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Sarah Neben: Evan's journey of self-discovery Our third son, Evan, is about to become a world traveler — and this mama is struggling with that a little bit.
Sarah Neben: The Neben compound Dan and I are empty nesters (again) and I’m struggling mightily with this fact.
Paul Hammel: Nebraska: it really has a lot of cool stuff to see/experience Memorial Day has come and gone, so it’s time to hit the road.
