An Unexpected Surprise

Last night while preparing to greet trick-or-treaters at a friends’ house in a military housing area, my children looked down the street and shouted “DADDY!” I realized they were looking towards a housing office so I assumed they saw another man in blue and became confused, as often kids do when seeing another man in [...]

The movers are coming, the movers are coming.

PCS Chaos – tears and all. Just another day in the life.

Girl time-Historical Romance Aids in Cardiovascular Health

I had a girly/chick-flick night. Of course, the only girl present was me. All in all, it was fabulous! I actually had a chance to kick up my feet and enjoy a movie that I picked. So often military wives are busy holding down the homefront and juggling a million things, we forget to or [...]

Relatable?: Random Thoughts of a Military Wife

On this week’s live Navy Wife Radio show (be sure to see the archives), Wendy talked briefly about how she hoped this blog could exhibit some transparency. Here I am thinking, She wants me to be see-through? She wants people to think I’m shallow? No, no, she wants us to be relatable. Well, what could I tell [...]

New Episode of Hey, Shipwreck!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caUYkE344pk] Pat is really getting fancy with this LONG AWAITED second episode of Hey, Shipwreck! Funny episode Pat, I like the scene with the missiles in the background and going down the hallway…..getting pretty fancy with the graphics. I am always forgetting my passwords too! grrr! Interesting Fact:  On our show Navy Wife Radio, ET1 [...]

Feeding the Lonely: Snacks While He’s Deployed

Sure, your beloved is gone, and it’s tough. You find yourself giving in to cravings and trying to feed the pain. Your brain says “No”, but your taste buds and aching heart say “feed me”. You don’t want to pack on the pounds while he’s away. Truthfully, you want to look pretty svelte upon his [...]

Navy Reserve Recruiting Video

A new Navy recruiting video is out and making it’s rounds. It is very “untraditional”, and actually pretty good I think. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hiOcYXWwXc] Send article as PDF to

Subject: Spanish Computers

A SPANISH Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. “House” for instance, is feminine: “la casa.” “Pencil,”however, is masculine: “el lapiz..” A student asked, “What gender is ‘computer’?” Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and [...]

A Few Quotes from Jack Bauer

1. I have killed two people since midnight. I haven’t slept in over 24 hours. So maybe you should be a little more afraid of me than you are now. 2. The only reason that you’re conscious right now is because I don’t want to carry you. 3. You probably don’t think that I can [...]

24 Reasons to Love Jack Bauer

From over at The Life and Times of a Butterfly Wife 1. In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What have you done with your life? 2. There have been no terrorist attacks in United States since Jack Bauer has appeared on television. 3. Jack Bauer teaches [...]

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