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Hey Stranger! I'm proud of you!

I did it! I completed 26.2 miles! Some of it was not pretty, but it is finished and in the record books! It was somewhere between mile 20 and 26 (they all sort of blend together in my memory) that I saw someone standing in the crowd with a sign that read, "Hey Stranger! I'm proud of you!" It almost stopped me dead in my tracks.

Before an event like a marathon, there are people who tell you that "you can do it.” After the event I received a lot of "I knew you could do it." But really, I need what we all need. I want someone to be proud of me and say it out loud.

You’re Not The Only One

I’m seriously losing my mind. Between my career, my house, four boys in hockey and our new Little Miss, well … things are slipping. Forget that. Things have slipped more than bald tires in a Fort Drum winter. 

While at hockey, because I’m pretty sure we live at the rink right now, I started talking with another mom who happens to also be in our unit. While we laughed about the things going awry in our eighth months of deployment, she said, “I’m so glad I’m not the only one.” 

Let me tell you, ladies, you’re not the only one. 

Home?

My husband repeats, almost daily, “Children are resilient.”

I know that’s the general consensus among military families but for the moment, those words are not so reassuring.

Growing Pains: Back to Work, 11 Years Later

You know, this whole working thing kinda stinks. Don't get me wrong! I love my job. My co-workers are great! We have so much fun in our library! If you are connected to me on Twitter or Facebook, you would have seen a picture or two of me planking in our library.

Homefront Spouse: Growing the Bonds of Friendship

I have to admit I have been struggling a little bit in the friend/social/military spouse involvement department here. Between the regular craziness of being a mom, my workouts (AKA my therapy) and volunteering two to three mornings a week, I have not been as outgoing or as social as I would like to be. In fact, I almost feel completely out of touch with military life.

Retirement Benefits Eyed for Cuts

If you haven’t been paying attention to the cuts being proposed to slash the federal deficit, now is a good time to tune in.

Benefits for military retirees are on the cutting block and they will affect all retirees, including currently retired folks, not just those who retire in future years.

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the first day of Christmas my cubicle-mate gave to me, a box of yummy candy and then throughout the day proceeded to eat the entire thing.

The holidays are upon us and with it comes my absolute, least favorite tradition: attempting to buy appropriate gifts for our coworkers. In this group I lump teachers, neighbors, business associates – anyone you want to show some love to but don’t really know well enough to get them something they really want.

Officials Mull Closing DoDEA Schools - Again

Last week the DOD quietly began a study to determine whether DoDEA schools in the continental United States should continue to operate. 

Prepare for military parents everywhere to squarely place themselves in the stay or go category. This, my friends, is a fight that seems to know no compromise. 

When He’s Not Home for the Holidays

Our village is putting up Christmas lights on the lampposts, and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet.  Most years, this gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling.  This year it’s just a reminder that Jason won’t be home. 

When Calamity Strikes

I am grateful that we have citizens who are willing to risk their lives to defend those of myself, my neighbors and my children and serve a life dedicated to the military.

But I am proud that those same warriors are willing to put down their arms and hurry to help those who find themselves in the epicenter of natural disasters. 

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