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3 Weeks into Deployment -How It's Going...

We are into week three of deployment. 2 weeks down, 50 to go. Gah. But life is moving on. For the first week I went into total funk. I stopped cleaning unless absolutely necessary, i.e when we ran out of dishes an…
Because That's What Matters...

I found the picture. Papa Fox took this with his iPhone on a march during training. Artsy in its imperfection and it's perfect for this. Feel free to use it (click for the full size), just don't cut off the link at…
Mama Getting Fit!

This time last year, I was 115lbs. Breastfeeding my youngest dropped me back to my high school, pre-pregnancy weight, a feat I thought was impossible after having 3 kids in 5 years. It was glorious. I felt fantastic…
Much Needed Mental Health Day

Being a parent is hard work, especially when you have younger children who really depend on you. And it is completely okay to want to and actually take a break now and then. This week has been brutal.
What Would You Do If You Only Had a Few Weeks Left?

(Recap: Papa Fox is deploying.) D-day is on the horizon. Surprisingly sneaky is it. Last night, while in a cut throat game of Wii bowling, I was mentally planning Papa Fox's going away party for his APD shift. I pull…
Thoughts on Sleep

by Mama Fox Is sleeping in your past?
Tragic Texas Amber Alert Update

by Mama Fox An update from a recent Texas Amber Alert post by Mama Fox Final Update I have some extremely heart breaking news. Dallas police say the 19-year-old mother knew where her baby was the whole time: not k…
My Mr. Monkey Loves Bananas

by Mama Fox While I was being less than observant, E (at all of 19 months) pulled out the step stool (I'm short and keep one in the kitchen), opened it up, pushed it to the counter, raided the fruit bowl, cracked…
Would You Use An At-Home Gender Test?

by Mama Fox My daily sweep of CNN.com popped up an interesting article about an over-the-counter gender prediction test. For $34.95, you can have a 78-80% accurate answer to whether you need to pick a boy or a girl n…
That Was Classy, Mr. President

by Mama Fox image source How do you get away with skipping classes on your last day of school? Make sure you get your hands on a presidential pardon. President Barack Obama held a town hall meeting on Thursday in…