Deployment gremlins

We all have them.  I’ve had my fair share this deployment.  The first 6 months alone nearly cracked my sanity in half.  Every other week, either the house, the cars or the dogs was having a problem and I was about to throw in the towel.  Well, it’s been smooth sailing mostly for awhile now [...]

Super Spouses - Made of Steel

While browsing my daily list of blogs that I like to check often, a fellow blogger wrote a most excellent post about not being a “super wife.”  I left a comment on her blog but also wanted to touch on this topic myself here.
She really hit the nail on the head, especially saying this “I [...]

Murphy’s law strikes again

Just when I thought I was out of fresh blog topics, it occured to me to recount my latest visit by that damn Murphy character.  I’ve got a little over 4 months of this deployment left and I would really appreciate it if Murphy would stay out of my house.
Decided to turn the heat on [...]

Lost my heart

I’m listening to my iPod right now and Keane’s song Crystal Ball is playing.  I never paid attention too much to the lyrics before - usually I half hear the music b/c I’m at work and it’s nice to have background noise.  But just now, I really listened to the lyrics and felt like a [...]

A proper meal

I’m so proud of myself because last night for dinner, I actually cooked a proper meal.  I grilled chicken that I marinated in some bbq seasoning and lemon juice then cooked some long grain rice and steamed broccoli as sides.  Not only did I prepare a nice meal, but one that actually achieved some level [...]

Nothing to talk about

Another pickle in this whole communication during deployment situation is having the means to communicate but nothing to really say.  I was able to talk to Obi-Wan this morning and aside from dispensing with the usual “what did you do today or what are you doing today” stuff, we had nothing really to say to each other.  I said “how ironic is [...]

Walking wild beasts

I took the paws out for an evening walk after eating dinner.  I must say that I think I should get a gold or silver medal every time I come back from a walk with those wild beasts without incidents occurring.  Walking two large dogs (one is 90 lbs, the other is 80 lbs) is like [...]

The halfway point of frustration and nothingness

This week, I feel like I’m hitting the wall.  I was talking to Obi-Wan about it this morning.  I’ve got half of this deployment over with now but I still have 6 months to go until it’s finished.  I get to see Obi-Wan in about 6 more weeks for his 15 day leave period and [...]

Murphy’s Law

Every military spouse is familiar with the following law: when your spouse leaves, things will break or go wrong in your house.  It’s inevitable.  You can plan, repair, maintain and otherwise do everything possible to prevent things from breaking after your spouse leaves.  But for all of your efforts, things still break, and things go [...]

Life after deployment begins

One of the things that I do once the DH leaves for deployment is I slowly put away his things so that I don’t see them every day.  I’m speaking of toothbrushes and toiletry items, shoes, hats, and random things that he inevitably leaves out.  I go in baby steps with this because the act of [...]