Over the weekend I officially got permission to post a nice photo and talk about Paul on my blog. He’s my USAF “partner in crime”, we’ve been colleagues for as long as I’ve been a reservist — nearly 4 years! We now work together in SC, although I actually only see him 3-4 times per … Read more
This is more of a cry for assistance than anything else. I still don’t trust that my 6-year-old is brushing his teeth on his own well enough. I remember getting some serious lessons in 2nd grade (remember those pink-colored plaque tablets?) Meanwhile, Timmy wants nothing to do with my help when he’s brushing his teeth … Read more
First of all, I realize that I’m part of a very small American population. I’m an (almost) stay-at-home Mom who likes airplanes. And the things I’ve had to learn about American airpower are pretty nit-noid. An F-22 brings a different capability to the fight than an F-16, F-18 or F-35. I scanned this picture from … Read more
I guess it’s simply in the stars: I cannot fly from Point A to Point B without some sort of delays. So here I am in the Columbia, SC, airport, wrapping up my 4 days of drill with my AF Reserve unit (a great productive weekend by the way), and due to a missed maintenance … Read more
Greetings from South Carolina again! This time, the cotton is in full bloom so this afternoon Paul and I pulled over and checked out what all the hype is about in cotton!I took several photos of Paul picking a cotton flower, but I won’t incriminate him here!But I know there are many of you who … Read more
The city of Bellevue has an Early Childhood Center colocated with their school board headquarters building.There are two rooms each set up like preschool classrooms and any Bellevue residents with preschool-aged children can visit. They’re open 5 days per week, 8:30 – 4:The parents stay with the children and are encouraged to participate in the … Read more
Not quite that relaxing. I figured I’ve give a little briefing on our weekend…we didn’t do a ton, but we had a nice time. On Saturday, we started with a family bike ride. Dave wanted to step up his workouts a little, so he volunteered to pull the boys in the trailer on the trail. … Read more
Timmy has recently started asking me to swaddle his favorite Webkinz, Thomas the Yellow Lab. I give him a nice tightly bundled Thomas right before bed every night and he cradles him like a baby. So tonight I gave the boys a digital photo album tour of when they were swaddled as babies: This is … Read more
At least for this week… …and part of next week… …and a teensy part of the following week. After a 2 1/2 month hiatus, Monday was my first day of doing any reserve work. My first workday since we moved to Nebraska. I’m working every day this week here in the local area, telecommuting with … Read more
This past weekend we rented a camper from the Air Force base and drove it 280 miles west of here to the town of North Platte, Nebraska. They were holding their annual “Railfest”, this big Union Pacific Railroad/Town of North Platte celebration weekend. The UP sponsors everything, lots of fun for everyone. There’s a festival … Read more