Jessie Luckey
Jessie Luckey spends her days managing three tiny humans. Jessie has called Flagstaff home for over 14 years and even met her husband swing dancing in Heritage Square. Jessie's degree is in education, with an emphasis in early childhood and currently puts that to use teaching the ELL community part time. She loves Jesus and being outside.
Choosing a Name
Picking a name for your new baby! Yes, the most exciting, stressful, trying part of pregnancy (besides squeezing a baby out of your vagina). But just like labor, you will have to do it anyway. Everyone...
Pregnant? Ditch the 12 Week Wait.
When I became pregnant with Suzanne, my husband asked me when we could tell people.
"Whenever we want", I said.
"No, I mean, when is it safe to tell people."
Safe.
He meant because 80% of miscarriages happen...
What Now? [ I Quit My Job ]
No one I talked to blamed me or questioned what I was doing. When I told them that I was quitting teaching they all just nodded or said they understood. A few told me,...
Yes, You Can Foster!
Happy National Adoption Awareness Month!
My husband and I have been on a stop and go adoption journey for over two years. Having issues with infertility we decided to adopt through foster care. After having...
Mentally Preparing for Another Baby
In my wildest fantasy, DCS calls me in the middle of the night (because even though it is a fantasy, I'm still realistic) to ask my husband and I to come get a baby...
The Best Margaritas in Town!
This year I have lived in Flagstaff for 10 years, 7 of which I could legally drink. With that knowledge, I will pass on to you my top three places for the best margaritas...
Owning Up For My Family’s Mistakes [ Columbus Day ]
This year as I filled out my daughter's back to school paperwork I came across two questions. Holidays we celebrate and holidays we don't. Being American Catholics we celebrate most typical holidays, Christmas, Easter,...
Breaking Up With Online Mom Groups
It's nice to have a support system, but when that support system becomes nothing more than a toxic environment it's time to cut your losses.
I belonged to several online parenting groups through social media....
How to: Baby’s Birthday on a Dime!
Congratulations! You have survived the first year of parenthood and now you get to celebrate. Keeping in mind that this is a party for you to enjoy, and not your baby, let me impart...
3 Easy Ways to be a Little More Sustainable
We can all do something to help keep our beautiful town, and planet a little greener with a few small choices. Because little changes add up! I'm sharing a few of the ways my...
Top 5 Baby Shower Gifts
Fun Fact: Every season is baby shower season when you're in your twenties!
This month alone I have three baby showers, one of which is for a best friend and one is for my sister-in-law....
5 Reasons to Car Share (Even when you aren’t broke)
We are very blessed, living in Flagstaff that things are not too far apart. You can drive through the whole town in about thirty minutes depending on the traffic of our busiest street, Milton....
Meet the Contributor: Jessie Luckey
Hey everyone! Jessie with Flagstaff Mom Blog here to tell you a little more about myself.
Family:
Here are some amazing people I love! My core family consists of my husband Aaron and our almost 1...