8-21-26 So we went to bed around 5 am. Got up at 10. We all slept like rocks in terrible beds! The forecast wasn’t looking great for the week but that’s normal for the Florida beaches! With the truck parked and it being Sunday, there was nothing we could do about it. But enjoy the stormy afternoon while most of us just stayed in. I actually was relieved. After 24.5 hours of fearing death, I needed to just take a break from stuff. People. Things. Just like we welcomed rain and

When a long awaited vacation turns into nightmare fuel.

July 6, 2026 Celebrating the Fourth of July has always been a fun little family thing. Some good food, drinks and fireworks. Simple. So this year, why did I take my husband to the ER at 1030 pm and spend 4 hours there? Was it a fireworks injury? Nope. Crock pot. This year my FIL came over to join in on the fun. He had plans to take the kids to his house after fireworks for the night. Awesome. Nick and I knew we’d have a good night cap of vodka and gin - I’m gin, he’s vodka -

First posted June 25, 2026 I don’t know how many years it’s been since we started this game, but it’s has morphed into more than the Slug Bug Game should have ever gotten to. In the beginning it was simple... as it should be. But not long into it, rules and arguments started to surface. I was always aggravated with the stupid rules that would be made up. Until they (my husband and son) were like, "that’s what makes it fun." So I dove in along with them and because we started

April 10, 2026 Sometimes I feel as though no one really gets what I do. And the way i see it is, I do so much that even I can't wrap my head around what I do. It's just laser design work and woodworking. If you can dream it, I can probably create it within my realm of expertise, Even though I am by far not an expert.... every day i am learning as I go! I often have had clients come to me with requests. And I often have people tell me that I was the only one they could fin

Nov 23, 2025 Edit: It took me 4 months to post this.... This is a post I have wanted to talk about but also I struggle with it and I don't know why. It's almost like talking about a subject that no one wants to acknowledge? Maybe? I don't know. But. This is about my weight. It's even hard for me to type that. But why? I am gonna back up a bit. I've never had a weight problem before 2021. If ever I added a few pounds, I knew how to take it off. When I was about 21, I hi

March 5, 2026 Hi this is AJ! This blog past is to help others by compiling stories of our beginning, unique, journeys with Multiple Sclerosis. Each story is compiled here from those who were diagnosed and the beginning experiences to help others just simply know they aren't alone. In 2015 I realized that something wasn't right. I struggled with my activity levels and things I could easily do before, I simply couldn't. I have been a runner most of my life off and on and nev

January 10, 2026 Grief is an emotion I really have been evaluating lately. I’ve lost a lot of people, even pets, in my lifetime. I’ve lost family members; aunts, uncles, great grandparents, grandparents, parents, even an infant niece. And then friends and coworkers. Many of these losses happened just within the past 10 years or so. I feel starting with my mother who passed away in August 2015. I was in my late 30s and I can just remember thinking that no one should lose thei

10-2-25 It’s been a minute since I continued writing the S&O story. Where it sat, I just didn’t think there was going to be much more to...

9-22-25 (I don't even like the color orange lol) As I was working a filling a wholesale order recently, I was thinking about my business,...