Mandolin range

In the midst of Eddie’s hospital drama, my niece sent me this photo: It totally made my day, because I am the in-law who sent it! Well, I sent it, and my dad donated it. My dad met Mark at Thanksgiving, and they bonded over a shared love of music. So when Eddie and I [...]

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A new cast member?

We went to visit my niece at Camp Lejeune last weekend, and came home with this: When my niece got pregnant, she found a new home for Mocha. But last week, the dog was back at her house thanks to the microchip. The new owners, who never changed the chip info, apparently let her get [...]

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Support the troops. Here’s what.

My niece, Nina, created a list of things soldiers need. For most of us in our comfortable homes in our comfortable lives, it is hard to image that the troops need such simple things. Get ye to Walgreens (I hear they give you a discount on purchases for soldiers)! Robitussin (single dose, box of 10) [...]

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Support the troops. Here’s how.

Now that I have your attention about supporting troops (I hope), here is what you can do: Send packages and letters. That’s it. It is easy! In fact, there are organizations that will do it for you. Here is a list of Marines and Corpsmen in the Operation PAL program. Here is a list of [...]

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Support the troops. Here’s why.

This post has nothing to do with chickens, grammar, superheroes, or any of my usual topics. I won’t even talk about my dissertation proposal defense right now. All that stuff pales in comparison to this: The Marine on the right is my nephew, Lt. Mark Greenlief (my husband’s brother’s daughter’s husband, if you can follow [...]

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