A Need for Dye Free Medications

Thank you McNeil Corp. You screwed me. I love you for that. Can you feel the love in the form of my cursing your existence and Motrin recall? Your junior strength Motrin in the orange flavor is the ONLY chewable tablet OTC pain reliever I’ve found for my son that does NOT contain red dye. [...]

What is HouseholdSix?

It seems the term “householdsix” causes a bit of confusion amongst my civilian friends and readers. A householdsix is the household commander. Usually it’s a woman, but we also have a few men amongst our ranks. It’s a term of endearment our soldiers use for us. We are the ones who make sure the kids [...]

Military Needs to Make Up Its Mind

Once again I’m left baffled. I just read an article where because of war spending, we military families may lose post services and programs. But I thought we had the Army Family Covenant. I thought the DOD was doing MORE to support or military families, not less. I guess once again, that’s all lip service.
Can [...]

Dear PennDOT

Dear PennDot,
How long will it take you to finish the construction on I-81 at the Plainfield exit? There have been three accidents in the last week around mile marker 44 that I have seen in the newspaper. The lanes are too narrow through the construction zone and not well marked. I avoid traveling south of [...]

If I Were a Virginia Voter I’d Be Ashamed

I’d be totally ashamed of myself if I lived in Virginia and had voted this asshat into public  office. Bob Marshall of Manassas opposed state funding for Planned Parenthood because, “The number of children who are born subsequent to a first abortion with handicaps has increased dramatically. Why? Because when you abort the first born [...]

Army Fun Facts

These are based upon my experiences as an Army spouse. My experience falls as a traditional Army National Guard spouse and now as an Active Guard/Reserve spouse (AGR) with a combined total of 10 years.
-We ALL pay for our dental health coverage. Even soldiers. We pay soldier only, or it’s based on soldier and number [...]

What I Do When I Can’t Sleep

Next time I complain about sleeping like a baby and waking every three to four hours, smack me. Shake me and remind me that at least I was sleeping. Last night despite two allergy meds and Sudafed, the snot still ran. And I was WIDE AWAKE. Yes, I know Sudafed has that side effect, but [...]

Sleeping Like a Baby

How often have you used the phrase “I slept like a baby?” I have, but not in the traditional sense. I slept like a baby last night. It seems a cold has settled into my nose making it run like a sieve. No big deal really. Nothing some Sudafed can’t help. The only bad thing [...]

Army Life – Tricare and ASUs

I’ve already been stressing about Zach’s therapies for his Asperger’s. It seems we can use the Tricare (military insurance for newbies) plan we’re on now, and use ONLY network doctors (ie. lowest contract bidders because that’s how they do government contracts), and still pay a copay every month. OR, we can move Zach to a [...]

Finding Alternatives

I’ve been finding some good alternatives for Zach who has some dietary issues. First issue is lactose intolerance. Thankfully it’s mild. He was on soy formula as a baby, and then soy milk since. Of course now research is out about how soy acts like estrogen and I wonder what I’ve done to my poor [...]

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