I've always thought of the first day of deployment as the hardest. Until the next hardest day. The days leading up to the first day are like a bandaid being slowly pulled off your skin. I've always been a rip the bandaid off sort or person, so the last several days have been hard. That slow, constant pain of knowing what is to come, but not being able to change it. I actually looked ...
Commissaries Have Reopened!
As many of you know, military commissaries shut down last Tuesday during the government shutdown. Over the weekend, they were ordered to reopen this week. So, as of today,Tuesday October 8, 2013, your military commissary should be open for business. The only problem? No one has been there for a week to accept shipments or restock. Last week, customers flocked to the stores and cleared ...
9-11-01
Today we remember. Today, we all reminisce about what we were doing thirteen years ago around 9am. Today we mourn. Today, my husband is preparing to head off to war. Today, 9-11 seems more real, more painful than it has in the past. Today, 9-11 is personal. Today is no different than any other day for my children who have no memory of a pre 9-11 world. Today they'll see the ...
Messy Baby = Happy Baby #hfbrightside
Cora was what the doctor’s liked to call a lazy feeder. Because she was a preemie she burned more calories trying to eat than she could consume and would often fall asleep halfway through a feeding. Since she was so little, making sure she drank so many ounces a day was vital to her development. Feedings at our house became a production. Me, a seasoned mom of seven, became obsessed with feeding ...
Family Movie Night Fun
My family loves movies. I mean really loves them. They quote lines, act them out, reference them, and talk about them. My older kids have even started to stay up until midnight so they can see the movie as soon as it comes out, so we are really looking forward to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatball 2 (in theaters on September 27). They get this from their father of course, because everyone knows ...
My Latest Project: Digital CoLab
Many of you may not know this, but for the past four years I have co-owned Savvy Blogging Media, a business dedicated to helping bloggers learn the business side of blogging. It was a wonderful experience building a business from the ground up and I learned a ton, but it’s time for something new. This week Savvy Blogging is shutting down and I'm starting a new chapter in my story. Something I've ...
