The following is a daydream I had while waiting in line for 90 minutes at Space Mountain . . . . An hour after the last mouse-eared, turkey-leg-filled, balloon-carrying tourist leaves the parking lot, the Magic Kingdom is cloaked in darkness and silence. But at the forested edge of the park, muffled voices gather, a…
Motherhood
Why I love being ordered around
To everyday civilians, “the pursuit of happiness” typically involves career, home, love, and family. It’s no different for military families, with one important exception: ORDERS. Unlike their civilian counterparts, active duty servicepersons must pursue their happiness within the strict confines of written military orders, which are lengthy documents that appear to be written in alien…
Another year of yo yo dieting?
What’s the most commonly broken New Year’s resolution? You guessed it ÔÇô LOSE WEIGHT. You start out with the best intentions, but along the way, something always goes wrong… After emerging, bulging and gassy, from the egg-nog-spiked holiday season, with a veritable cheese ball lodged in your ever-expanding gut, you decide, enough is enough. You…
The Moody Foodie
I’ll try anything once. Well, maybe not cliff diving, or running with the bulls, or a Mohawk hairdo, or snorting angel dust, or silicone lip injections. But when it comes to food, I’m totally adventurous. When our military family moves to a new place, I’m always excited to try the local cuisine. Sometimes, our experimentation…
Military Families Hit Harder by Inflation