We are now three months into Guard life. So far that hasn’t meant too much as Ben has only had a couple of drills. However, I have learned some things I didn’t know. There were a few things I assumed about the Guard that I found out worked a little differently than I thought they…
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The End of Summer
Less than TWO weeks and the boys go back to school. This summer FLEW by! Fastest one yet. We had a big change this summer. I went from full-time SAHM/part-time WAHM to full-time WAHM. It has been quite the adjustment and I am still trying to figure it all out. What do I do from…
Thoughts On My Last Week As An Active Duty Army Spouse
Eight days. That is all we have left as an active duty family. The day after we will officially be a National Guard family. Talk about a change. It seems weird. We have been waiting for this day for a while now and here it is just a week away. I think back on the last…
From Active Duty To National Guard
Last week we made a change to our plans. Ben enlisted in the National Guard. People have asked us if this was planned and that is a hard question to answer. Before Ben’s last deployment we had talked about it. We knew it would help with health insurance and just allowing us some extra security….