Preparing for Transitions

Changes, Changes, Changes

Our blog is slowly changing into my blog about naive motherhood, transitions, and deployment.  
Stay tuned.

7 Months (already?)

Getting closer, less than 90 days.  I now start seeing the OB every two weeks.  I never tire of hearing the heartbeat.  Everything about the pregnancy thus far has been textbook so no complaints.  He is kicking up a storm and if I didn’t know any better, I would guess Bela Karolyi is inside my [...]

An American Hero

I began blogging in February of 2006 when Clay deployed to Afghanistan with the 3-71 Cavalry of the 10th Mountain Division.  Many of you followed my journey on the homefront as our unit endured devastating loss: the helicopter crash, the ambush, the helicopter malfunction, and the accident.  Our unit lost many men.  They were all [...]

aparithed*

Ahhhh, the world of personalized license plates.  This morning I encountered quite the little jewel.  I can only hope that the driver of APARITHED is a Jimmy Buffett fan and not a supporter of legal segregation in South Africa.  Perhaps the driver didn’t think through the various possibilities of his statement to the world.  Just a [...]

So Much for Simple

Do you every get tired of all the stuff we accumulate over time?  I look around our house and see oodles of things that are rarely used, seldom appreciated, and serve the purpose only to impress others.  It is as if we are screaming at our guests, “Look at this stuff, isn’t it neat? Wouldn’t [...]

Happy Birthday Dad

Happy 51st Birthday to the man who has never failed to provide a loving, safe, and comfortable environment for his family.  Love, your oldest daughter.
p.s. Is that a velour shirt?

We’re Back and Refreshed…

and fell in love with San Diego along the way.

Perfect 80 degree weather.

Lovely beaches.

Rich military history.

And Bob Hope.  What is not to love?

Soon

 

Clay holding our nephew Alexander.  Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

One (?) Photo a Day…

 
Breakfast on the East Coast.

Texas.

Lunch on the West Coast.