I can’t say I’m having a bad week, per se, but something is definitely off. Even the weather has been all over the place. It was warm enough to melt the driveway ice (finally) and our poor two-faced snowman. I enjoyed the warmer weather (and the sight of grass in January), I won’t lie. But [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Speedbump
Posted in Deployment, tagged lessons learned, snafus on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hits and misses
Posted in Deployment, tagged communication, family time, kid wins, motivation, plans, snow on January 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Thanks to everyone who voted and provided me with feedback. I really do appreciate it and will take it into consideration as I move forward. Like I said, I generally have plenty to say, but sitting down to say it and/or picking what to say can be a challenge. Your opinions help. I spoke with [...]
Poll Dancing
Posted in Admin, Deployment, tagged plans, poll, writing on January 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Sometimes I think I have too much to say and I spend a lot of time self-editing/censoring and thinking about how I want to present it and too little time actually writing it down. I’ve been thinking quite a bit about how to both keep motivated to write here, and what types of things to [...]
Talking about a revolution
Posted in Deployment, tagged goals, plans, preparations, writing on January 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I’ve decided that I’m ditching resolutions in favor of a full-scale revolution (defined as: “A sudden or momentous change in a situation.”). I don’t suppose it surprises anyone (besides me) that starting a revolution involves more than acquiring a theme song. Being a revolutionary takes thought, consideration, a fair amount of flexible scheduling and tweaking [...]
Let the games begin: Part 2a
Posted in Deployment, tagged army shenanigans, kid wins, plans, snow, vacation on January 3, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Welcome back, readers! Thanks for bearing with my absence. The Army decided to make me play “shift the space” with our holiday plans at the last minute, so I was scrambling to have our Christmas preparations done a few days earlier than planned. As soon as K got home we visited family for a couple [...]


