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I’m not sure if that really makes sense. Just work with me here. The Hubs is Home! As of Friday night, well after Olivia and Peter were in bed. But it was nice for Conner to have his dad all to himself for a bit. Hubs slept fine that first night, courtesy of complete travel [...]
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I’ve had these papers taunting me from the pile in the corner where I stuck them when my focus turned to getting this house put up for sale. Guess how many late bills are hidden in there? Apparently, at least one. At least, I was assuming my phone got disconnected for a reason. I never [...]
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Some of you have asked for an update on how The Hubs is doing on his deployment. Firstly — thank you so much for asking! That sure is sweet of you. Secondly — he’s doing just fine up there in the Kyrgyz mountains, where the weather is so erratic you’d think it was Kansas: sunshine [...]
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I’m slowly coming out of my denial that moving to a cash system is the step we need to take to really get a grip on a budget that we control. Particularly in light of our most recent tenants vacating that thorn in our side our rental home, it is vital that every dollar we [...]
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Military wives have a saying (and yes, I mean wives, and I make no apologies for being sexist) that when your husband goes away, that’s when the kids get sick, the car breaks down, and the dog dies. Usually within three days. Though it’s been known to happen within 24 hours. Not that I would [...]
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The Hubs left on his deployment, though it still seems like he’s just gone away on a little trip. We already skyped last night, from his hotel in Virginia where he was waiting for his flight out of the country. Olivia and Peter took turns making faces through the camera. Conner mainly sat there saying, [...]
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…If you’re lucky enough to have your spouse serving where internet is easily accessible and reliable, which The Hubs should be this time around. The last time he deployed, his personal internet use was limited and he bunked with a bunch of guys in a big pine box with zero privacy. This go around, not [...]
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The Hubs’ deployment is imminent, though he won’t let me discuss details here (“OPSEC, people!”) (his words, not mine) and so far I think I am successfully in denial of the emotional aspect of him leaving. However. The financial aspect is a different story! There are financial perks to a deployment, and I am hoping [...]
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