Earlier this year, during the kids’ Spring Break, we decided to get out of the house and go see something local. After looking at my bucket list and seeing what wasn’t too far and also do-able on such short notice, I contacted my friend and asked if she and her kids wanted to go see…
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Ultimate Colorado Bucket List
My family has lived in Colorado for over three years now and our Colorado Bucket List has only gotten larger over the years. Colorado is a beautiful place and there so many things to see and do in Colorado Springs as well as all over the state. While we have not visited everything on this…
Top Pediatric Doctors for EDS, Dysautonomia, and Mast Cell Disorders
With my new series on Ehlers-Danlos and “The Trifecta” (Dysautonomia, POTS, Mast Cell Disorders), I have already been getting many questions about the pediatric doctors we see for these disorders. Since we are a military family, we have traveled to other states and seen other pediatric doctors that I would highly recommend. While most of…
Autism-Friendly Hair Salons in Colorado Springs
When my family first moved to Colorado, one of the things I started looking for was local autism-friendly hair salons. My son, Adam had always struggled with haircuts and I knew finding the right person to cut his hair was going to be difficult. Then, I found the perfect woman. Military spouse, home salon, and…
How Colorado Parents Can Take Action in Their Schools
Last week I wrote about Colorado kids and how they rank 24th out of 50 states for health and physical activity, leading to many having childhood obesity. In a post entitled, 6 Ways Colorado Schools Can Help Fight Childhood Obesity, I gave many ideas for changes Colorado schools can make to help our kids. But how can Colorado…
6 Ways Colorado Schools Can Help Fight Childhood Obesity
As a military family, we love being stationed here in Colorado. I sometimes think that this has to be one of the most beautiful states in the country, and we hope we never have to leave. With everything Colorado has to offer, it is considered one of the healthiest states in the nation. And while the…
The Military Family’s Guide to Colorado Springs (part 1)
If you are a military family, there is a good chance you could be stationed in Colorado. There are many bases here in Colorado, the majority being in Colorado Springs. These bases include The Air Force Academy, Peterson Air Force Base, Schriever Air Force Base, Fort Carson, Buckley Air Force Base, and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station…
The Armed Forces Vacation Club: Make Your Travel Dreams Come True!
I never understood how much I loved to travel until I married my military man. Military life has a way of opening doors to new places and there are many ways that military families like ourselves can make their travel wishes comes true. One of these ways is through the Armed Forces Vacation Club® – the…
From Georgia to Colorado: Our First PCS
First, let me begin by telling you that this journey was not easy. We had five days of travel, two special needs kids, went through three time changes, spent two weeks in and out of hotels, and went through six different states (Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado)! We knew about two months in…
It’s Official: We’re Moving to…
We’re a military family. It’s a known fact that we are going to move a lot, but for some reason, we haven’t. We have been here at our first duty station for over 6 years now, and finally two months ago we got the word: it’s time to move! Orders didn’t come down exactly. My…
