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Category: Deployment
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I am hoping this is the last one. But, it's the Army and we have 2 1/2 more years before he will retire. He can retire this October. But, we will wait longer. Although truth be told, I might have to ask him to wait until after 2016. You see, his retirement certificate will be…
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One year and 6 days after returning from Afghanistan, we said goodbye again early this morning.
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It's been a while since I've been here. My last post besides the birthday one was right after the girls' ballet performance. Wow. Why? Well, we've been living a full and busy life; so busy that by nighttime when I usually blog, I'm exhausted and don't want to do anything more than read some pop…
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We are in the midst of a countdown. The kids don't even know. I'm feeling like a short-timer. With the end in sight, I'm losing it. I'm trying to hold it all in. I have already before 9am yelled at my children. Although, how many times do I have to tell them to get ready…
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Or tomorrow. I've been working all day putting together bookcases and helping my brother with the entertainment center. I finished the 5th of 6 bookcases at 8:45 this evening. Then, I had to fold laundry, clean kitchen and do dishes including sweep the floors. The DVDs needed to be put away. Now, I'm going to…
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Today was a better day. I made sure to get up earlier than I normally do. It helped me by putting me in a better frame of mind. I don't know why it worked. Maybe I was making more of an effort to be a milder, gentler mother. I did fail in one thing today…
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A very dear friend sent me a care package to get me through this deployment. She made me cry. Ben will tell you it takes quite a bit to do that. Thank you, Jennifer. Do you know how hard it is to get a picture while trying to keep out the mess in the…
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Yesterday I had to take pictures of Ben. Three shots. One front, one side left, one side right. Why? He needed them for his recovery packet. Think about what that means considering where he's headed. Yep. I had to take them. Why would we pay anyone to do it? Why didn't the Army do it…
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