I mentioned earlier that my family is visiting right now.  My father, my mother, and my 93 year old grandmother all flew in from California to see us for two weeks.  We're at the tail end of that whirlwind visit (they leave Sunday) and it's been interesting, to say the least. Fir...

Dear Deployment, Although I understand that we are not strangers, I did want to set forth a few ground rules and observations before you officially begin your timeline.  First and foremost, please remember that I despise surprises so should you feel the need to visit again before my husband re...

I have spent most of today in my room.  Near my unmade bed.   A lot of time on the computer, too.  The TV has been on.  I still haven't taken a shower. Air Force Guy, on the other hand, was up at 6 am (it was a late morning for him) and off to work.  Despite t...

Angie wrote a very sweet post about the changes in their household that her husband will encounter when he comes home from Iraq soon.  And then she wrote this: We cannot wait to have him home 'for good', if that's even a term we can use in the Army. We already know when the next de...

Have you seen those commercials where "seniors" are trapped in a burning house, or have fallen and they can't get up, but then they have this device around their necks so they just push a button and "help is on the way?" Think that's just for old people? Think again. I ha...

It takes a lot to scare me.  I mean, I go through life like anyone else.  Like most military spouses, I just don't have the time to let my emotions do what they've been urging me to do.  There's just too much to do. But this morning I woke up, and I still can't shak...

This is the tale of the G eneral, the G old Star Wife and the G irlfriend of a soldier. The first time I spoke to a Gold Star Wife, I was extremely nervous. This lady and I had emailed back and forth several times before agreeing to talk. I had actually rehearsed my opening line a million times. I w...

If there is one thing we know about being a military spouse it is that many things considered "normal" in our households would curl our civilian neighbors' hairs.  Usually, it feels pretty good to hear a fellow milspouse reassure you that what you're experiencing is normal.&#...

It's Christmas eve here at our little mil spouse virtual home.   The authors, all my dearest of friends, have now spent three Holiday seasons together, talking amongst ourselves about fears and joys, and to each of you about those things that from our individual perspective, ma...

Before my life as a military spouse, I was born and raised and grew up in California.  Not Northern California, either.  The part of California where most people live - in various towns back and forth between the coast and the Central Valley.  I started life as a military spouse wi...