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Sarah Smiley: Archives

November 16, 2009: Waffle Debacle

November 09, 2009: Friends Supporting Yours Truly

November 02, 2009: Flu Shot Fall Out

October 26, 2009: Lost Ducky Unexpected Favorite

October 05, 2009: Creating Memories at the Dinner Table

September 29, 2009: Military Men are Literal

September 14, 2009: Random Observations and Admissions

September 08, 2009: Not New at Back to School

September 01, 2009: Don't Mess With the Force

August 24, 2009: Gift Shops are Hell

August 17, 2009: PCS to Small House in Maine a Blessing

August 10, 2009: Military Campground a Treasure

August 03, 2009: Higher Education or Move?

July 28, 2009: Regarding Pre-Deployment

July 20, 2009: Seeing Your CO in a Different Way

July 13, 2009: Finding America at Hotel in Boston

July 07, 2009: Someday It Will Be Quiet

June 29, 2009: Summer Vacation Challenges Moms

June 29, 2009: Summer Vacation Challenges Moms

June 22, 2009: Father's Day the Navy Way

June 15, 2009: Military Families Creative About 'Family'

June 08, 2009: Standing By No Snacks at Baseball

June 02, 2009: There's No Eating in Baseball

May 26, 2009: Gardens and Children Need Pruning

May 19, 2009: Military Appreciation Month

May 11, 2009: Things I Like, Dislike About Facebook

May 04, 2009: Things BRAC Doesn't Consider

April 28, 2009: Military Departures are Painfully Ordinary

April 20, 2009: 'The Way We Get By' is Perfection

April 13, 2009: Troop Greeters' Red Carpet Night

April 06, 2009: Baseball Emotional for Mom

March 30, 2009: Home Birth or Navy Hospital

March 23, 2009: Government's 'Free' Ride

March 16, 2009: Military Friends Missed

March 10, 2009: I Have to Find My Own Doctor?

March 02, 2009: Finding Home at Local Commissary

February 23, 2009: Another New Experience

February 17, 2009: The New Car Rotation

February 09, 2009: Valentine's Day Alone

February 02, 2009: Navy Husband Catching Serious Air

January 26, 2009: The Who-Has-It-Worse Game

January 20, 2009: Tempted by Civilian Life

January 13, 2009: Dieters Behold, Beware Fiber

January 05, 2009: Getting Used to the North

December 29, 2008: Things I Did Wrong in 2008

December 19, 2008: Stressful Situations Create Friends

December 15, 2008: Basements May Have Been Mother's Idea

December 08, 2008: More Lessons from the North

December 01, 2008: Lessons of the North

November 24, 2008: Remembering Military Families this Thanksgiving

November 17, 2008: Catching Flack for Supporting McCain

November 10, 2008: Giving McCain Supporters Time to Grieve

November 03, 2008: Spending Halloween Alone

October 27, 2008: Support the Troops, Vote for ...

October 20, 2008: Dustin Can't Take Me Anywhere

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



 
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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