Today I have eleventy-billion things to do. Unaccompanied baggage is being packed tomorrow. Researching the neighborhoods of our future ‘home town’ – population 649,121. soon to be 649,126. This past weekend we took our children to a local castle, Burg Lichtenberg one last time. I haven’t even downloaded the pictures from my camera. and trust me [...]

Today, in preparation for our “Virtual Meet n Greet”, I thought I’d post my Bloghop party post a little early! (That way, if this is your “first hop”, you can get some ideas!) Welcome visitors from the Military Spouse Appreciation Day Bloghop! Thank you for stopping by! (And for those of you who haven’t heard [...]

I can’t even begin to tell you how exhausted I am… But I thought I’d post a quick note to say all is well and I am SOOO excited for tomorrow! Did you know the friday before Mother’s Day is Military Spouse Appreciation Day? (Check out this post for more info about the Military Spouse Appreciation [...]

This was what my living room looked like yesterday… And this is what it looks like right now… Ben, Freddy, and Tony will be coming back tomorrow to finish packing and load our things onto a truck. When I asked Mr Ben (the most outgoing of the three) what he would like for lunch tomorrow [...]

Hmm what should go in our suitcases? What should we mail to Mum mum and Pop pop? What will we need for the next two weeks in Germany? What Army schtuff will hubby need for the next two weeks? Suggestions and ideas are always appreciated! I’m sure once I get everything figured out I’ll blog [...]

When our military family moved overseas, we were able to pack two shipments. One called “Household Goods” (HHG:the bulk of things) that takes around 2 months to arrive, and another called “Unaccompanied Baggage” (UB: ~1,000 pounds) which travels by air and arrives faster. Today I’ve been working on my lists. Things to do in Germany. [...]

Today I’m attempting to defrost some shredded zucchini from the freezer for bread… I have this thing about not throwing anything away. It drives my husband crazy. Oh and add a few more pages to the PCS binder… We still aren’t certain of our fly date, but we’ve scheduled the movers and the shipping of [...]

Today I organized the beginning of our PCS (Permanent Change of Station) binder. I decided to ‘decorate’ the cover with vintage postcards – aren’t they fun? Keeping everything organized in one place was a lifesaver when we moved to Germany, so we are doing the same for our move to El Paso. We also keep [...]

 December 7, 2007.  Pearl Harbor Day. We stepped off the airplane in Frankfurt. Jacob was a week shy of two years old. William was exactly 6 weeks old. We rode a bus to Hanau. Then another to Wiesbaden. A few hours later, long after the winter sun had set, we arrived in Baumholder. This week, [...]

Yesterday I was chatting with a friend about an upcoming Marriage Retreat that her family is attending.  Having just passed the 3 month mark of my husbands return from Afghanistan and less than 2 months from our tentative “leaving Germany” flight time, I am both thrilled for my friend, and envious of the opportunity to [...]