Stupid, Stupid, Stupid. That’s what I keep telling myself. I have really change my eating habits over the last few months. I’ve been reading labels, buying fresh fruit and veggies every week and making out weekly menus so that we never have to guess what to make for dinner. It has been WONDERFUL. I eat 6 times [...]
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Posted in Air Force, Army, Author:Marie, Carrier, Coast Gaurd, Deployment, Diver, Family, Fast Attack, Friendship, Holidays, Kids, Marines, Military, Military Kids, Military Wife, SSBN, SSGN, Submarine, Surface Ship on November 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s 6AM Thanksgiving morning and the 24lb turkey is in the oven! I did the touch down hand signals once it was in and cooking. Normally I take pictures of my turkey conquest, this year, Tom the Turkey ate a little too much grain and was a handful!! I do have to say that [...]
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Posted in Air Force, Army, Author:Marie, Coast Gaurd, Deployment, Humor, Marines, Military, Military Wife, Submarine on November 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
***This and the prior post were written during our last deployment. This is a continuation of “Deployment Successes” which was posted the day prior. : )
Deployment Gremlins
So, one of my recent articles was about staying positive and focusing on the successes during deployments. Now I promise you I have been through a number of deployments where [...]
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We’ve all been asked the question, “How is your deployment going?” And we have all taken a deep breath and started from the top of our “What Went Wrong List”.
The list can be pages long. We blame Murphy’s Law, the military, and even our husbands. My favorite debate to watch is when two women [...]
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Posted in Air Force, Army, Author:Marie, Beauty, Carrier, Coast Gaurd, Deployment, Diver, Everyday Life, Family, Fast Attack, Holidays, Homecoming, Humor, Marines, Military, Military Kids, Military Wife, SSBN, SSGN, Submarine on November 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
From Wikipedia:
The word “Deployment” isn’t any where in here!? But it did originate at a MILITARY BASE! I knew it!! : )
Murphy’s law is a popular adage in Western culture that most likely originated at Edwards Air Force Base in 1948. The Law broadly states that things will go wrong in any given situation, if [...]
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I have a nightly routine whether my husband is home or away, where I check the world news updates. I don’t have a “favorite” site since depending on what mood you are in and who’s side you are on can have an influence on what you claim to be the truth. But tonight, I just [...]
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Posted in Air Force, Army, Author:Marie, Carrier, Coast Gaurd, Deployment, Diver, Everyday Life, Family, Fast Attack, Friendship, Homecoming, Humor, Kids, Marines, Military, Military Kids, Military Wife, SSBN, SSGN, Submarine on November 17, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Anything But Dependent is the title I chose for my weekly spouse column. I came up with this title because of the stereotype we are given. Our civilian counterparts have labeled us as dependent, needy, and whiney. I am normally pretty reserved when someone has views different from my own. I respect them, keep [...]
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Posted in Air Force, Army, Author:Marie, Carrier, Coast Gaurd, Deployment, Diver, Everyday Life, Family, Fast Attack, Holidays, Marines, Military, Military Kids, Military Wife, SSBN, SSGN, Submarine, Surface Ship on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I needed this today as I pulled out my Christmas decorations knowing that I would be without him.
I’m sure there is a spouse that needs it as much as I do right now.
A Military Wife’s Prayer
Author Unknown
Give me greatness of heart to see,
The difference between duty and his love for me.
Give me understanding so that [...]
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Posted in Air Force, Army, Author:Marie, Carrier, Coast Gaurd, Deployment, Diver, Everyday Life, Family, Fast Attack, Kids, Marines, Military, Military Kids, Military Wife, SSBN, SSGN, Submarine, Surface Ship on November 13, 2008 | 8 Comments »
My daughter is a Daddy’s girl. She is a pixie of a girl who turned six this year. She is my mini me. She walks like me, talks like me, and looks like me. On some days it scares me to death and on other days I find nothing but laughter and joy. My Husband [...]
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I wanted to take a shower. A SHOWER!? First, when did such routine maintenance become guarded and appreciated treasures? Oh yeah, once I had kids.
My kids are finally getting old enough that I can close the bathroom door and take longer than five, I mean three minutes. In fact, I have been able to shave [...]
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