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Nomadic Holiday Season
On Thanksgiving, my aunt pointed out that I haven’t updated in awhile, and I blame this entirely on our current homeless state. The girls and I will be in a state of transition for six weeks before we...
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Saying Goodbye to Fort Lee
Captain’s Career Course is officially done. It’s bittersweet. Exciting and sad. Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when you like the place and love the people. We’ve made some pretty awesome...
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My New Addiction
I pretty much love children’s consignment sales, especially when I can find nice clothes that have been never worn at a really good price. I love sale shopping, too, but for entirely different kinds of...
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An Apology to Washington
I apologize, Washington. You aren’t a completely hopeless state; you do have one thing going for you: Pumpkin patches. I don’t think I appreciated the pumpkin patches near Fort Lewis nearly enough. We...
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Give Her a Badge. And a Sash.
“Mommy, remember when we moved?” “Yes, E.” “We went to Georgia and then we came to Virginia.” “That’s right.” “And then we’re going to Kansas.” “But not for awhile.” “Yeah. And then where are we...
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Octobers
October is birthday month in this house (for the girls, not the grown-ups), and for the first time in 4 years, we are going to be going all out. This is especially important since S will be done with...
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We Have Orders!
Now that it is official, S has actual orders (rather than just an RFO), and there less chance (but still a chance, however slight) that it will change, I feel like I can announce where the Army will be...
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The List: Pared Down
This morning was S’s (and my) meeting with his branch manager (although, they are calling themselves something new. Assignment coordinator?) I was able to go and sit down with them, ask questions, and...
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The List
I was just giving up any hope of having the list before the branch managers arrived on Monday when it was finally sent out this evening. S was at the airport at the time, helping the allied officer he...
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The Plateaus of Army Life
We’ve officially started the downward slope of our time here at Fort Lee for the Combined Logistics Captain’s Career Course. We have less than 3 months left and we still–still–haven’t even an inkling...
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Impromptu Educational Field Trip
This morning we woke up to thunderstorms, and by the time we made it downstairs for noon-time brunch, the temperature was mild 72 degrees. We had nothing planned for the day, and since the weather was...
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We’re Going….
To never get the list outlining our next duty station options. We’re coming up on August, and all we have are some rumors. I know. Total letdown, right? Hopefully we will hear something soon.
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Elimination Diet: Update
I wrote this post a couple of weeks ago, but never posted it because I was afraid of jinxing myself. Since then, I haven’t seen much change at all, so I am guessing I jinxed myself just by writing it....
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Can We Talk About Kids’ Clothes?
I have a really good friend back in Washington who helped cultivate my Gymboree habit. She is the mother of E’s two very best friends at Fort Lewis, and as you may have guessed, her kids are also...
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Not Working Outside The Home: It’s Cultural?
I talked [a little verbosely] about S sponsoring an international officer for Captain’s Career Course the other day. One of the things that most fascinated and frustrated our new Slovenian friend is...
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Willpower. I Have It.
S is “hosting” an international officer for CLC3. I can’t remember if I mentioned this, but it’s happening. He’s a member of the Slovenian Army (or whatever their official name is), and here for the...
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Wanna Hear Something Weird?
This right here? This is me procrastinating. I may have mentioned before that so far we really like Virginia. Fort Lee? Well, it leaves a little to be desired. It is a very small installation, and we...
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