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Camping and More Camping

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Just before I took my October trip to Nebraska the family did a Cub Scout Family Camping Event near Defuniak Springs. This is our 3rd time going to a Fam Camp event, so this time around the family could be more laid back. The Cub Scout family camp experience includes the same activities: fishing, swimming, … Read more

Halloween 2012

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It was the saddest thing, not being home for my boys’ Halloween. I did my best to decorate the house — complete with a fresh batch of tree ghosts — but was away by the time my sons had their school Halloween parties, and other Halloween events (such as Jacob’s first boy-girl birthday party with … Read more

Fall School Portraits

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I’m going to play catch up on some day-to-day life blog posts this week.  I’ve made two trips to Omaha in the past 2 months and that gets pretty exhausting, I put a lot aside just to keep the family caught up with groceries, Cub Scouts, piano lessons and household tasks. So let me post … Read more

Thoughts on Sandy, Social Media, and the 70s Seen Through Argo’s Camera Lens

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Who else remembers TV sets looking like this? Sans remote control. If you want to change the channel, you had to get up out of your chair. Not all TVs sets could even connect to cable! Just an antenna!

Yes, an eclectic mix of topics, I know.

Greetings from my AF Reserve two-week tour. I’m sitting in my billeting room rather bored right now. The night shift I was scheduled for is canceled, and I had been sleeping mornings so be ready for my night shifts. I now flip back to day shifts; this will be interesting.  I woke up this morning at 11:30am! And now I need to be able to go to bed by about midnight.

Anyway, we’ve all been busy at work keeping tabs on Hurricane-now-Superstorm Sandy. When I’m off duty, I have The Weather Channel on, with Twitter, Facebook and Google+ all screaming newsfeeds at me about the storm.

You don’t have to be subscribed to any social media to keep in touch: Go ahead, check it out!

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Preparing for a Two Week Tour…

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You might or might not remember my post from when we first moved to Florida in 2010. When we have to move from one military assignment to another, we often will relinquish some of our pantry goods and cleaning wares.  Such as vinegar, soy sauce, household cleaners, Lysol sprays, and any perishables in the fridge and freezer. … Read more

Out of My Comfort Zone: The Erin Gray Interview on GeekMom

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I did something completely out of my comfort zone recently. I interviewed somebody and then wrote about the interview for GeekMom. It had nothing to do with meteorology or the Air Force — so it was pretty tough for me. Because I had applied for media access to attend Dragon*Con last Labor Day weekend (i.e., … Read more

Testing for Tumblr

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For those who didn’t know, I have a Tumblr page, it’s little more than a routing for my blog posts here.  I also send Instagram photos over there.  Very low maintenance. But I’ve been plagued with finding a good WordPress blog plug-in to automatically route Major Mom posts over there.  So I’m trying a new one. … Read more

Five Little Zombies (and Fred), A Review

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In the spirit of Halloween, allow me to present a book review for you! Five Little Zombies (and Fred) is a “children’s book that’s not for children”, written by my friend and GeekMom colleague, Jules Sherred and illustrated by Matt Schubbe. I had the honor of seeing and hearing about Jule’s book idea from its infancy. … Read more