My Page about Me

My name is Michelle; my husband and I have been married for 11 years and we have 2 wonderful boys: Cody who is 7 1/2 and Tyler who is 3.   I was born and raised in a tiny town in Middle East Tennessee.   I have 2 sisters: one in Oklahoma and another in Ohio and my parents still live in my hometown.   I enjoy cooking and reading and I love to "surf" (the net). I love spending time with my husband and playing with my kids.   I'm a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) and I love it.   I love being here in the morning when my son gets on the bus and being here when he gets home.   I love being here during the day with my 3 year old, playing with him and putting him down for for a nap and being here when he wakes up.   My husband and I made the decision for me to stay at home with our kids before we ever had children.   It was important to us that our kids have a full-time parent because my husband is sometimes gone for weeks or months at a time.   I'm not trying to "bash" those mothers who either must, or chose to work outside the home.   I have a great deal of respect for those women who manage do both, but for us this was the best decision and one that I have never regretted. My husband has been in the Army for 10 years.   In the past 10 years we have been stationed at Ft. Bragg,   Ft. Rucker,   Ft. Hood,   Schweinfurt, GE. and we are currently stationed at Ft. Campbell.   To say being an Army spouse is a challenge is somewhat of an understatement.   I believe it takes a special kind of person to be an Army spouse.   You must be strong and independent.   You have to be willing to leave your family and move across the Country or half way around the World.   You have to be strong for your soldier and your children and bravely say goodbye when he must go on those endless Field Problems, Gunnery Exercises, long Deployments or Unaccompanied Tours.   You have to be able to handle those minor (or major) emergencies that always occur while he is gone as well as the everyday tasks that he usually takes care of.   Ofcourse it's not all loneliness and good-byes.   Army life can be wonderful too.   You can live all over the World, see all our beautiful country has to offer and experience the culture and customs of other Countries.   You get to meet all kinds of people and make lots of new friends.   Yes, Army life is hard but it has its rewards and it's worth it in the end.   I'm proud of being an "Army Family".

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