It’s become a tradition for me to post this poem. Remembering our military families who a spending time away from loved ones this Christmas…. Merry Christmas, My Friend By James M. Schmidt, a Marine Lance Corporal stationed in Washington, D.C., in 1986 Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone, In a one bedroom house made of plaster & stone. I had come down the chimney, with presents to give and to see just who in this home did live As I looked all about, a strange sight I did see,no tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.No stocking…
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Happy 238th Birthday Marines
Posted in Military Life
Happy 238th Birthday Marines! Semper Fi! Happy 238th Birthday Marines: A message from the Commandant of the Marine Corps For 238 years, The United States Marine Corps has proudly served our great Nation with unfailing valor – bolstered by the enduring fortitude of our fellow Marines, our families, and our friends. This is why each year on November 10th, Marines from all generations gather together, in groups large and small, to celebrate the birthday of our Corps and to reflect on the proud legacy and warrior ethos we share. This is what unites us as Marines. From our first battle…
Semper Gumby
Posted in Family, and Military Life
So, as I wrote yesterday, we found out on Friday that D was being deployed for a year. His package was being put together, and we were getting things in order at our end. As I’m on the phone with our bank on Tuesday evening, D walks in and asks what I’m doing. I hold up the card, and he asks if it’s deployment related. I nod, and he tells me that he’s not going. I figure he’s doing his normal joking thing, so I smile and give him the normal “right…” look. He tells me that he’s serious, and…
Time for Another Deployment
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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…
Getting Back into the Blogging Groove
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After nearly a month and a half of internet only on my phone unless we hit the library, I finally have high speed internet again. It’s something that I took for granted, so it was a wake-up call not to have even dial-up available. What it did allow was lots of great time to be spent with Munchkin (and D when he was around). Our time at the cabin, while not always relaxing, was refreshing. We are now getting settled into our new place in CA. Yes, we still have the cabin and will continue to work on it as…