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New Semester, Meet Our New Student Blogger

The first signs of fall are beginning to appear in the form of back to school shopping sales. A new semester means new book bags, pencils and a new college blogger!

Please help us welcome Sandra Moyer to our roll of talented military spouse writers.

Deployment Soundtrack: My Wish
My Wish

Rascal Flatts, 2006

Preview Song

I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow

And each road leads you where you want to go

And if you're faced with the choice and you have to choose

Mother, Army wife, full-time student

It was a cold, rainy and all around crappy day at work when my husband asked me what was - in his mind - a relatively simple question: 

            "When we PCS, why don't you go to school?" 

Having grown exhausted with the job search at our upcoming duty station, I agreed. 

We Heart Military Bloggers

Our Favorite Blog of the Month: http://www.widowofawoundedmarine.com/

There are a lot of military bloggers. A lot.

Moms, dads, kids, in-laws, spouses, cousins – you get the picture.

Singing the, ‘We’re not moving yet’ blues

This is the big PCS move year in Hawaii. Our entire street has nearly emptied. Most of my friends have already packed and flown.

There are just a handful of us left, all with only a year or less to go before our boxes are shipped too. And as new families move in around us, and jumpstart their adventures in this new duty station, it’s terrible to admit, I’m just not interested.

Deployment Soundtrack: Dynamite
Dynamite

Taio Cruz, 2010

Preview Song

Stepchildren Are Military Kids Too

I’m not just the mother of boys. During the summer months I’m also the mom of a teenage girl. My stepdaughter is fantastic. She’s kind and beautiful, smart and feisty. I may be biased, but hey, I’ve loved her since she was 2 ½. She was the best wedding present I could have been given.

Retirement Chronicles: Rule change for transferring GI Bill benefits to dependents may delay retirements

Effective Aug. 1, all service members must serve four more years before they are eligible to transfer benefits of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill to their spouse or children.

Sending our love, poo and all

Sometimes, I get the rare opportunity to send something to my sailor.

A “mail-drop,” we call it.

But basically, it’s just a ton of stuff shoved into a Ziploc bag labeled with his name. 

I always add pictures of our girls, gum, snacks and lots of other silly things you grow to appreciate when you’re stuck underwater for months on end.

So long, thanks for all the goodies

PCS season - a time to say goodbye to old friends, miss seeing their smiling faces and time to snap up their slots at preschool, swimming class and that shady parking spot under the tree!

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