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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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Wow, I hate to say I told you so. But I told you so. We have an offer on the house. It’s not acceptable as-is, so we will counter. If they don’t accept our counter, that’s that. If they do… We’ll be looking for a place to live for six months. Because here’s the kicker: [...]
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Many, many years ago, in a tiny coffee shop on a corner of Alvarado Street in Monterey, California, just down the hill from a military language school, a young Army linguist-in-training spied a young Air Force linguist-in-training at a table with some of her fellow linguist-in-training friends. The young Army man was quite taken with [...]
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Hmm… You might notice a few things are missing. Like the base board, some quarter round, some grout in the tile… Oh, and a TOILET and some TILE ON THE WALL. You know, little things. This is a problem because we need to sell this house. Yes, we are moving. Surprise! Anyone wanna buy a [...]
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Sometimes budgeting on military pay reminds me of trying to work with an income based on commission: You work the numbers the best you can based on the minimum you expect to come in; but you’re really hoping some extra checks for some other jobs come through as well. At the beginning of February, I [...]
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At a whopping $3.50 a box (a box that has also shrunk in recent years), buying Girl Scout cookies is not for the faint of heart. (Or at least, not for the light in pocketbook.) But I decided, Hey, sometimes you gotta live a little. And not only are they for a good Girl Scout [...]
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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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