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New Year Begins with Snow

Posted in Family, Homesteading, and Photography

Because we live in an area where snow is not a regular occurrence, we can happily welcome an unexpected storm that dumps way more snow than projected. We were all rather excited even if it did create a few issues as we weren’t prepared for that much wet snow and single digit temps. While both D and I grew up with snowy, cold winters, Munchkin hasn’t had a lot of snow to play in over the years. Our duty stations have been in places that get little to no snow each winter. Of course, the previous 5 winters have found…

Wordless Wednesday: Marine Corps Ball 2014

Posted in Family, and Military Life

It was too dark to get any good pictures before we left for the ball, and we planned on getting pictures professionally done there. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get any taken, so this picture is the best that we have due to the poor lighting and using a phone camera. Oh well, Munchkin still looks beautiful, and D looks quite handsome in his dress blues. Munchkin and I had a lot of fun deciding on the little details (like her nails) for the Ball. While this was her second ball, it has been many years since we’ve been to…