"You know, no one is really happy here with dad gone." I tried really hard to not take it personally. But my son was right. No one is happy with dad gone. Each kid is dealing with it in a different way, and some of them are less happy than others. But there is always an underlying sadness around here. I can't fix it, I can't make it better. I'm at a loss for how to move forward when all ...
Deployment Day #91
Tonight I decided my kids needed to eat more vegetables so I took them to Outback for dinner. I'm joking. Well sort of. We had a gift card so I thought it would be fun to go out in 15 degree weather and get dinner. Can we talk about the weather for a minute. I realize that is all anybody is talking about these days, but WHAT THE HECK?!?!?! I've spent five winters in Maryland, four in Virginia, ...
Deployment Day #90
Guess what today is. Any ideas? Six years ago I sat in front of the computer and typed in different names of websites until I found one I liked and was available. The Happy Housewife was born. Many people have asked how I got into blogging. It's funny because it all started because of a deployment. Eight years ago my husband deployed to Iraq. He was unable to receive emails so I ...
Deployment Day #89
I declared today get laundry done day. I managed to get eight loads done, but some of them (okay half) are still sitting in baskets in my room. Everyone has socks and underwear and at least one pair of jeans, so it's all good. Big news today... I made dinner. Well, I put a frozen lasagna in the oven, took some old sub rolls out of the freezer and spread butter on them, and opened a bag ...
Deployment Day #87 & 88
I cannot seem to kick this cold. The frustrating thing for me is that I rarely get sick. I'm a pretty healthy person and even when I get sick am able to recover quickly. The biggest problem is I feel worse in the morning and better in the afternoon. Typically I get up pretty early and get a lot done before my kids wake up. Lately that hasn't been happening because I just don't feel well when ...
Deployment Day #86
Today my oldest daughter called me a hermit. She mentioned that she was going to a Thirty-One Gifts party this weekend and wanted to know if I wanted to go with her. I told her that I might go, but it would just depend on what needed to be done around the house, blah, blah, blah. She responded with something like- "Mom, you are a hermit, you need to get out of the house!" Here's the ...
