military family
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And Here We Go Again…Again….
Well, we are just a few days out from saying our goodbyes and hello to another deployment cycle. It was so beyond wonderful having Daddy home over the holidays for a little break in the big deployment. I feel like I’m coming from a place of strength this time ready to take on the challenges… Continue reading
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To The Military Community
I didn’t get it for a long time. My husband is the social one. I ALWAYS have a great time when we go places and attend parties or other such work functions, but my nature is to be more of a homebody. Putting myself out there, having “witty repartee” with strangers while not simultaneously spilling… Continue reading
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Wonder-Full Wednesday: Home
Since we are smack dab in the middle of moving, I can surely tell you the things I am not grateful for (boxes, a sea of paper, not being able to find things, etc.) What I am grateful for this week revolves around the idea of home. More than just the platitude of “home is where your… Continue reading
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Wonder and Grattitude
As we gear up to move I find myself more and more excited. I love to move. Really. Yes, it’s a headache, yes, it’s even more of a trauma with kiddos, but I still love it. Taking the time to review belongings, purging what is no longer needed, cleaning and gearing up for the big… Continue reading
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Downsizing, Reorganizing, Purging, Moving and Other Things I’m Grateful For
I love a new year. I love the clean slate feeling. Perhaps it’s not just the clean slate, but more spring being on the horizon. (And yes, you can have a “clean slate” every day – no need to wait until “monday”, “tomorrow”, “next month” or even a new year.) For me, that clean slate… Continue reading
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Even on the yucky days…
Even on the yucky, crappy, wish-the ground-would-swallow-me-up, go-back-to-bed-days, I aspire to still, in the midst of circumstance, be grateful. Even on the yucky days, when I am at my worst, I want to be able to take a step back just for a moment, and remember the bigger picture, and be grateful. This is so… Continue reading
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Grateful
Another blog I like to read is Finding Joy. She has a beautiful way of getting to the heart of what is important. I love her writing style and am borrowing her format of Friday Faves to highlight the things this week that I am grateful for. Being outnumbered, two to one Come play with us,… Continue reading
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A Little of This, A Little of That…..
I’m just loving having a garden this year. While we didn’t plant that much, it’s amazing to me just how much we’ve been able to harvest! We’ve been eating snap peas like crazy people! And look what was hiding… A few cukes!! The pumpkins are growing OUT of the garden!! The kids wanted to… Continue reading
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Pirate Pete!
Meet the new character that moved in with us! It’s Pirate Pete!! Arrrgghh Matey! Hannah gives Pete a love! Yes, I have officially gone insane! I found this fun puppet at a consignment shop and thought about what fun it would be with the kids. After our sessions with FOCUS I thought perhaps a character would… Continue reading
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Emotions and Gunk
What a day. It was a doozy. No – It was BRUTAL. Deployments suck no matter what. When separated from the one you love and you don’t know where they are, can’t talk to them whenever you feel like it – it just plain sucks. It sucks it sucks it sucks. But you work, you… Continue reading
Life and Other Stuff 