Now that my husband is gone, we have decided to replace him. We have renamed this build a bear koala, and he is now going to go places and have fun with us in my husband’s stead. This weekend we went swimming at my in-law’s house, and Navy Dude came along. He seemed to have… [Continue Reading]

My husband just flew out yesterday for South Carolina. This is the first leg of his journey to Iraq. I miss him already, and it is going to be a long year. He is planning to take a two week leave in March, which will be half way through his time, and the kids’ spring… [Continue Reading]

My husband is now going to be going to Iraq for a year. He leaves in July to South Carolina, then to Kuwait in August. Looks like a little trip to South Carolina is in order. That sounds like a fun final trip of the summer before school starts. Digg this post Recommend on Facebook… [Continue Reading]

Yay, I just finished running a full mile. I have been slowly adding on to my run each day, and today I was able to finish a full mile without stopping to walk. Now to keep that mile and slowly add another mile a piece at a time. It feels so good to have a… [Continue Reading]

Last week my husband took the kids to the Bass Pro shops summer camp activities. It was pretty cool from how it sounds. They got pins for completing a bird watching course, and there are camping courses, a laser shooting gallery, crafts to do, s’mores in the evening. If you live near one, you should… [Continue Reading]

Since my husband is now job hunting, he has time on his hands while the kids are on summer break. Yesterday was my day off, so we all went to the San Diego Zoo together on spur of the moment (we have passes). We also were able to pick up my daughter’s best friend on… [Continue Reading]

It is official. My husband’s deployment to Afghanistan has been cancelled. This is good, because Afghanistan is not a safe place. On the bad side, now he has to go out and find a job. He may go ahead and take a temporary Navy job. There is a Navy job opening for 2 years in… [Continue Reading]

Where to start? We went to Yosemite for the Memorial day weekend, and had a great time. Boy are we exhaused. A lot of hiking, bike riding, and walking. It is a tradition to go with my husband’s family every year for this long weekend. My husband’s current deployment orders to go to Afghanistan were… [Continue Reading]

On another note, I have gone jogging every morning this week. It feels so good. I know I can keep this up. This will certainly help my weight loss goals. Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

I just found out that I knew some of the people that were killed in the plane crash in Montana. It is so sad, and my thoughts are with their families and loved ones. I went to high school with some of them. Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers… [Continue Reading]