps ya guessing, right?! We found out this week that my husband's current contract has been curtailed (aka- cut short!) and they're bumping our DROS (Date Returned from Overseas) up by about 7 months earlier than anticipated. So a DROS date basically means that when they give him his new date, we HAVE to be gone from our overseas duty station, which is currently Hawaii. AND we were told it will be "highly likely" that his new date  to leave here will be the first week or two of February. AKA- 3 months until we have to be cleared, packed up and on our way to our new home in Missouri! >>Insert panicked Army Wife here!<< But in all seriousness--I know that this happens often, and I know it can be incredibly stressful, so I've decided to make lemonade from our lemons, and put together a comprehensive guide to last minute PCSing from an Army Wife's standpoint. I hope that once we start going through the motions, and

Halloween has come and gone, but not without some magical fun!  Yes, I'm totally that mom that is doing themed Halloween costumes with my kids while they're still young enough to think it's super cool.  This year's theme---HARRY POTTER!  We kicked things off on the Friday before Halloween with a Trunk or Treat Event at my husband's work. So we decided to tie our Harry Potter theme into our Trunk or Treat decorations, and it turned out super cute and fun, and didn't cost much to put together.  WELCOME TO AZKABAN PRISON! We loved the idea of making our trunk kind of interactive, so we decided to make an Azkaban wanted sign, and all the kids were able to come up and take a photo as they passed our booth. We had our dementor hanging to the side (he had to be moved away a couple of times for the younger kids!).  The sign was cheap and easy to make.  I downloaded the Have You Seen This Wizard and Prisoner Number signs from Paper Trail Design

 This is Halloween, This is Halloween  Here in our house, Halloween is a big deal. We love everything about it, from celebrating the fall harvest season, to decorating our front porch, and OF COURSE COSTUMES AND CANDY!!!  I mean, really, what kid doesn't love costumes and candy, right?!  EXCEPT---not every kiddo can actually have candy. So how do we make sure that Halloween is just as fun for them?  By becoming a TEAL PUMPKIN HOUSE! As a Teal Pumpkin House, you can still pass out your regular halloween food style treats, but you commit to also having non-food treats available for your trick-or-treaters who have food allergies that would otherwise prevent them from enjoying their All Hallows Eve experience.  Last year was the first time we've been a Teal Pumpkin house--so I was like WHOA---what the heck kind of stuff should I get for our Teal Pumpkin?!  I mean--everyone deserves something super cool for Halloween--so here are 30 ideas that I

I'm so glad that you stumbled upon my journey.....thanks for dropping by!  I've wanted to start a blog for some time now, and it's always been that "thing" that winds up on my back burner. Every once in a while I'll say, "I should really start a blog" and then move on with my life and leave it behind.  I'm a believer in following your calling, seeking what sets your soul on fire, and making those things happen, and it just so happens that I have always loved to write! After a lot of procrastinating, here I am--ready to seize the day, and share my story with the world.  So here's a little about me.....This totally feels like making a "dating" profile for potential followers hahaha.... I wear a lot of hats in life, but I enjoy each and every one of them (it goes along with that whole setting your soul on fire thing).  --I am an Army wife, married to my post-high school sweetheart. We met at 18 just after our