That’d be me… Who runs through Mama’s garden while the sprinkler is on? That’d be my dog… Who stops the car to take crappy cell phone pictures of their handsome, hard workin, pink cement throwing, stud muffin husband in a white tshirt and jeans for their new desktop photo? Yeah… That’d be me… … What [...]

Thank you all for your supportive comments as well as all of the stories and discussion shared on my post last week. I am on one hand so encouraged to know that I am not alone – and at the same time saddened, that there are so many military families facing challenges right now. I [...]

My husband has never been a man to sit still. He has to be constantly doing something. This personality trait also makes him a fantastic husband. If I cook and set everything out for dinner, he takes the lead afterwards by doing the dishes. Because we have small children, there is always a short period [...]

Can’t forget to treat yourself… these should be yummy… I love you too darlin… How did you know {4 months ago} I needed to find this during nap time today? . In case you missed them, here are links to the other notes I’ve found during this deployment. ((Love Note #1 - Love Note #2 - Love Note #3 - Love [...]

It’s been 4 months since R&R… The weather here in Germany is starting to get cold, which means it’s time to break out the winter footwear that lives on the top shelf of my closet. I keep them stuffed with plastic bags to maintain their shape… Wait a second… Yup… I found another one! I [...]

One of the things my husband does before a separation is prepare our household for Y2K. I think much of this is because in our 7 years of marriage whenever he is called away with the Army, I am usually pregnant, nursing a baby, chasing a small child, or all of the above. So in [...]

This morning I innocently opened up the cabinet to put away the strainer… Wait a minute… Is that… Thanks darlin – How did you know I need some hugs and kisses from you today? I Love You.   In case you missed them, here are links to the other notes I’ve found this deployment. (( Love [...]

Seth had his R&R visit over a month ago. And it took me this long to notice something different in the lunch meat drawer… Deployment Love Note #7 Thanks for the pep talk darlin. I’ll keep that in mind!   (( Love Note #1 - Love Note #2 - Love Note #3 )) ((Love Note #4 – Love Note [...]

Today’s sunrise was especially beautiful… mostly because I got to have coffee with my beloved… I love you too darlin. Thank you for leaving me sweet notes to discover while you are in Afghanistan. … What are your creative ideas for loving your spouse when you’re apart? How long have you been married? Do you [...]

After dropping Seth off at the train station, we headed home to enjoy a quiet day at home. Madeline has been playing with the idea of potty training for a while now – so with all the traveling and transitioning of R&R behind us, I started asking her if she wanted to use the Elmo [...]