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Time for Another DeploymentDaddy in Uniform
September 10, 2013
Heather L
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Time for Another Deployment

Posted in Family, and Military Life

On Friday, we learned that we were about to face another year long deployment. **sigh** This is the second time that we’ve moved only to have Daddy deploy shortly after moving. There is something about him going to a billet outside of his MOS that seems to land him in a position to be sent off on a deployment. Gotta love that. In theory, this time around will be easier than last time as he should have regular communication with us. We’ll see how it all plays out as the year passes by. I truly believe that the Lord knew…

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Establishing a New RoutineDixie and Munchkin
September 5, 2013
Heather L
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Establishing a New Routine

Posted in Family, Homemaking, and Homeschooling

We’re still getting settled into the new place even though we’ve been here a little over a month now. I was on track to have the house completely unpacked and organized on record pace until we started volunteering at the horse rescue. You see, we were immediately drawn into helping there as there is so much that needs to be done. Both Munchkin and I really enjoy our time there even though it is hard work. Because of this, we’re still trying to find a good schedule that works for us. Right now, we’re working/volunteering at the ranch between 4…

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Exploring Big Bear: Discovery CenterBig Bear Family Picture
September 5, 2013
Heather L
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Exploring Big Bear: Discovery Center

Posted in Family, and Outdoor Adventures

On Monday, we decided to take a break from the desert heat and head over to Big Bear for the day. Since we hadn’t been over there yet, this was more of an exploration drive rather than a trip for a specific purpose. Of course, Daddy decided that we would take the back roads to get there which meant off-roading in his truck. The dogs even joined us on our little adventure. The back roads were quite bumpy and narrow at points. Having another vehicle coming from the other direction took some fancy maneuvering for both parties. D loved every…

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Saying Goodbye to ZionZion
August 30, 2013
Heather L
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Saying Goodbye to Zion

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Zion came to the rescue with Dixie (Munchkin’s foster horse) and Gypsy. He had some health issues, but we didn’t realize how bad until today. Zion pretty much become my horse since he came into the rescue that day a little over two weeks ago. We really bonded as I took care of him. I was even able to ride him on Tuesday. Unfortunately, on Wednesday, he took a turn for the worse. Today, Thursday, we took him to the vet. He had choke caused by a tumor in his throat. Sadly, this tumor meant that he could no longer…

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Dixie’s SurgeryPre-surgery Tumor
August 28, 2013
Heather L
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Dixie’s Surgery

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Today was quite the interesting day which involved a “field trip” to a local vet to have Dixie’s tumor removed from her leg. Please note: some of this images may be disturbing to some people. I decided to post the pictures in black and white, so the images will be a little less graphic than their color form. Dixie, if you recall, is Munchkin’s foster horse at the horse rescue. Dixie came to the rescue with a large tumor on her leg. It needed to be removed, so Isabel (the owner of the rescue) set up an appointment with the…

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