…you buy ice cream and your freezer freezes is SO hard you can’t enjoy it? Yesterday I bought a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream at the commissary. It’s VERY rare for me to do this — I last had this over a year ago! So put it in the … Read more
Greetings from my Annual Tour at Shaw AFB, SC!!! For two weeks out of the year I’m put on orders to work in my “real” job — the position that I’m trained to do should I get activated full time. For these two weeks, I put on an “active duty” hat and work on Director-of-Operation … Read more
This morning, while Jake was eating his pancakes, the tooth simply fell out. Quick, painless. Without incident. It’s TINY! Here’s our happy guy. He had reported the tooth loose on Tuesday. From 2008 02 24 Ja… So thanks to those who took part in our latest poll — he’ll get a dollar under his pillow … Read more
Okay everyone, put on your black ties, full-length gowns and diamonds, it’s Oscar night ladies and gentlemen! I LOVE watching the Oscars. Sure, you could make several arguments about the political messages infused into the monologues and that perhaps the awards themselves are fixed. I don’t care about all that. I tend to feel that … Read more
Pioneer Woman had posted this recipe for a chocolate pie right before Valentine’s Day, and I had briefly pointed out her latest posting, but didn’t get around to actually trying the pie until tonight. I’m improving from my bout with the flu, and had enough energy to catch up on chores (laundry, vacuuming, general straightening … Read more
“Wait just one doggone minute! It’s mid-February! Spring isn’t for another month!” (At least, that’s what the Groundhog said!) Well, someone needs to tell my flowers about that, since my crocuses and daffodils are opening up, just like all over the rest of central North Carolina. Seriously confused, they are. I didn’t mind the pretty … Read more
Today was slightly improved from yesterday, but I have to tell you about these awesome tissues I found at Walgreens! Puff’s Plus with Vick’s Vapo-rub. To quote Tony the Tiger: “They’re GRRRRREAT!” My runny nose kicked in today, and my regular BJ’s-brand tissues, which work well for occasional nose-blowing, started ripping up my nose. So … Read more
For the first time ever, I think I might have caught the flu from the flu shot I received last week at the Air Force base. I can’t remember the last time I had the flu, if ever! It showed up with a vengeance yesterday afternoon. The aches, fatigue and general “blahness” is a real … Read more
My baby boy is growing up. Today, in the middle of a very very difficult morning of trying to run a billion errands with both boys, Jake matter-of-factly told me that one of his lower teeth has been loose for a few days. We were in the van at the time, where Jake sits in … Read more
I’m not going to say too much about this, since I’m just a weather weenie in the Reserves, but I have been noticing the USAF getting a lot of press about how we’re suffering manpower cuts and cannibalization of aircraft to keep our missions viable in the Global War on Terror, while the Army and … Read more