Phase 3 approaching fast

Thanksgiving is coming and I have many milestones behind me and people in my life to be thankful for. At the top of the pile of thankful events is the deployment phase of this journey is coming to a close. K is on the way home from Afghanistan as I write. Getting home for him [...]

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Shake it up, baby!

I bet you were all wondering what would bring me back here. So was I, frankly. It’s been a rather busy few months of kids home for summer, a dead-for-the-third-time’s-a-charm computer, school starting, and K coming home on leave, and me trying to nail down regular work. Turns out what it really takes for me [...]

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Talking about a revolution

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 [...]

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Winding down and gearing up

One more day and I’m still trying to remind myself that this deadline isn’t mine to worry about. I keep thinking that I have to have all sorts of things done by Thursday morning, but I’m not the one leaving. Sure, things are going to change for us at home, but I still have time [...]

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Look out Betty Crocker!

The cold weather is definitely upon us. And apart from wanting to snuggle somewhere warm with a stack of books or sleep until Spring, this kind of weather just makes me feel like cooking. The kitchen at our old house was not nearly as conducive to cooking as this new one is. I am not [...]

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Cold, frosty one

Oh, how I wish I were talking about a beer. Sadly, not. I woke up this morning to frost on the pumpkins…and the grass and the turned over garden and my car. Winter is walking around way too early this year. I’m not a huge fan of Winter to start with, so having the heat [...]

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Done and doner

K. is back to work today after just over a week off. He’s got 2 weeks left now before the fun really begins. We’ve had our weekend away and he got to be home for Monkey’s birthday–two things that we weren’t sure were going to happen if his training schedule had gone the way we [...]

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Death of a thousand stupidities

I managed to have “one of those weeks” lite. Well, the week technically isn’t over, so I’m hoping it stays “lite” and doesn’t enter the realm of “to the extreme.” So, yes, my life is something like a line of power drinks! Who knew? K. was home all week (although he’s away visiting friends and [...]

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Commencing countdown 1a

Today starts the last month K. is home full-time before he heads off for training. It’s part 1a because he’ll be home for Thanksgiving. Then starts 1b until he’s home for Christmas, and then Phase 2 starts up after that. Poor K. is just completely bogged down with all the admin stuff that has to [...]

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Silk Anniversary

…or as I like to call it, our Tween anniversary. I thought maybe we should celebrate by watching all those wretched kid shows I won’t let R. watch, but I couldn’t even do it for a joke. All I remember about being a Tween myself, was really digging The Outsiders and watching Star Blazers as [...]

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