My husband recently returned home for a short visit between his deployments, sort of like a hotel guest with partial, and on a few occasions full benefits.
I guess I should be used to the routine, the coming and going, and to the changes, but each time I’m taken back by how tough it is, no [...]

I decided to write a post on homeschooling because there have been a few back and forth on Twitter about why parents choose to homeschool their children.
Before I delve into why I homeschool, an observation on the actual term, homeschooler. If I may be eloquent, I think it’s totally lame.
Fellow homeschoolers, we need a [...]

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Even though I decided to homeschool my kids this year, I feel the back to school frenzy that sweeps WalMart aisles across the [...]

finished one piece now starting second article on Tricare Changes and pending lawsuit from lost contractors #
I was going to make some tea but then I opted for blueberries and whipped cream. Lots of it. #
At gym eating sandwich and drinking smoothie. Before the actual workout. #
surfing net to order home-school books which company will [...]

This is my weekly column. I have to post it because I’ve been swamped and neglected my blog all week! I’ll put the links in shortly.
Even if you’re relying on a pigeon to deliver your news, the health care reform frenzy has probably gotten to you. From Betsy McCaughey assertion that health care reform [...]

Saturday morning and my five four daughters – let’s face it, my one year old, Nina, is just walking around with straws in her hands – are ‘helping’ put groceries away, which really means that they’ve transformed into warrior ants flocking to anything that’s prepackaged and shiny.
Because you know, they need to horde food [...]