I AM THANKFUL FOR THE THINGS THAT LED US TO OUR HOME

I am thankful Mom and Dad let us stay in their home for eight months. 

Ebony chewed all their doorknobs and escaped to the cornfield every chance she got.

Max the Cat bit Mom and Dad's cat Oliver on the butt. (Doubly rude - Max was in Oliver's house AND Oliver must have been running away at the time!) I took Oliver to see Dr. Teter since I did not yet have a veterinary job in town.

I am thankful our house in Omaha smelled like apples when we first walked through.

That is why I told the previous owner (against Karen and John, our real estate agent's frantic advice) that I would pay anything to own her house.

Because Mom and Dad let us live with them, and because our house-to-be smelled like apples, everything came together to provide our favorite living space to date.

Finch home - the earlier days!

Buying our house is one of the best decisions we have ever made. We love our neighbors, we love the schools and we still love our little home.

ONE YEAR AGO

OBSERVING A FOUR YEAR OLD PROCESS WITH A MATURITY FAR BEYOND HIS YEARS

TWO YEARS AGO

I KNEW IT WAS YOU THE WHOLE TIME AMANDA NICHOLS!

WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE A VET

When I was between jobs in 2011, I started a comic strip called "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet," that continued until I had all my frustrations from previous experiences out of my system. There were a few comics about my current job, but not rooted in frustration. I wasn't sure where it would go and how it would end. Part of me wishes I was still creating the comic. I processed what I needed to process, and thankfully, ran out of new material.

I am thankful for every situation that I was able to turn into a comic.

When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet

I will post a comic from "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet" here every Friday until we have gotten through them all. If you would like to see the original website where all the comics are, it is here...

When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet

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Post from one year ago today...

November 3, 2016

ON THIS DAY, ANYTHING GOES

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Post from two years ago today...

November 3, 2015

I HAVE BEEN MEANING TO TELL YOU