military spouse
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WonderFull Wednesday: Down Time
No, I didn’t say Downton. Although I am very thankful (and obsessed) with that too! If you haven’t caught Downton Abbey yet, you simply must! It’s such great brain candy! What I am thankful for is down time. Every evening when the minions are tucked in bed, I get to just breathe. I sit with… Continue reading
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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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The One I Don’t Want to Write
I lost 50lbs. We moved almost a year ago. I gained 8 lbs. The hubbs deployed. Then 12 lbs more creeped on. Old habits resurfaced. I thought I had this. I thought it was “under control”. My eating has not been on point – completely hit and miss. My exercise – meh. I’ve done some little… Continue reading
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Poopy McPoopersons
Like most people, the reality of having kids is far different than the vision I once held of what parenthood would or should look like. Take my day, for example. (Or any day, really. I’m at the tail end of a months-long Groundhog Day!) It started out like most of our days, kids up, I… Continue reading
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More Crazy Ideas: Christmas Edition
I get these crazy ideas and then halfway through I am wondering what the heck I was thinking when I thought whatever it is I’m doing was a good idea. Today was a classic example. It usually begins with a day with nothing planned. Hmmm, what can we do today? Ah! I know! Let’s put… Continue reading
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I am Woman… Part 2
Along with doing such man jobs as changing the oil, terminating spiders, and rewiring car stereos, I decided to put the “lift kit” on Jacob’s bed! While this may be a decision I will regret, I have to say its been pretty fun so far. Jacob and Hannah both have been following the “rules of… 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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Ripples
With the onset of fall, the upcoming hustle and bustle of the Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas hoopla, I’m feeling a bit nostalgic about our life (and weather) in Hawaii. There is much I do not miss about life in Hawaii, but when I’m freezing my tootsies off in the pacific northwest rain, wearing warm boots and still cranking… Continue reading
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I Am Woman…..
I’m always amazed when I do something I thought I couldn’t do, or was impossible. Marathons, losing weight yes, but even little things. Like when I was in high school and I had my first car (89 Dodge Colt). I had a tail light that burnt out. I thought about waiting until my dad got… Continue reading
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