Now We Know

We are not moving to Illinois in December.
Mr. never received written orders because 1) there weren’t any openings in the position he was promised; 2) his current command decided to not release him; and 3) he didn’t even qualify for the new position.
And that’s how the Navy rolls.

This is good news and bad news. First, [...]

An E-mail from My Brother in Iraq

My baby brother (he’s 30) is in the Army. He’s currently on his second deployment to Iraq. The first one lasted 19 months. That was towards the beginning of the war. He went back in March of this year for 15 months.
Shortly after he got there, he sent the following e-mail. I thought I’d share [...]

Still Nothing (Except Weight Loss and Me When I Was Cute)

Nada. Zilch. Nothing.
Mr. has not heard any info about anything either way. I’m trying not to think about it. Thankfully, life is busy enough that whether we’re moving or not is not at the forefront of my mind all the time. Maybe my lack of ability to control the situation is why I’m doing so [...]

The Waiting Game Sux

Although we’ve been assured that we will be moving to Illinois this winter, we’ve yet to get the written orders. It was the end of March when Mr. was given verbal orders. He was told the written ones would come in a couple of weeks. Navy time is not the same as standard time. Two [...]

Memorial Day

In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with [...]

Military Spouse Appreciation Day

Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
To all my spouse friends; thank you, thank you, thank you!

I (along with several hundred other military spouses) was invited to the White House Tuesday morning for breakfast on the South Lawn! We had fresh fruit and pastries as the Marine Band played. After Secretary of Defense, Robert Bates gave [...]

President Bush - Live and in Color!

I took this picture, yesterday. Oh, yes I did. It was one of the most exciting days of my military spouse life and I can’t wait to tell you all about it. However, I haven’t the time right now to go into the details, so you will just have to come back tomorrow to read [...]