The Admiral is running a big conference at work for the next two days, so he was to spend tonight and tomorrow night at Uncle Engineer's (who lives walking distance from the Pentagon ( Read more... )

Today, the random word generator gave me the word "moaning ( Read more... )

I thought I didn't watch a lot of TV anymore, and there are plenty of nights where the Admiral and I agree nothing is on and we pop in a video or do something else...but I still missed the screen time during the kids' school's "No TV Week" and there seem to be plenty of shows that I will watch, even if I don't watch them religiously. And there are ( Read more... )

So... I have always loved things Irish -- even growing up. It is my favorite accent (much sexier than French!) and I don't know, there is just something about Ireland that appeals. My best friend teases me about having married a military Irishman -- because when she and I were writing our sappy teen original fic, my Mary-sue-like characters were ( Read more... )

The Admiral has decided to read the first three Harry Potter books now that he's read the final four. He told me the other day (in sort of amazement) that he's really enjoying the first book (and he's only up to The Sorting Hat). He doesn't understand how anybody (ie his mother) could say, 'yeah, I tried to read it, but I just couldn't get into ( Read more... )

I'd say we'd gone over twent-four hours without anybody vomitting, but Devilla cried so hard when she spilled St. Thomas's dinner plate (after volunteering to carry it to the table, she's my little helper!), that she induced herself to vomit again. She was all upset that it meant she couldn't go to school tomorrow (they have a 24 hour after last ( Read more... )

Today was the Admiral's and my wedding anniversary. Of course we spent it apart, which is par for the course as often as not. It wouldn't sting so much except after last year, I was looking forward to spending this one together. And, it's our eleventh anniversary (eleventh on the eleventh) -- which had some silly significance to me ( Read more... )