Let’s take a quick drive along Route 66 in Devil’s Elbow, Missouri…

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Here’s a view of the U.S. Army Railway Bridge and its wooden approach trestles set against the backdrop of the Ozark Hills.

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Talk about stunning…

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1923 Devil’s Elbow steel truss bridge along Historic Route 66…

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View of the Big Piney River from the Devil’s Elbow steel truss bridge along Historic Route 66… 

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I can’t even begin to imagine how beautiful Devil’s Elbow will be during the fall – leaves ablaze, slight chill in the air. Bring it on Missouri!

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Is your husband driving you nuts? Does your boss get under your skin? Welcome to “OH NO HE DIDN’T!” Tuesday, your come-and-tell-us-all-about-it headquarters! Let’s get this party started…

My husband and I have been house hunting in the Ft. Leonard Wood area here in Missouri for the last two weeks and have finally found the perfect place to call home.

We contemplated between moving to Waynesville, St. James, St. Robert and a teeny tiny little town that none of you have ever heard of. But when we drove by this sign, the light bulb went off in my husband’s head.

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Him: “Hey Kris, we should move to Doolittle!”

Me: “Doolittle? I’m not living in Doolittle. Why in the world would I want to move to Doolittle?”

Him: “Because you DO LITTLE.”

OH NO HE DIDN’T! (Oh yes girl, he did.)

Send help. Seriously. I’m this close to strangling my husband.

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Folks, we finally found a home! Though the move into our new home is just days away, I can’t shake the roller coaster of emotions I’ve been riding for the last three weeks. I’m overwhelmed, underpaid and I’m just plain tired.

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I am so, so tired.

I’m tired of being cooped up in this hotel – nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.

I’m tired of hearing “Mom, so-and-so won’t give me back my cookie.”

I’m tired of changing diapers.

I’m tired of speaking in hushed tones.

I’m tired of being needed by everyone everyday, for everything under the sun.

I’m tired of sharing a bathroom with five other people.

I’m tired of waiting.

I’m tired of breastfeeding.

I’m tired of repeating myself.

I’m tired of butting heads.

I’m tired of fast food.

I’m tired of editing photos.

I’m tired of falling asleep to the sound of five other people snoring.

I’m tired of whining.

I’m tired of eating waffles, biscuits and gravy or eggs every morning.

I’m tired of thinking.

I’m tired of writing this blog post.

I’m tired of being of being tired.

But most of all, I’m tired of holding it all in. I’m human. I get angry. I get frustrated and yes, I even whine. Living in a hotel for the last three weeks with my husband, our four children and Rocky the Wonder Pup has been extremely trying.

I wish I could say that I’ve been living and loving it all out loud these last three weeks, the truth of the matter is I haven’t. I’ve been a big baby. A really cranky baby. A tired baby.

I need a nap.

And some “me” time.

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Guess what folks…I’m guest posting over at Our Mommyhood today! You’ll click on over and say hi, won’t you?

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Mystery Solved – It’s Not Dog Poop or Mysteryphotoitis

August 26, 2010 Mystery Photo

Remember this? Yesterday, you were challenged to take a wild guess as to what the mystery photo could possibly be. Your answers were great! Here are a few of my favorites… sugar sprinkles frozen vegetables rocks from a fish tank Zeus’ last bowel movement (I hope Zeus is a dog and not some one’s husband.) But my favorite guess [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Mystery Photo #3

August 25, 2010 Photography

It’s Mystery Photo time! Look at the photo below, leave your wild guess in a comment and be sure to come back tomorrow (Thursday). I’ll post the answer along with a full photo of the mystery object. There’s even a crappy t-shirt badge up for grabs! Good luck everyone.

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“OH NO HE DIDN’T!” Tuesday: I Told You So!

August 23, 2010 Baby

Is your husband driving you nuts? Does your boss get under your skin? Welcome to “OH NO HE DIDN’T!” Tuesday, your come-and-tell-us-all-about-it headquarters! Let’s get this party started… The I-told-you-so moments just keep on flowing… If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times. “George, you’re going too fast.” “Honey, you’re going over [...]

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Who Pooped?

August 23, 2010 Children

Living in a hotel sucks. Trust me. I’ve battled the laundry pile from hell, stopped a hotel room fire that was just seconds away from happening. And now this… It’s not chocolate. It isn’t caramel. It’s poop. And I’m not laughing. It’s bad enough that the six of us are forced to share one bathroom, [...]

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I Do Laundry. And Prevent Hotel Room Fires.

August 21, 2010 Family

Living in a hotel can be incredibly stressful. More so if you’re rooming with your husband, four children and a potty-training pup. We’ve been living here at the Hotel de Get-Me-The-Hell-Outta-Here for six days now and I’m already going bananas. Folks, this is what six days’ worth of laundry looks like sans towels and wash cloths… Who knew six people could go [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Scenes From The Road

August 18, 2010 Moving to Missouri

As many of you already know, we made the big move from Georgia to Missouri this past weekend. Sitting in the passenger seat for 14-1/2 hours was brutally boring. Luckily, I had my trusty Nikon to keep me occupied.

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“OH NO HE DIDN’T!” Tuesday: Wow. Welcome to Missouri.

August 17, 2010 Humor

Is your husband driving you nuts? Does your boss get under your skin? Welcome to “OH NO HE DIDN’T!” Tuesday, your come-and-tell-us-all-about-it headquarters! Let’s get this party started… Somewhere between Georgia and Missouri, I lost my mind.   The last few days have been downright chaotic. Our journey to Missouri began on Friday afternoon and ended late Saturday [...]

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