Category Archives: Military

Days 4 & 5: Hot Blooded! Hot Blooded!

or hot tempered. As some of you know, I do not live well with most people. I love company, I do not enjoy small spaces. I am a terrible room mate, as my past room mates can tell you. Especially … Continue reading

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Days 2 and 3: Saturday Night’s Alright..

The first night went well, and we woke up well rested, even thought D had an accident and ended up in my bed around 6:30am. We relaxed, did some more cleaning, and waited for my family to come back from … Continue reading

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Day 1: D-Day

I’ll just go right out and say it- today wasn’t as hard as the average person thinks it is. Tomorrow will be harder. For the next 7 days or so, it will get harder, and then it will even out, … Continue reading

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“Save Tonight, and fight the break of dawn..”

Even the radio knows. Today on the way to JAG to finalize all the unfun stuff, we heard that, and “Adam’s song”. I won’t lie, I felt a little taunted. The last day and a half have been lazy, but … Continue reading

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Wisdom from God and Marilyn Monroe

For those of you that don’t know, T is gone this week. The army called Sunday morning and a few hours later we dropped him off at Dulles. He will be home Saturday afternoon. It was unexpected and quite frankly … Continue reading

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Growing up with 9/11

also known as the post that wrote itself. The last few days have been busy, between having a new godson and daughters both through growth spurts and eating everything in the house while screaming and clinging to mommy. (Yes, it … Continue reading

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Momfessions

I saw a friend do this, and I can only imagine how cathartic it feels. 15 truths about my parenting. She did 25, but I’m not sure I have that many. 1)I loved parenting from the opposite side of the … Continue reading

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A Response to “Giving it all up”

This blog strikes a chord in me, because every one of these thoughts I have had and struggled with myself, but for different reasons. http://www.mrsshim.com/2011/09/giving-it-all-up/ Now, before anyone goes all (if anyone even reads this anymore!! lol. Mostly because I … Continue reading

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While my pretty one sleeps…

And worst blogger of the year award goes to..ME. Because I can’t stick to anything not happening in front of me. So while midg is asleep upstairs in the guest room with the door open (because I forgot her baby … Continue reading

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“Is it tacky to take a baby to a wine festival?”

Probably. But I wasn’t tacky alone at least 🙂 there were a bunch of other babies in slings, strollers, etc. Devon and I went adventuring with some people from the FRG here to a wine festival about an hour away. … Continue reading

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