The ball of our next move is rolling. After many Skype sessions extolling the virtues of moving our stuff in December and not January, Mac finally agreed with me. He called the transportation office to set up our shipment. It started off so well: he picked the delivery date for the week of closing with…
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Pillow talk
Ladies (and Dad), prepare yourselves for more MS Paint creations. You’re welcome in advance. These days, I have a queen size bed all to myself (and the cat). We keep around four pillows on the bed at all times, and I alternate sleeping on the different sides of the bed. But with all these pillows,…
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The homecoming outfit
I know I’m not alone here in immediately preparing for homecomings as soon as Mac has left. Even if R&R is months away, counting down to something just makes each day a little bit more bearable. During Mac’s first deployment, I really didn’t put any thought into what I was wearing when he came home….
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Picking our Behr paint colors
I’m back again with another session of virtual house decorating. Really, HGTV should have a show on how to use the Internet to decorate your house. Today, we’re looking at Behr paint colors. I needed some parts to fix my toilet, so I stopped by the paint chip section at Home Depot while I was…
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Las Vegas recap
From my personal experience, wasting a day in Las Vegas to run a race is not the best use of your time in Las Vegas. Friday dawned bright and early. I left work around 11 pm on Thursday, so I went home, cleaned, and did laundry until I had to leave for the airport around…
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Las Vegas half-marathon
I ran my second half-marathon on Sunday. The course involved running the Las Vegas Strip at night, so the race started at 4:30 pm. We headed over from our hotel around 2 pm because Ashley’s mom was running the half of the half which started at 3:30. Our hotel was at the opposite end of the…