Archive for October, 2009

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Far From Home

As I type, my mother is in surgery back home. The doctors are trying to hammer, nail, pin & plate her shattered radius back together. (That would be the big bone in her arm, in this case her right arm – her bad arm.) That’s because a year before Eric & I met, my mother had a [...]

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

How a $5 Lipstick Costs $15 & 4 hours

[For my sister] While I’m not quite sure exactly how it happened, I can tell you that the Army wives & female soldiers at Humphries have apparently drawn the short shopping straw. We have a very small commissary & an incredibly small PX. [read small selection with the emphasis on the men, not the women] Commissary: Military grocery [...]

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Pharmacy Football

As an active duty military family, our prescriptions are no-cost. But when you need a refill, it’s not quite the same as hitting the local WalGreen’s. At the bigger bases, it means you have to call in your prescription at least a good 5 business days in advance – not counting holidays. And when it’s finally ready [...]