Mark leaves tomorrow for Iraq. I can’t believe that there hasn’t been anyone from the Air Force who has spoken to me pre-deployment. No mental health checks. No here’s how to set up your move or here’s how to change […]
Mark leaves tomorrow for Iraq. I can’t believe that there hasn’t been anyone from the Air Force who has spoken to me pre-deployment. No mental health checks. No here’s how to set up your move or here’s how to change […]
Bad things going on in my life right now: I got a really mean e-mail from a parent who doesn’t understand how her daughter can get a bad grade in my class for not turning in QUALITY work at deadline […]
So a lot has happened in the last month—some good, some not so good. We have a fence now…but as I quickly learned on my first night home with the fence, it’s not a dog-proof fence. The dogs were able […]
It’s amazing how my mood changes when I am feeling better. Random thought: Bob Costas is interviewing Sean White (snowboarding Olympian just in case you have no idea who he is), and I think Sean White looks like my brother-in-law…Kevin […]
I haven’t been to work since February 5, and that was a half day. Since then, we’ve had snow day after snow day. Today, we probably could get to work with a bit of a delay, but the county called […]
This past week was peaceful, terrifying, routine, joyful, and emotional depending on what day it was. I did well on the working out front, and I am confident that the endorphins are helping me fight any depression that could […]
Such an insane week. First, we learned that Housing had never actually put the order in for our fence. As of Tuesday, it was two weeks since we moved in. The housing folks came in and put their little orange […]
So, I was incredibly productive today, but that didn’t make the reality of Mark being gone any easier. The problem is that I am off and at home. So ultimately, this means that every weekend is going to be challenging. […]
So I just dropped off Mark at the train station. He came home yesterday at 8 p.m. We had a quick visit with an awesome dinner at Outback and then an exciting day of grocery shopping, a trip to Target, […]
So, I don’t know how women who don’t work handle it when their husband is deployed. I know that so many Air Force wives stay home—with or without kids. I think being home is the hardest part when Mark is […]