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Sarah Smiley: Archives

October 13, 2008: A Houseful of Boys, Not One of Them Alike

October 06, 2008: Remember the Troops and Their Families

September 29, 2008: Dolls Too Much for Military-Trained Pilot

September 22, 2008: Every Class has a Naughty Kid

September 15, 2008: Women Don't Need a Middle Man

September 08, 2008: The Blessings and Curses of Military Life

September 03, 2008: New Lessons from a New Home

August 25, 2008: Trip to Pensacola Enlightening Experience

August 18, 2008: Things Learned from a Loose Tooth

August 11, 2008: Mrs. Obama: The Woman, Mother, and Wife

August 04, 2008: Why I'm Glad Summer is Almost Over

July 28, 2008: More Things Dustin Learned While Living Alone

July 21, 2008: Dustin Learns About Being Alone

July 14, 2008: Big Houses, GPS for Older Parents

July 07, 2008: 'Krispy' vs. 'Crispy,'and Other Northern Oddities

June 30, 2008: Southerner Makes Her Way North

June 23, 2008: Moving to ... the Navy Lodge?

June 17, 2008: Lost Video Brings Apology to Oldest Son

June 09, 2008: Will the Military Pay for My Move?

June 02, 2008: Leaving Civilian Friends Hardest Part of All

May 28, 2008: Honoring Astronauts, Memorial Day

May 19, 2008: Jesus and the Mariachi Band, Part 2

May 12, 2008: Mariachi Band No Comprende

May 06, 2008: The Price We Pay for a Clean House

April 28, 2008: Hanging on to Old Clothes

April 21, 2008: Fighting the War in our Front Yard

April 14, 2008: What's Smiley Still Doing in Pensacola?

April 07, 2008: Short-Timer Military Wives Have Nothing to Lose

March 31, 2008: Ford and I are not 'Easy Outs'

March 24, 2008: For this Veteran, Every Day is a Good Day

March 17, 2008: Leadership With or Without Pants

March 10, 2008: Flamingoes Inspire Familiar CO Panic

March 03, 2008: Son's Determination a Lesson for us All

February 25, 2008: Surprises at Spouse Club Meeting

February 19, 2008: The Amish are Coming!

February 11, 2008: My Evening in Jail

February 04, 2008: Your Spouse's Detailer: The Ultimate Boogeyman

January 28, 2008: Smileys Moving Again? Yes

January 22, 2008: Dustin has a 'Cruise Wife'

January 14, 2008: The Best of Both Worlds

January 07, 2008: More Things Every Military Wife Should Know

March 05, 2007: First Port Call: Rite of Passage

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About Sarah Smiley

Navy wife Sarah Smiley is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the author of Going Overboard: The Misadventures of a Military Wife (Peguin/NAL 2005). She has been featured in the New York Times and Newsweek, and on Nightline, The Early Show, CNN, Fox News and other local and national news outlets. Her liferights were optioned by Kelsey Grammer's company, Grammnet, and Paramount Television to be made into a half-hour sitcom. Visit www.SarahSmiley.com for more details.

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