November 11, 2023 This week was a busy one. It was Veterans Week and we tagged along while my husband went to a few of the events. The first one was an an elementary school. This was pretty exciting for the kids because they’ve never attended school, and they were Read more…
Let\’s catch up a little, and see what life\’s twists and turns have brought us.
This is something I wrote in 2017. I had taken Last Born to my friend’s Basic Training graduation because we lived close and I could go and show my support of her, and this conversation with another graduates’ grandmother happened. It was something I couldn’t get off my mind so Read more…
If you’re a personal friend of mine and have me on Facebook, then you’ve already seen me post about this a time or ten. But here I go again… My Husband and I were sitting in the rec room talking today. He just got home from an unplanned week away Read more…
Today is the 10th anniversary of the biggest move in my life. A decade ago, I moved to Petawawa to live with a virtual stranger… I mean, we had spent a total of 21 days together and hours of long distance conversation over the previous 5 months, but still… he Read more…
It’s hard to find friends, especially in this military life where you’re often moving, and changing and evolving to fit your new surroundings. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you make friends with people based on something mutual; for me it’s usually kids, or babies, or something baby related. Sometimes those friends Read more…
Over the years, I’ve written my thoughts on Remembrance Day on Facebook so I thought I’d share them here 2011 Today is a special day set aside to remember those who have served and continue to serve their country. Today we remember the sacrifices that have been made and honor Read more…
Most of the time, I love being with my kids. Which is good, because they’re with me all day every day. Unschooling is really great in so many ways, and I wouldn’t change it for our family. But you guys, some days are HARD. Today was A DAY! Between the Read more…
This is all really new to me. The whole *trying to put myself out there and ask people to pay me to write things*, thing. I admit, I don’t really know how to do that, or what I’m doing, even. I mean, I took writing courses in school and college. Read more…
When you’re a military family,saying goodbye to the people you’ve grown to lovebecomes your normal. Unfortunately, when you’re a young child, it’s a little more difficult to understand. When Middle Born’s best friend moved farther away than visits would allow, I used four years of photos and made a photo Read more…