Monthly Archives: September 2013

Remembering 9/11 With Michelle Obama

Posted on September 17, 2013 by

Thank you, again, dear readers, for making Deployment Diatribes popular enough to put it on Pop Sugar’s Circle of Moms’ Top 25 list of Military Family blogs.  I know I’ve thanked you before but thanks to the rating, I got … Continue reading →

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The Wear and Tear on the Kids

Posted on September 16, 2013 by

I know that Taiwan will be great for us.  We look forward to the adventures.  Getting to the happy and settled point will be a rocky road. 9 year old Bob wanted to tell all of his friends at once … Continue reading →

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This Just In

Posted on September 15, 2013 by

We got the call last night. We are officially moving to Taiwan next summer. Sure, I’ve been letting myself live in denial that this would be the case, but I really did assume this would be the case. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Living in Virginia is on the Roof

Posted on September 10, 2013 by

My dad told a joke when I was growing up.  It went like this: A man lived alone with his cat and never went on vacation because he didn’t want to leave the cat, he loved her so much. The … Continue reading →

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Great Military Themed T-shirts

Posted on September 10, 2013 by

7.62 Design sent me a cute “I Love My Sailor” t-shirt.  I really like its tattoo design style and the fit and feel are terrific.  The art is screen printed onto the soft cotton shirt and looks like it will … Continue reading →

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Finding Strength

Posted on September 4, 2013 by

These days, a year after Horatio returned from his 20 month deployment, people still say they don’t know how we did it. Horatio gets looks of pity for having been away from his family for so long, and friends and … Continue reading →

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