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What Not to Do with a Toddler: Travel by Air (Part Two)

If you missed Part 1 and feel like catching up, here it is. To recap why air travel falls under my list of "What Not to Do with a Toddler": 1) Toddlers require even more stuff than babies. 2) Air passengers seem to be a particular breed of mean and unhelpful. 3)...

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What Not to Do with a Toddler: Travel by Air (Part One)

Welcome to the first edition of a series of posts entitled: What Not to Do with a Toddler. This is certainly not the first time I have written about traveling with a baby; it's a common theme on my blog.  However this is the first time I have written about traveling...

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Cheesus Loves Me

Cheesus Loves Me

Elisabeth loves cheese.  I mean, LOVES cheese.  Breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack time, she looks up at me expectantly and asks, "Cheese? Cheese?" She also loves music.  Girl can get her groove on.  Like many families, we end Elisabeth's day with a bedtime book and...

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The Real Lives of Navy Wives: Calendar Squares

Hey Folks, I'm writing to you from California today.  Did I mention I would be in California?  I can't remember.  But in California I am, and I am pretty darn stoked about it. Elisabeth and I arrived about a week ago after a nine-hour flight from Tokyo.  I'm still...

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100 Posts Later – Still a New Mom?

100 Posts Later – Still a New Mom?

Oh hey there!  Guess what?  This is my 100th post!  And 100 seems like a milestone.  Like a cause for celebration.  I see some cheap wine and a box of stale graham crackers in my future. 100 posts.  I started this blog when I was pregnant and kind of freaking out. ...

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Hi, I’m Diana! I’m a mom of four, a military spouse, and I have no idea how to write a bio that doesn’t sound like a dating profile. Since I don’t want to give any reader the wrong impression, this will be brief.

The Navy life is unpredictable and stressful and sometimes sad but can also be wildly exciting and rewarding. This space is where I try to find the humor in it all – laugh so you don’t cry, right? Thanks for joining me on this adventure. I hope you enjoy.