The worst part is watching him pack. One by one every article of clothing he owns gets folded neatly and carefully placed inside his duffle bag. Underwear, t-shirts, green socks, boots, uniforms…one by one they disappear not to be seen again in this house for another 10 months. I sit…
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If you are an Army Wife and you have a computer you know what this post is about. One thing I will not do is bash “Army Wife, Army Life” for her recent blog post. While I agree with not one single word of it, I as a seasoned Army…
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Ever have one of those days…yes THOSE days…you know, where everything seems to be falling apart at the seams? Yep, that’s me today. Take a husband in the military with a never-ending schedule, 7 kids off from school for a long weekend and countless work deadlines to meet and you…
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Happy New Year Everyone!!! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. Now that the new year is upon us, I’m sure each of you has chosen your list of infamous “resolutions”…all of the “will nots” and “must nots” for the new year. Who are we kidding? All…
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I have posted here many times about how crappy and unappreciated I feel some days. I mean let’s face it, being a mom isn’t always the most rewarding of jobs. Sure, there are days when we are showered with hugs and thank yous and hand drawn and colored pictures…but there…
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I am a wee bit embarrassed to say this blog post was inspired by an Ashley Tisdale song, but it was. I have teenagers, what can I say? In one of her songs she talks about how one morning she looks in the mirror and sees the reflection of herself…
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Last Saturday my son Jonathan and his football team played their first play-off game. These boys are all 6th graders and have worked incredibly hard to get to this point in the season. What is unique about this team, and why I chose to write about them this morning,…
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Ever have one of those days…you know one of those days…when all you wanna do is just curl up and make the world go away? Yeah, well…I’ve had like 7 of those days in a row. And let me tell ya, with 7 kids and a house and a…
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Appreciation. It’s a pretty simple concept, right? Someone does something nice for you and you say “thank you”. But true appreciation is more than just words…it’s action! To simply say the words “Thank you” is great, but to show that you are grateful and appreciative means so much more.…
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Yesterday was the absolute most horrible “mommy” day I have had in a very long time. It seems like ever since summer vacation started my children have been morphed into something out of a Stephen King novel. Before we even had kids my husband and I agreed that…
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