Last week Missouri held a special severe weather test day and sirens blared in sync across the state. There is a notification tower next to my son's school and he has commented that the sirens are super loud during normal weekly tests, but this was a surprise drill, so I thought it might catch the kids off guard. When I picked up my tornado-skittish son from school that afternoon, I offhandedly asked him if that day's siren was loud. I thought the extra warning may have startled him a bit because the entire school did the full-press severe weather run-through. I didn't expect the response he gave, but we both…
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Creating a Birthday Balloon Bonanza
My baby boy turned double digits last week, so his dad and I created a balloon bonanza to celebrate his special day. Armed with a small helium tank and my husband's lungs we created a whole hallway full of festiveness to great our little man on his birthday.
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Perks of Preseason Football
Yes, we are officially trying to cram as much fun into the last few days of summer vacation as humanly possible, so when my son and I were offered tickets to last night's Chiefs preseason football game while we were still making our way home from a four-day trip to Branson we naturally said yes without hesitation.
