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Clayton’s Hospital Stay
WARNING: NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH.. Clayton's hospital stay consisted of removing a large blockage from his colon. This past Wednesday Clayton was admitted into ...

BOOK REVIEW: Islands of Hell
Islands of Hell By: Eric Hammel "Released in conjunction with the premiere of HBO's much anticipated new mini-series "The Pacific." Eric Hammel's Islands of Hell ...

My Mother’s intuition beat up your medical degree
My Mother's intuition beat up your medical degree... Today we had an appointment with a pediatric GI for my youngest. A month ago he had a bunch of lab ...

Military Spouse Appreciation Day
Not many are aware that every Friday before Mother's Day is set aside as Military Spouse Appreciation Day. A day specifically for Military Spouses to ...

Diagnosed with Lyme disease
Several weeks ago I posted an entry titled I hate Military Contracted Doctors. Here is a follow up. I kept my original appointment that was ...

Honeymoon Planning is worse than planning a wedding
Honeymoon Planning is worse than planning a wedding. This summer we will finally get to take our honeymoon just one month shy of our 1 ...

I hate Military Contracted Doctors
April 16, 2010 I know hate is a strong word, but I feel strongly about this! I hate Military contracted doctors (not service members who ...

Taxes filed free for Military Families
Taxes filed free for Military Families Tax time is always a stressful time of year and with just two days left to file, you may ...

Loving this Spring weather!
Loving this Spring weather and to celebrate we went to the farm this past weekend (my Mom's house in West Virginia up in the mountains) ...

Writing for Examiner.com now
Things around here have been going wonderful. My husband hasn't had a PTSD "episode" in over a month!!!! I have been keeping him busy and ...

PTSD: You sneaky lil devil you!
Wednesday was a somewhat odd day for me. It started out what I thought was great. I had applied for a position at the Examiner ...

CAUTION: Weight Loss In Progress
Watch out folks; Weight Loss In Progress! Since I have stopped smoking (Jan 4, 2010) food has become my new crutch. I had already started ...

Productive Weekend
It has been a very productive weekend and night. We headed to the race track to watch a friend race his Nova. Jerry wasn't able to ...

Severe Clear Movie Review
Movie Review: Severe Clear This is a documentary of the invasion of Iraq from a Marine First Lieutenant. This is real footage, with real Marines ...

Mom’s get sick too
Just FYI Mom's get sick too! On Sunday I felt my husband's cold being passed on to be. I really hate having a cold. Why? ...

Making A Budget
Making A Budget - For The Military Family Making a budget can seem like a daunting task, but is a must to control out of ...

PTSD: The Other 4 Letter Word
Granted PTSD itself is an abbreviation, but it's still four letters. I was surprised to hear today someone ask me what PTSD is. So for ...

Will Schools Ever Start Back Up!?!?
Tomorrow marks the 7th consecutive day the kids have missed school because of the 2 blizzards that came through here last week. Most of the ...

ANOTHER blizzard!!!
Another blizzard!!! We are currently going through our 2nd blizzard within just a matter of days! To say things are crazy here is an understatement ...

When it rains it pours…or um When it snows it falls!
When it rains it pours or I guess I should say when it snows it falls! Made it through the blizzard. Jerry got home finally ...


