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>(Nearly) Wordless Wednesday: Dragon Boat Practice
>Including this afternoon’s session, I have only seven practices left until our dragon boat race. Seven. And that’s including our second – and final – practice on an actual boat next Wednesday. Two weeks from today I’ll be posting yet another (N)WW for you, hopefully with the news that our Army women’s team won. Until … Continue reading
>Tuesday Tidbits: 20 April
>I really don’t have much to write about today. Bear had last week off for spring break, and has finally returned to school with no ear infections. No eye infections. No hacking coughs. No sprained wrists. No ailments of any kind, with the exception of the sunburn on her shoulders that she’s been whining about … Continue reading
>Laugh Your Way…
>…To A Better Marriage was the video series our unit’s chaplain used for the marriage retreat our family went on last week. Mainly intended for the recently reunited couples that had been through a significant separation, Tony and I were thrilled to find out that there was enough room for us to attend the three-day … Continue reading
>Dragon Boat: An Update
>Yesterday my dragon boat team and I chartered a bus from mid-island where we live down south to Naha, where the dragon boat races will take place on May 5th. I’ve been trying to avoid writing about our scheduled practices because repeatedly reading about how every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I have a babysitter come … Continue reading
>Tuesday Tweets
>Because last week was apparently a busy one for me on Facebook, and these status updates and wall postings can fill in any gaps I’d put here on a Tuesday anyway… March 29: Not sure whether I’m considering myself “lucky” to still be included in these pictures, or “stuck” because my little guy is terrified … Continue reading
>Yet Another Example Of Why I Dislike The Letter ‘K’
> I have nothing really new to post today. Our family spent Saturday at the “Water Buffalo Park” (aka Bios on the Hill) and yesterday I stayed in my pajamas all day in order to clean the house in preparation for hosting our monthly bunco game on Tuesday evening. That means I was left with … Continue reading
Chronicles of a Military Move: Orders
Three weeks ago I wrote an introductory post about the new series that I’ll be writing over the next five months, Chronicles of a Military Move. I promised that in my next post I’d talk about the first step in that process: Orders. But before I get to it, Multi-Tasking Mommy left me a question … Continue reading
>Critter Conversation #22
> Background Information: When Tony joined the Army nearly nine years ago, the standard issue uniform was known as the BDU, or Battle Dress Uniform. A throwback to the Vietnam era, its camouflage pattern and shiny black combat boots required ironing or professional dry cleaning and a spit polish (respectively) in order to be up … Continue reading
Dragon Boat: An Explanation
I’ve been mentioning over and over that I’m attending Dragon Boat practices three times a week, but after getting some very confused questions about what in the world I’m talking about (including from my mom) I realized that I should probably clarify what this is. This is a picture from last year’s Army Women’s team, … Continue reading
A Week Better Forgotten Than Memorialized
If I could have gone to sleep last Thursday night and erased (most) of this past week, I would. It was that kind of week. One I really hope not to repeat again. And the only way I can effectively communicate everything that happened this week without breaking down is in list format. If I … Continue reading
