I realized one of the things my kids were missing is fun. In our house Dad is the fun one. He makes brownies for breakfast, takes them to Chuck E Cheese for no reason, and will rent and watch movies just because they asked. In fact, my kids look forward to me traveling because they know they'll get an extra dose of fun. Even though he's been gone for 24 days, he was at training before that ...

It's been three weeks since he left. The days fly by but the weeks are creeping. In all the years with all the TDY's and deployments this will be our first Thanksgiving apart in eighteen years. We aren't really big Thanksgiving celebrators (if that's what you call it). For years we didn't even cook a turkey, we had pizza. When we lived in West Virginia our Thanksgiving pizza tradition was ...

For the last three months our home has been in some state of construction. We completely gutted and remodeled our kitchen, laundry room, breakfast room and dining room. We painted the entire upstairs (except my room) and just replaced our carpet. While the project went as smoothly as remodeling can go, it has taken it's toll on everyone. Last night my son was on the phone with his friend and ...

Sundays are my favorite and least favorite day of the week. They are my favorite because we go to church, see friends, and go out to lunch. They are my least favorite because I still haven't figured out how to get our co-op homework finished before Sunday evening. So every Sunday evening is spent staying up late going over personal pronouns and the geography of Asia. Not.fun.at.all. Today ...