Critter Chronicles
Military Move
>The North Carolina and Virginia Trip, Part 2
>I was able to sneak in a quick post one day while we were staying with Nanny and Grandpa on the Outer Banks in North Carolina, so you already know how the beginning of that trip went. To sum it up, Nanny and Grandpa have a beautiful home to spend their retirement years in, and … Continue reading
>Four Minus Two = What Do We Do With Ourselves Now?
>The first time Tony and I left Bear with either set of grandparents was for PCS (Permanent Change of Station) reasons: we needed a little time to get our new house set up before letting her join in on the fun. She was sixteen months old and independent enough that saying goodbye to us for … Continue reading
>North Carolina Vacation, Part 1
>I thought I’d be itching to get back to blogging after my almost two week hiatus, but I’m not. Yet. I’m on vacation and enjoying every minute of it. We’re currently in North Carolina visiting with Nanny and Grandpa, Uncle Bobby, Aunt Julie and cousin Avery. This is our first encounter with the latter of … Continue reading
>Chronicles of a Military Move: The Flight(s) Back
>It was probably no secret that I was concerned about how our trip back to the East coast was going to go. The last time any of us had been on a plane (well, except Tony, who jumped out of them every couple months while we were there) since our flight onto Okinawa two years … Continue reading
>Chronicles of a Military Move: The Final Days
>In our last week on Okinawa, I expected to be able to do all last-minute tourist stuff. I really don’t know what I was thinking. Monday was jam-packed with cleaning and the moving of our suitcases from our house to our hotel (which, I’d just like to point out, was in the process of putting … Continue reading
>Chronicles of a Military Move: The Traveling
>We’re still alive. We moved out of our house and into a hotel room this past Monday and until now have only had two five-minute emergency internet sessions since last Friday. In the past eight days we: went camping sold our car moved out of our house figured out how to pack everything up efficiently … Continue reading
>Chroncles of a Military Move: Outprocessing Paperwork
>One of the hallmarks of a military move – or being part of the military in general – is the paperwork. There’s lot of it, particularly when dealing with an overseas move. In all honesty it’s actually more difficult to move overseas than back, because in addition to getting a family “command sponsored” (where a … Continue reading
>Chronicles of a Military Move: The Kids
>My often one-and-only commenter mentioned last week that he’s been waiting to read a post about how The Critters have been handling all this moving stuff, and because I’m always up for writing about a topic that’s spoon-fed to me, I’m obliging. Honestly, I was planning to write a post about this at some point, … Continue reading
>Critter Conversation #29
>”Mommy, guess what I have in my pocket,” he says to me. Tony and I look at each other, dirty thoughts transmitting between us telepathically and impish grins flitting on the edge of our mouths. Clearing my throat I ask, “I don’t know, what’s in there?” while tentatively reaching into the pocket he held open. … Continue reading
>Tuesday Tidbits, Facebook Edition: 29 June
>I haven’t posted a Tuesday Tidbits, Facebook Edition since the beginning of April, but as it turns out I wasn’t all that interesting in April. (Or in May or June, for that matter…) No worries though – you’ll get all caught up today! May 5th – Listened to my children practicing their cheers for TODAY’S … Continue reading
