Stephanie
Stephanie lives in Shawnee with her husband and two crazy redheaded children, Jack (7) and Allison (4). When she’s not working full time as an aviation meteorologist, or trying to stop her kids from fighting, she enjoys running, knitting, attempting to bake, cheering on the Huskers (#GBR!), and catching up on her DVR. You'll often find her dragging her kids and husband to breweries around KC in search of the best IPAs the city has to offer. You can follow her day-to-day snippets on Instagram (@stephavey).
Surviving the Severe Weather Season
Severe weather season has arrived in Kansas City. As moms, this also means our role as comforter and protector of our kids is thrown into overdrive, especially at night. Loud thunder, sirens, and hail...
The Window of Opportunity
There’s this moment that occurs in the early morning hours each weekend, when I feel abundantly optimistic about what I can accomplish in a day. A full deep clean of the house followed by...
In Defense of Valentine’s Day
It’s no secret that Valentine’s Day is the redheaded stepchild of celebrated holidays. It’s fueled by guilt that you must buy your mate chocolates and roses to prove your love. Stores thrive off of...
When the Government Shuts Down
With any luck, as you’re reading this the government is fully back up and running and the hashtag #governmentshutdown has long left your social media feeds. If not, then I hope instead of passing...
Just Take the Trip
My husband and I recently returned from a week long vacation abroad just the two of us. If you’re anything like me, then the mere thought of taking a long trip with your significant...
The Love Language Struggle
When I was first introduced the the idea of love languages I assumed it was some book that old married couples read to figure out how to communicate. Young and naive I scoffed at...
Shift Work As a Mom
When I decided to pursue meteorology for my career, the idea of having to work shifts never even occurred to me. I remember surviving my first midnight shift back in college as a volunteer...
Surviving Year 7
My husband and I are about to pass the eight year mark in our marriage. Several months ago, the thought of actually making it to our anniversary date, still together, seemed improbable to me....
Mothering Through Phases
In the early days of motherhood, advice and words of encouragement are easy to come by. There are two in particular that I tend to pass along to my new mom friends, or you...
Knitting Through Motherhood
There was a time in my life when you would rarely see me without yarn and needles in hand. If you met me today, the fact that I knit would be this little known...
Mastitis, You Suck
When I was about 35ish weeks pregnant with my first, my Mom was helping me get the nursery set up and all the typical last minute things you do before you’re about to have...
The Joy of Self-Dating
Self-care in motherhood seems to be all the buzz these days. Of course as moms we tend to run ourselves ragged putting our family’s needs in front of our own. More often than not...
My YouTube Secret
One of the many things I've learned in this parenting gig is that no matter how weird or awkward or strange something your kid does, chances are at least 75% of other kids have...
The Seven Year Itch?
My husband and I recently celebrated seven years of marriage. Of course we've been together longer than that, but passing the seven year mark of being lawfully wed seems somewhat significant. I think it's that...
Always on Defense
Confession: I’m a bit on the defensive side.
My husband would argue that I’m more defensive than most, but I think his opinion is biased. OK, so maybe it's more than a bit. As humans, it's...
