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Never Say Never
When I worked in banking I used to see the non-showered stay-at-home-moms looking all frazzled and not “making their children behave” as they ran around and got loud. I used to think to myself, “Man, can’t she make those kids mind? My kids will NEVER act like that!” BWAAHHAHHAHHA!!! And fast forward to today AS… Continue reading
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Blegh. On More than One Level
Blegh. There. I said it. I’m feeling a little blue as the reality of going it alone for 9 months sinks in. I know I’m not ALONE alone. There are plenty of people to help out, offer support and are just there for me and the kids. But, it isn’t Eric. There isn’t a replacement… Continue reading
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It Wasn’t a Mushy Banana Day….but…..
Had a great time in Minnesota (will blog about that one later tonight after the kiddos are asleep) but I am so glad to be home and in my own bed. We have a tempurpedic mattress and sadly it makes us wimps when it comes to staying in hotels with crappy beds. Yeah, I know… Continue reading
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Flying to Minnesota….
One of the things packed into this crazy month before D-day is a whirlwind trip to Minnesota to visit with Eric’s family. As I sit here on the plane I am feeling grateful that Hannah is snoring peacefully, Jake is (for the moment) thoroughly engrossed in a movie he has seen 5000 times. We planned… Continue reading
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The Funk Has Left the Building!
Over the last year different friends have encouraged me through my weight loss/fitness journey, and a few even telling me that by witnessing my transition, they’ve in turn been inspired to get more fit. Wow. While I wouldn’t call it a burden (seriously?! I’m the one that posts about it for everyone to read!) but… Continue reading
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LIfe with Wild Animals!
So even though we live with a couple of wild animals, we (Eric) decided we needed to get out of the house and go to the zoo! So that’s what we did today. And in my on-going determination to be more conscious of my phone use, I decided not to take a bunch of pictures… Continue reading
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Positives of a deployment…
With deployment looming in the not-so-distant future, I was thinking yesterday about some of the things I actually look forward to during a deployment. Things like mowing the lawn. Yep. I actually LOVE mowing the lawn. There is something so gratifying about seeing those freshly made tracks on the grass, the smell of it mixed… Continue reading
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Failure with caveats….
Well, my little iphone experiment is a bit of a failure. Sort of. I haven’t turned it back on yet, but I am going to shortly. With an upcoming deployment, the awesome hubbs has offered to give his up (since he won’t be able to use it anyway) so we can still save a bit… Continue reading
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Amputation Time Part II
Tomorrow I will be disconnecting my iPhone. And while I will miss the gadget-y features (yes, gadget-y is a word! 😉 I’m actually looking forward to it. In the past couple of days I haven’t been checking my phone as much in “preparation” for the “surgery”. Surprisingly enough, I’ve felt more relaxed and much more… Continue reading
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