Finding harmony in family, finance & military life

On June 25th Brent along with 7 of his military brothers from the Seymour Johnson K9 section participated in the Super Spartan Race held in South Carolina. SSgt Andrew Rounds wrote up a quick article about what they did and why they did it and I wanted to share that with all of you. So kick back and enjoy the read while trying to imagine the amount of grime all of us K9 wives had to wash out of our husbands clothes the next day! Just kidding I am so proud of our guys, the great job that they do and the sacrifices they make. K9 truly does lead the way! "The Super Spartan obstacle course race provides an 8+ mile battlefield of insane mud running with 15+ obstacles.The K9 section had a team of 8. MSgt Nathan Nash, SSgt Brent Reimers, SSgt Andrew Rounds, SSgt Dale Morgan Jones, SSgt James Bailey, SrA John Makripodis, SrA Joseph Swartout and SrA Matthew Halligan.  We ran this race in dedication to SSgt Ben Seekell and Charlie, our brother who was wounded in Afghanistan in Ma...

Can you tell I am having a busy summer? I know it has been awful quiet around here, but trust me it has been gloriously loud on the home front. So please don't give up on me yet I assure you once school starts back up in a couple weeks you will get sick and tired of reading posts from a bored out of her mind mom. It is always a strange transition going from 5 to only 2 kids in the house. I think I prefer the 5 to be honest. Plus do not forget my great coupon resource page and my recipe page! We did a half way cross country drive with the kids (yes all five) earlier this month and it was great! The first leg of our trip was from North Carolina to Kansas City, Missouri where I have an Aunt, Uncle and a couple cousins. It was an 18 hour drive straight through. The portable DVD player and DS games were our saving grace the entire trip I am very proud of how well the kids did. We had a great time! Brent went on a Harley Davidson Tour while the kids and I checked out some fun stuff at ...