One thing that the kids have been asking since we got orders to Spain way back in March or so was “Are we going to see snow??” They were so little when we moved away from Iceland - Isak was 3 and Anja was not even 2.  When we lived in Washington from...

This week I have been in a class to become a Command Financial Specialist - trained to do budgets, give counseling to servicemembers who are in over their heads, and know generally about different ways to save and invest. The training has been very...

This federal holiday, I had the luxury to once again wake up at 3:45 to get out the door by 4:30 to catch the ferry by 5 to sail for 2 hours to the ship to work all day.  Thrown into all the work were drills - lots and lots of drills.  That man...

So on this ship right now there is only one women’s bathroom.  And it is conveniently located all the way aft; so far aft, in fact, that it might be easier just to stick my ass off the fantail and take a crap into Puget Sound. When you said you...

Isak is having a sleepover at Niki’s while Anja is at her second swim meet - her first pentathlon - while I’m at home, catching up on some sleep and rest.  While I feel bad for not being at her meet, after her last meet coupled with the last few weeks...