A lesson needs to be given today to the men and women who are going to stand next to their loved one as they serve this great country. There may just be a little lesson in all of this for non-military spouses as well. This is very important, so pay attention!
To My Veteran, My Hero, My Love…
You often tell me that true heros are silent and unwilling to accept praise for a job well done. It’s all part of the job, you say. It’s a part of you, I say.
* 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 [...]
**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? [...]
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.
In the past year since The Husband and I have been in Kansas completing his engineering degree, I’ve noticed a million changes in my everyday life.
I’m not sure if this happens to everyone, but it has started to bother me with increasing magnitude.
I grew up in Kansas City, MO. When I moved to North Carolina it was the first time I’d ever lived away from the familiarity of my beautiful city. The adjustment in North Carolina was almost more [...]
After a fairly rough week trying to align myself, I spent this morning doing very little. I watched the news, putzed around the house for a while and finally found myself in the shower around 11:30. By noon, I was terribly hot and laid down on the bed to cool off. I whined until The [...]
*Attention: If you don’t want to hear my politcal views, but you want the recipe for a burger that packs a little punch… scroll to the bottom where the food pictures start. If you want to hear what this ol’military wife has to say about the upcoming election… well, read on.
**not gluten free**
I’ve debated [...]
Saturday The Husband and I woke early to make French toast and cheesy grits for The Sister-In-Law before loading her up in the car and dropping her at the airport. We spent the remainder of the afternoon tooling around Barnes & Noble in Kansas City. Bookstores are “a thing” for The Husband and I. There’s something calming about being amongst the stacks looking [...]
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