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Hi everyone, this is Finn! In this post I will be writing down my thoughts about Helena, Montana! I love the nature and that I can go outside and hear the soft sounds of the birds and look around and realize how lucky I am to be here and realizing '' Oh my gosh! A month ago I was stuck in my house packing all my childhood...

In a manner of a few hours I've completely changed the previous appearance of this blog and created a new look. I like it. There are a few things driving me crazy (how do I get rid of that blue menu bar? I can't find it in the code) and a few things I wish I could change (I don't honestly think anyone reading this blog...

Over the years I've seen articles floating around the interwebs about how childhood today differs from the childhood we parents remember from the 1980s. When we moved to Helena, the strangest thing happened; it feels like we're living in a throwback. And it is awesome. Things are simpler, there are fewer rules, kids...

When we talked about moving to Montana, driving in the winter was always high on my list of concerns. I can drive in winter weather - I learned to drive in Chicago, for goodness sake - but I really, really hate it. With that in mind, it makes absolutely no sense that I went searching for snow last Friday. Last Friday....

Over the weekend, Finn had the opportunity to Facetime with his very good friend from back in Champaign. It was adorable; they laughed and told stories and Finn walked all around the house showing her where he has been staying. She filled him in on Nutcracker auditions which had happened the day before, and he asked dozens...

On Saturday, I was fortunate enough to attend The Prairie Sisters Vintage Market in Missoula, Montana. There actually are two real sisters behind this event - Laura and Jami - and they hold five vintage markets throughout the state every year. Appropriately enough, I attended with a trio of sisters - Sean's wonderful...

This is a recap of the "20 Things I Love about CU" posts I shared on Facebook during our last 20 days in Champaign-Urbana. I'm including it here mostly for my archival pleasure, but feel free to scroll through. Those of you in CU can hopefully join me in confirming many of my choices; those of you who wonder why the heck...