Week of Repeats ~ Another Deployment Diary Entry

Thanks for hanging in there with my Week of Repeats, the packing is going well. I have two young ladies from church coming over tomorrow, so I should be able to get a lot accomplished with the extra hands! This post was originally published on my personal blog July 18, 2006. If I remember correctly [...]

Reality Check

I am not sure why I thought I could go on vacation, move, get ready for BlogHer, finish our school year, and take care of seven kids in a two week period. I am quickly realizing that I do not have time to get everything done. So, since I have to move, go to BlogHer, [...]

Our Story or HIStory

Happy has asked me to write about this part of our story. I’ll try to do my best to explain what happened when she asked me for a divorce and the aftermath of that phone call. If you are new to my site you might want to read the previous chapters in Our Story before [...]

Cora and Kit ~ 13 Weeks

Today you are 3 months old. Chubby and smiley, it is hard to believe your first day on this earth looked like this…

When we brought you home, we introduced you to Kit.
April 11, 2009 ~ 9 Days Old

At one month, we dressed you in longer clothes so you would look bigger.
May 2, 2009

At two months
June [...]

I’m Outta Here!

I’m leaving for vacation so if things are quiet around here, just think of how much fun I am having with my family!
Feel free to check out my new forum (and win a $25 gift card to Target) while I am gone. The Itch to Pitch will post on Monday, and I have some guest [...]

I’ve Been Betrayed…

My children are aware of this blog. Some of them love of the blog and you will see them in many of the pictures. My other kids aren’t as appreciative of my work here. They don’t seem to like photographing every moment of our life, trying new recipes, and often say things like, “Is this [...]

Money, Moving, and Musings…

For those you who are just checking in, I am moving. We are not transferring, just moving off base into a rental home. Now usually I counsel military families to take advantage of base housing, so why am I not taking my own advice? Here are the reasons (in order of importance) we decided to [...]