There is big news around here! First of all, I am an auntie again! My new little niece has been born (seven months to the day younger than Baby Boy)! The Captain has heard the news, and celebrated with a cigar in Baghdad. Other big news – I am moving! As of now, set your […]

Just a few things that have been going through my head over the last 24 hours… – Why do they force the just-booted contestant on American Idol to then sing? Here, let’s hear the song that got you voted out again! – Aren’t the obnoxious twins who made a quick cameo in the audience tonight […]

This is a service flag. I have one hanging in a window of my house. This tradition began during World War II, when family members would hang placards or banners with blue stars in the window. Each star represented a loved one serving in the war. Later, they became sanctioned by the Department of Defense […]

Yesterday went from screaming-in-your-ear bad to broken-lamp bad to teething-pain bad. When I posted yesterday morning, after our DSL outage, it was early morning and while Baby Boy had nursed, he was getting ready for his “real” breakfast of oatmeal and peaches. And the Munchkin was, quite literally, screaming into my ear, chanting “I want […]