Category: army wife
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Redeployment Ready: The Crazy Ways We Prepare
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Image from www.entertainmentwallpaper.com Oh, I’ve been more than ready for this deployment to end. For months I’ve been wishing time would fly faster, and honestly it has flown. At the beginning of the deployment I made a to do list of all the things I wanted to accomplish while my hubby…
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On Days When I Need A Laugh
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image from www.allposters.com Like Today. Is it just me or do all the kiddos seem to be rowdier than usual? Ah. It must be the end of the school year! I dare say this time of the year is almost equivalent to the excitement felt at Christmastime. I feel the…
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Beating the Easter Blues: What to Do While Your Honey’s Away
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It’s difficult to celebrate Special Occasions and Holidays when your spouse is deployed, or away for training. It’s hard to feel like celebrating when the one you love can’t be there to join in on the traditions, fun and laughter. picture from www.dreamstime.com With Easter next week, I can’t stop from wondering…
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Healthy from the Inside Out–Minus the Parasites
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Taking time for yourself is a must. We all need rest and rejuvenation. I decided to take time for myself by spending a rest filled and rejuvenating spa weekend with my best gal pals in the world at Retreat in the Country in Frankfort, Indiana. A big shout out to…
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The Deployment Ride
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It’s been right at three months since Stephen deployed–6 more to go! Six months sounds like a long time, but I won’t complain, it could be worse. The last deployment ended up being 15 months–ugh–so 6 more months is so doable! Since he has been gone, I’ve been working on…
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Deployment Bucketlist
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Deployment Bucket List: UPDATED 🙂 Disclaimer: I had to write a few things on the list that I have already done to make me feel more productive–I know you totally do that too! 😉 1: Organize the Garage Um…I may need to do that again2: Organize Laundry Area3: Organize Top…
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Resiliency…Army Wives Know That Word….
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Ugh, Stephen leaves next week…the deployment begins. I knew it was coming, but it was still weeks away, and now it’s a week away. :(. We had our pre-deployment briefing not long ago…nothing much new, same ‘ole info for the most part, but I thought I might lose it if…
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The Most Romantic Evening
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I’m cozied up on the couch with my hubby. The kids are in bed, the lights are down low–an ideal setting for a romantic evening…meh, we’ll just sit here and watch the history channel–WWII is always interesting to learn about. I’m still all sweaty and gross from my time at…
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The Blessings of Being an Army Wife
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With yet another deployment lurking around the corner I find myself, now more than ever, focusing on the many positive things in my life–Momma always said to count your blessings…or was that an old hymn we used to sing at church? I could go on and on and on about…
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First Kiss
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Who remembers their first kiss? I’m not sure my first kiss counts. I was in the first grade, on a school bus, and the boy beside me leaned in, and then kissed my cheek. I punched him and blacked his eye–one of my finer moments, I confess. I’m not ashamed of…