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How I Became Married to the Military

During one of his deployments, a General was speaking to a group of soldiers MAJ W was with and made the comment that members of the Armed Services need to “share our story.” I’ve thought about this phrase often as we’ve moved around and encountered people who have very little knowledge of what the day in/day out life of a military family looks like. Did you know in 2015, only 4% of the population of the United States were Active Duty Military? I give this statistic ...

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Decorating Roadblocks for Real Moms

I love the thought of living in a beautifully decorated home. I want my house to feel like a ‘warm hug’ for people who walk through the door. Unfortunately, I have a few decorating roadblocks that often hinder me from completing my desired overall look! Maybe you have some of these roadblocks, as well. Children – “This is why we can’t have nice things!” Have you heard a parent say that? I know I think it and say it! Unfortunately, it’s a fairly ...

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Is It Bedtime, Yet?

As most parents can probably attest, one of the hardest parts of the day is bedtime!!! Good grief! Why is it when I am most exhausted and ready to put on my pajamas and veg with the Netflix controller in my hand, do my children reach deep into their bag of annoying bedtime stalling tricks? It’s like they had a team meeting and said, “Hey, let’s see how much we can aggravate mom, but wait until 8:25?” 8:30 is our standard, preferred lights out time. Here are the most ...

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2017 in the Rearview

Is there anyone else who was glad to bid 2017 farewell? To say 2017 was an odd and difficult year for me personally would be sugar coating the situation a bit. I should preface all of this by admitting that I am naturally a glass half empty kind of person. The trees often block my view of the forest! With that background knowledge, I’ll proceed to let you know exactly what went down for our family in 2017. We began the year with the news that, then, CPT W would be making an ...