Earlier this month, John and I went on a small vacation. Here's how it went. Planning Our Trip We didn’t want to do anything too huge or expensive, so we decided to take our bikes to a couple of the state parks around the Midwest and explore. I don’t believe we’ve had...
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What We Have Learned in Our 30s
Hi, we're Rachel and Ashlee. Welcome to episode seven of CapitalMOM Real Life Conversations. Thanks so much for joining us today. We're really, really grateful you're here. Hope you enjoy. Ashlee’s August Dimmer I'm going to start how we usually do with a dimmer. What...
Acupuncture: Ancient Medicine with Modern Applications
My interest in acupuncture started while working alongside an acupuncturist in Anchorage, Alaska, at a large medical clinic. I was working as an X-ray technician, massage therapist and laboratory technician. I was also experiencing chronic neck pain due to a...
Finding Time to Connect with My Grandkids
At this moment, I’m sitting in front of our rental cabin at Chadron State Park. It’s a beautiful day, the sun is shining and there is a nice breeze which is keeping the heat away. We came on this 10-day vacation to get away. We’ll spend a couple of days in Chadron, a...
Summer Reflections & Prepping for Back to School
This week, we're going to roll into a tribute to summer and talk about getting into the swing of back to school. Our Summer Glimmers & Dimmers But first, let's go ahead and start with our glimmer and our dimmer. Rachel's July Glimmer My glimmer this month is my...
From Grandmas to Globetrotters: Our European Adventure
A funny thing happened to two grandmas on the way to the Berlin Wall. This sounds like it’s the first line of a joke. Well, it’s not a joke, but there were many funny times. A Sister's Invitation to Europe Early last fall, my sister asked me if I would be able to...
Fostering Sibling Relationships
This month, we're going to talk about fostering sibling relationships as we move into the summer months. Ashlee & Rachel’s Joint Dimmer So we're going to start with our dimmer first. A joint dimmer. It probably seems like we talk about this a lot, but this was too...
Granddaughter Runs Away With It
It was December of 2023 when I first heard my granddaughter had signed up to run the 2024 half marathon in Lincoln. I was thrilled to hear her news. I knew she liked to run a bit, but never imagined she had set a goal to run the half marathon. Supporting Her Training...
Building Better Bedtime Routines
Hi, I'm Ashley. And I'm Rachel. Welcome to our series, CapitalMOM Real Life Conversations. This week, we're going to be talking about bedtime routines—how they're different for every family, but ultimately how we use this time to connect with our children in different...
Preparing for a New Family Member
3,591,328—the number of babies born in the U.S. in 2023. Wow! That’s a lot of homes adding a new family member. And what about the 1 in 25 U.S. families who have at least one adopted child? Or the six million U.S. households that have more than three generations...
Finding My Calling with TeamMates Mentoring
I worked with TeamMates Mentoring at Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) shortly after Tom Osborne and his wife created the program in the early 90s. As a principal, I loved greeting the mentors because I knew how much the relationship meant to our students. The closer I got...
Getting Out of the House with Kids
This week, we're going to talk about getting out of the house with our kids and things to do in our local community. But before we get into that, we just want to say thank you for being here. We recognize that, in this world, there are so many things that you can tune...
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