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008 | Raising Boys & Capitol Siege w/ Beardy

008 | Raising Boys & Capitol Siege w/ Beardy

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAni-mani, and Totally Insaney Beardy and I are back and we’re tackling the heavy hitting issues of today. Like when is the best time to take down your holiday decorations. How you should decorate for Valentine’s Day. And much more!  We get into the excitement …Read More….

A New View of Life After Finding Cancer

A New View of Life After Finding Cancer

Reading Time: 12 minutes—UPDATE BELOW POST— This is going to be a no frills post. No pics, just rambling. Lots has happened and I just want to get it out there.  I know this is personal and not really something a lot of people can or will share. …Read More….

How to Make Antique Parchment

How to Make Antique Parchment

Reading Time: 8 minutesIn my last post where I finally officially introduced our daughter to everyone, I mentioned that I was pretty proud of our announcement. Even though we shared it to social media and not to here. We already discussed this, you’re not mad, remember? So I …Read More….

4 + 1 = 5

4 + 1 = 5

Reading Time: 8 minutesWOW, OK. So, things have changed a bit, huh? Yikes, where do I even start? Not even personally, either. As a whole, the world has gone completely mad. Like if you were to call IT on it, they would tell you to turn it off …Read More….

The Talking Place | 006 – The LEGO Life w/ Matt Ulvila

The Talking Place | 006 – The LEGO Life w/ Matt Ulvila

Reading Time: 2 minutesEpisode 006 | LEGO Loving Fools It’s been over a year in post-production but I’m finally getting this episode out! Once again, apologies to Mr. Ve6a5 for slacking so much. But hey, if you’re a fan of LEGO, this one’s for you!  Matt has been …Read More….

The Talking Place | 005 – Quarantine Crossing w/ Beardy

The Talking Place | 005 – Quarantine Crossing w/ Beardy

Reading Time: 2 minutesEpisode 005 | As Long As We Got Each Other WELCOME to episode 5! FIVE! That’s so exciting and so sad at the same time. It’s ok though, because as long as we got each other, we got the world spinnin’ right in our hands. …Read More….

The Man and the Miscarriage

The Man and the Miscarriage

Reading Time: 7 minutesI said in the last post that maybe writing about our family dog passing would probably help me build up the strength to write about something harder. I wasn’t going to do them back to back. I was going to space it with better news …Read More….

A Dog’s Purpose: Remembering Anikin

A Dog’s Purpose: Remembering Anikin

Reading Time: 7 minutesThere’s been a nice amount of good happening lately. I’m always very conscious to how blessed my family and I are when it comes to life in general. No, we’re not without our problems. Everybody’s got ’em. But for the most part, we’re pretty good. …Read More….

The Talking Place | BONUS – The Black Friday Call-in

The Talking Place | BONUS – The Black Friday Call-in

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s the first call-in show! This week’s bonus episode of the podcast is focused on Black Friday. I sit down all by my onesies and talk about BF and deals and memories and such, recollecting times when I would break night in a line just …Read More….

The Talking Place | 004 – The Thanksgiving Meal w/ Matt and Beardy

The Talking Place | 004 – The Thanksgiving Meal w/ Matt and Beardy

Reading Time: 2 minutesEpisode 004 | Eat all the things Welcome to episode 4 of The Talking Place! It’s all about Thanksgiving this week and it’s going to be just as tasty as you’re expecting. We’re going over the entire meal – starters, entrees, sides, desserts, everything – …Read More….