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Missing Daddy

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This week, our little girl started saying "Daddy."  I wasn't too sure she understood what it meant so I've been pointing out J. in our family picture.  I asked her to "give ... Read More about Missing Daddy

Small Team, Big Job

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"11-Man Deployments" - when I saw this headline on the front page of the Army Times, I immediately recognized the description of my husband's current mission in Iraq and I swooped up a copy, ... Read More about Small Team, Big Job

Saddam’s WMD – TOLD ya so…

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"The man who served as the no. 2 official in Saddam Hussein's air force says Iraq moved weapons of mass destruction into Syria before the war by loading the weapons into civilian aircraft in ... Read More about Saddam’s WMD – TOLD ya so…

My Comfort Food: Baked Mac & Cheese Recipe

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This has nothing to do with anything except that ever since spending 7 years in Nashville (where I met J.) I have loved macaroni and cheese.  And now its my "comfort food." Here is a ... Read More about My Comfort Food: Baked Mac & Cheese Recipe

The Quiet Commercial

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Rumors are that this will be shown during Superbowl.  Makes me tear up a little bit. Click to Watch: Quiet Commercial ... Read More about The Quiet Commercial

Soundtrack to My Life

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I hope to get an address to send a care package to J. soon.  I've bought him an Ipod to help him pass the time and I've had fun loading it with songs.  I put together a playlist on the Ipod ... Read More about Soundtrack to My Life

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