California: The Beautiful Part. No more desert pictures. I promise….

California, vacation

When I told people that I was moving to California I got a lot of mixed reactions. Like this: “Oh, wow, it’s beautiful there. You are going to love it.” “Ooooh. Gee. I feel so sorry for you.” (sarcasm) “O. Tough assignment.” (more sarcasm) “Nice…except for the earthquakes.” (not sarcasm) “Don’t turn into a crazy liberal, now.” (never going to happen) “California….eh…that’s nice I guess.  Californians are kind of different though.” (Aren’t we all? 😉 ) …..But mostly we heard […]

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What I Really Needed to Know About Motherhood, I Learned from My Mom

grandparents, military life, parenting

I’m here visiting my parents and hanging out with my children. We’ve all been trying to catch up on our rest–my parents from their 2 weeks of 4 small grandchildren–and me from all the traveling. I am just so thankful for my parents. As many women are poring over parenting books, trying to figure out how to “be a good mom”, I haven’t bothered to do that much of that. Yes, I realize I’m far from perfect, but I don’t […]

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But where are your children? Moving Cross Country

4 kids, babies, baby milestones, blessings, brothers, funny stories, John David, military life, moving, road trip

Off and on for the entire month of June, our family has been in the process of tackling this cross-country move. There has been stress, travel, excitement, anxiety, and a whole lot of “we’ll see when we get there.” Oh, and by the way, ‘this process’ won’t even be somewhat-finished until the first week of August, when we finally move into our new house, and our household goods arrive. In the meantime, we spend a lot of time crashing at […]

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Destination: Alabama

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I’m just so excited to report that I’m sitting at an airport, ready to board an airplane that will begin my journey back to Alabama, and more importantly, my babies!!  Boys, your momma misses you sooo much, and I will be there super soon!!! And next time I leave for California, all four of you will be coming back with me. I will not leave you again. Two weeks was enough. You will love it here, boys, it is beautiful. […]

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Exploring California, In Pictures Part I

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Of course, I have taken way, way too many pictures of California to squeeze them all into one post, especially with slow wi-fi, so I’m breaking this post into two parts. Today we will focus on the desert, mountains, and agricultural regions, and my next post will feature  the coast. I know, that next part sounds like a lot more fun, but the mountains have their own beauty, so hang with me. When we first entered California, on I-40, which […]

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The Best Dam Trip We’ve Ever Taken

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What is the big deal about the Hoover Dam?

What is the big deal about the Hoover Dam? What makes the Hoover Dam such a big deal is what this marvel accomplishes, and I am going to tell you all about it. Hoover Dam, the 2nd tallest dam in America, but probably the best known.  (The tallest one, in case that made you as curious as it made me, is the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, east of Sacramento.) This side trip on our cross-country road trip was all for […]

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How I’ve Changed from 12 Years of Being Married to the Military

hard times, military life, moving

Being a military wife is all about knowing how to wait. I’m not the same person I was when Alan and I got married 12 years ago. Scratch that. I am exactly the same person, only I am a much more mature person. Well, yeah, I still freak out over stupid stuff and care too much about what I look like and how others view me. I have come so far though! When we first got married, I was still […]

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The Grand Canyon Railway Is The Best Way To Visit The Grand Canyon

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grand canyon railway

When we originally planned this cross country move, Alan asked me what I’d like to see. I only had one request: Grand Canyon. The whole trip was built around this. It was totally worth it. My dad showed us a newspaper article he’d found about the Grand Canyon Railway. It’s a train that goes from Williams, Arizona, up to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. We decided to give it a try, and I’m glad we did. This was […]

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“We don’t want to eat the bread; we just want to collect the bread.”

funny stories, kid quotes, military life, moving, vacation

Today we took the day off from the endless driving and spent the day doing tourist-y things instead. My dad told us about this Grand Canyon Railway that takes you to the Grand Canyon, and we decided to give it a shot. We had such a wonderful time. The Grand Canyon was amazing, so I have more to share on that next time. This time I just want to share a few amusing quotes from the trip so far. Why? […]

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Road Trip to the University Of Alabama

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University of Alabama campus tour

We are well into our very first cross country road trip tonight, currently staying in Amarillo. “Amarillo by Morning” is now stuck in my head. It’s 12 am central time, and we are pretty sleepy. Unfortunately, we put clothes in the hotel washing machine downstairs. That means we have another hour and fifteen minutes, at best, before we can go to bed. Now I wish we’d packed ourselves more clothing. Drat. It was a long day of driving, driving, and […]

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