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Resilience
We always say it’s not going to happen. We’ll be there for each other, even after they move. Or we move. Or we both are flung to opposite sides of the world. And we swear, “This time. This time will be different. This time we’ll really stay in touch.” Military friends are a special breed.… Continue reading
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Saturday
4 a.m. “Mom….mom…” Me: “huh? …” Hannah, whispering: “I think I peed in your bed…” Me: ughhhhhhhhhh “okay….get up. Help get the sheets off….” We strip the bed of dogs and sheets and I give an early morning impromptu laundry lesson. If we pee the bed, we get to do our own laundry. It’s the… Continue reading
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April Fools’ Day
“Hey Hannah,” I said, motioning her over to her Easter basket loot. “Do you remember eating these?” I asked, pointing to the Cadbury mini eggs. “No….well, kind of…” she replied. “These are your dad’s FAVORITE Easter candies. I thought you’d really like them, too,” I explained. Ever trying to include a deployed parent into daily… Continue reading
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Teachers
Excited for their respective field trips, both kids had no trouble getting out of bed. “Where’s my class shirt?!” One hollered from the closet. “Hanging right there,” I hollered back. “Right where you hung it up last night so you wouldn’t forget it….” I continued, mumbling the last part to myself as I grabbed the… Continue reading
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Internal Thought Vomit
Eric and I have a commonly repeated conversation, usually while driving. It goes something like this, Continue reading
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Rainbows and Reasons
“Roy G Biv,” I told her, selecting the crayons out of the vast array of options. “Roy G Biv?! What?!” she asked. “The colors of the rainbow. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet,” I rattled off the words, much to her amazement. It’s so easy impressing a 4 year old with your vast knowledge… Continue reading
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Newsflash: You’re an adult.
Can we get real here for a minute? You are an adult. (Really. Even if it doesn’t feel like it.) Part of being a grown up human being with a body is taking care of said body. “I don’t like exercise.” “Working out is boring.” “I don’t have time to cook.” “I don’t like the… Continue reading
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Scary Things and Happy Tears
Do things that scare you. Such a great idea – in theory. But things that really scare you? Um….but….it’s scary! A scary thing to me is anything car engine related. Eric has done a TON of work on this beater, whom we lovingly named Bertha. I grew up in the midst of many cars in… Continue reading
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Wonder and Joy
I need to say thank you. Thank you to the internet for inspiration. Thank you to all the people who do the holiday season up big. Thank you to the Heather Lands of the world who make me belly laugh about our silly traditions. Thank you for the conversations of dear friends as we eat… Continue reading
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Go Big or Go Home
I haven’t felt like I’ve had much to write about lately. Much of that comes from just being too busy, tired, in the midst of deployment, blah, whatever – to put forth the energy to make coherent sentences. I often identify with Solomon in Ecclesiastes…”there is nothing new under the sun” Ecc. 1:4-11 when it… Continue reading
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