Stephanie Rogers

These last few weeks, I feel like life has been throwing me an insane amount of curveballs! From our last minute move coming up (which we still haven't received hard orders for, and therefore can't even START any of the many tasks that need to be started) to our car completely dying and us having to buy a brand new one, it's like all of these small things are collapsing, BUT they're doing so in a way that doesn't feel ominous. It's almost like the universe is conspiring to put me on a path that my soul has desperately been calling me to follow. I honestly have no idea what that path is yet, but I can feel it bubbling under the surface, just waiting for the opportune moment to rise up and reveal itself. I've been reading this really great book, "Light Is The New Black" , by Rebecca Campbell and it's really had me taking the time to connect and listen to the messages that I've been receiving from the universe. So last week, I was out fo...

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 D...