Archive for 2009

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Eric Make Fire

The Firewood Fairy came on Friday. Bundles of wood for our wood-burning fireplace….a rarity in off-post living. At home buying a bundle of wood means it’s essentially shrink-wrapped in clear plastic & all the dust, dirt & splinters fall out from the ends when you go to pick it up. Here it’s a different story. [...]

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Ode to Cynthia

[but first the back story] It’s one of those things that I knew might happen if I started a blog about Army life in Korea….that an Army wife looking for information on life in Korea might actually stumble on it. That there might be an Army wife or two out there who are struggling with the [...]

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Desserts of Birthdays Past

Before I regale you with memories of birthdays past, I want to say thank you to you all for the well wishes & kind words. This birthday has been the hardest one yet. 21?…no biggie – I don’t drink. 30?…no biggie – I didn’t feel any older. 39?….39?…. 39?….well, let’s just leave it at that, [...]