Happy Independence Day!
Let the Chaos Begin
We finally got written orders late last week. That means we have the official congressional funding allocated (I guess), but what it REALLY means is we can SCHEDULE MOVERS. Let the moving chaos begin! Here are a bunch of photos from about six different recent trips to the zoo. I embarrassed Megan by touching a…
The First Decade
Our 10th Anniversary! A whole decade! We made it! Here’s how we celebrated: Eloise got a fever and diarrhea. My car needed a new wheel bearing to the tune of $500+. Isaac sleep walked to the bathroom…but didn’t make it…and peed all over his bedroom rug. And since we couldn’t find a babysitter, we brought…
High Times in the Tidewater
Everyone knows the military is all about “hurry up and wait.” We are literally waiting on an act of Congress to approve funding so we can get orders to move. Until then, nothing is certain. Well, Hawaii in early 2017 is certain, but the timing on everything is mush. “Hawaii! You’re so lucky!” said at…
Atlantic
Operation Zero Sunburn is my ambitious goal for the next three years. Thus begins my OCD application of sunscreen to all within range of my spray baby sunscreen. Friday we celebrated the end of preschool with a trip to Virginia Beach to play in the surf and watch barges depart for foreign shores. Then we…
ALOHA, BABY!
I slept terribly last night. The limbo of knowing we have to leave but don’t have anywhere to go—it was getting to me. What if the slate didn’t come out at all this week? How close could we shave it? Would we even have 30 days’ notice to get out of our housing contract? The…
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Tea-vil
Mary bought wagashi on her way home from presenting her paper at a recent conference on language and gender in Hong Kong. Would I like to come over for matcha and Japanese tea sweets in the garden at dusk? I hopped on the Red Panda (for the full Japan re-creation) and was there in a…