Baby Sheley

• I’m ExhaustedJuly 9, 2008
  Man, this baby thing is already starting to dominate my life. I’m ALWAYS tired, and most of the time I look flat out exhausted! It seems like all I’m doing is working (although way less than usual), eating or sleeping.
  alissa
• 3 Week BellyJune 29, 2008
  Not much to see yet, just the same ‘ole belly fat that I’ve always had! : )
  alissa
• Breaking the NewsJune 29, 2008
  Since Brandon and I had been talking about having a baby for awhile, we’d had a lot of time to think about how we’d break the happy news our parents. This baby will be the first grandchild on both sides of the family, so we knew the announcement needed to be special. As soon as the [...]
  alissa

Brandon Sheley

• House Inspection went well!July 19, 2008
  One more hurdle checked off the list.. Well not officially, but it looks like our house will pass inspection. We will find out monday or tuesday when we get the checklist. Now we are packing and getting living situation setup for the week we don’t have a house. “between closing ours, and closing on the house [...]
  Brandon
• Back from the OzarksJuly 14, 2008
  Alissa and I just got back from the ozarks, we are members of a Topeka Ad club and that’s who ran the weekend. We have nice rooms at the Tan Tar A resort, Lis had to go to a board meeting all day saturday, but we had a dinner cruise that night which was cool. We [...]
  Brandon
• We are having a baby!July 4, 2008
  As always, I take far far to long to post on this blog, but I’ll try to fill you in. 2 weeks ago my mom and I went down to see my grandma Siver for a week. It was a real good time, I wish we lived closer so we could see each other more. The [...]
  Brandon

Alissa Sheley

• Starting the Great Move of ‘08July 20, 2008
  My parents came to Topeka yesterday afternoon, pulling an 18′ foot trailer for us to load all of our worldly possessions onto. Although I didn’t really partake in any of the moving, per say, I did do some packing … and was excellent at opening and closing the door for people. Brandon and my parents completely [...]
  alissa
• Leadership Training at the Lake of the OzarksJuly 12, 2008
  Well, I’m in the Lake of the Ozarks for the weekend at the AAF District 9 Leadership Retreat. I’m here as part of the AAF-Topeka Board, and we’re meeting with other Ad Club chapters in the 5-state region. We’ve spent time discussing ways to increase membership, setup great programs and discussing successful ADDY events. But for [...]
  alissa
• Thinking about TopekaJuly 9, 2008
  Tomorrow morning is my first Heartland Visioning Task Force meeting. I am very proud to be part of the group, and look forward to the opportunity to directly contribute in the shaping of Topeka’s future. I consider being on the Task Force a great responsibility, so I’ve prepared myself in every way I thought possible. I’ve [...]
  alissa
• I Bought a House Today!July 6, 2008
  Click here to check out our new place.
  alissa
• Making An Offer - Round 2July 5, 2008
  Well, we’ve found our dream house. It’s got everything that we’re looking for and more, and it’s in our price range and a good neighborhood! Unfortunately, yet again we’re going to be engaging in a bidding war. That’s right. We must have excellent taste, because no sooner had we decided that we’d make an offer on [...]
  alissa
• House Hunting - Round 2July 4, 2008
  Well, Brandon and I are back out on the house hunting trail this weekend. This time with the help of our Realtor, Jeremiah Huyett from Kellerman Real Estate. We got started Thursday right after I got off work looking at 7 different places. By the time 8:45 rolled around, we’d found two places that we’re pretty [...]
  alissa