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Meet Sarah Smiley

* To avoid more political drivel and skip to a creamy cheesecake, scroll down until you find the spooky cheesecake picture.

Sarah Smiley may just be the most controversial military wife of our times.  She’s outspoken about life as a Navy wife, writing a couple books and weekly column about her experiences in our little world.  She’s [...]

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Thank you!

Erin at Prudence Pennywise and Veronica at Supermarket Serenade both awarded me with a Kreativ Blogger Award and 7 Things Meme.  Ready to know a whole lot more about me than you ever dreamt?  Let’s see if I can make this interesting.

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A Guy's Kinda Girl

A Soldier’s Wife and I were exchanging emails a while ago and in doing so, I reminded myself of who I was before I married The Husband.  I’m a tomboy at heart, but somehow in the mechanics of my marriage I’ve become a lady.  

I’ve distanced myself from my guyfriends of years gone by.  I’ve never been [...]

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Barefoot! Pot Pie

**not gluten free**

Every year a bunch of A-10 pilots, maintainers and enthusists get together to pay tribute to fallen warthogs, then compete in a tactical gunnery and bombing competition called Hawgsmoke.  This of course, prompted The Husband to organize a group of people to drive to Salina, KS to watch the competition last week.  Knowing I desperately [...]

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A Few Good Men

I’ve been knee deep in the politics of this country for the last two months.  So much so that I plug my earbuds in to listen to the Strategy Room while at work, turn the television on as I walk in the door at night, pray for the country while I walk in the [...]

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The Good Old Days

A few weeks ago (my goodness, I’m behind in my writing!) I went to a fruit farm with one of my friends here in Kansas.  It was raining sheetsthat night and I could barely see to drive my itty bitty sports car through the downpour.  Nothing, I mean nothing was going to stop [...]

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The Spice of Life

**not gluten free**

Being part of a military family brings all sorts of new things to life.  The Brother has spent a lot of time in Japan over the years so when we spend time with him we do a lot of Japanese cuisine.  Remember the Tsunami a few years ago that basically annihilated Thailand?  [...]

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Enlist: Operation BakingGALS Bakes for The Brother!

Hey there!  I hope everyone has heard about Operation Baking GALS by now!  Each month a group of hosts support a soldier that is near and dear to their hearts, then 25 bakers get together and bake for that soldier.  This month we have close to 30 hosts!  I’m hosting my brother, Captain Daniel.

Daniel, Jordan [...]

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Under Scrutiny

The Husband has finally found something he wants to jump feet first into at our local ROTC detachment.  The internal struggles he’s faced since leaving active duty to join the student population have been almost unbearable.  

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Barefoot! Butternut Squash Risotto

Finally, Fall has arrived in Kansas and it looks like it’s going to stick around for a while.  The leaves have started to change, apples are being bought by the bushel (by yours truly) and pumpkins are adorning doorsteps.

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