Married to the Army

PT for Punishment

As most of you know, we're due with our first child pretty much any time now (official due date is 8/12). We were talking about our views on punishment the other day once he is older and after a little discussion were able to come to an agreement pretty quickly.

Somewhere along the way, he heard someone mention that the best punishment was PT. And he LOVES the idea of this. So instead of spanking, it will be flutter kicks and push-ups! This should be interesting. Of course, we have quite some time before any of this would be implemented but I can't wait to see boot camp commence when he gets in trouble.

My only concern is that it could possibly make fitness/exercise a negative thing. Does anyone else use this form of discipline for their kids? I'm curious to read other's opinions on it.

Army Wives - 7/26

I had to DVR the episode last night and watch it today. I think this has been my favorite episode this season. It was great to finally see Evan get what he deserves. I hope he's making a quick exit and taking his wife with him. She is the stereotypical officer's wife for sure! I've only been "lucky" enough to run into one who acted like that. So for anyone who's reading who doesn't have experience with a lot of Army spouses, know that her type is the exception, not the rule. And thank goodness for that!

Trevor's reaction to Roxy's purchases at the party was priceless. The casting directors definitely did a great job at picking the most awkward person to be in that kind of business. I really hope she's not going to be a permanent fixture on the show though.

Looks like next week will be full of more surprises. I thought the season started out a little slow and I'm thankful to see it getting interesting again!

Military Spouse Scholarship - postmarked by 7/15/09

Sorry for the late notice with this one but it would be well worth trying for it! They are giving out $100,000 in scholarships to military spouses!

http://www.homefrontonline.com/misc/pdf/SpouseScholarship2009.pdf

Post 9/11 GI Bill Payments Vary Widely from State to State

This is what I've been complaining about for a while now. PLEASE make sure you understand the new GI Bill before you switch to it. Once you switch to the new bill, you cannot switch back to the previous program!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090706/ap_on_re_us/new_gi_bill

Why isn't this the top story?

A soldier is missing in Afghanistan and believed to be captured by insurgents. Its hard to even find updated information on this story. On most of the news websites, its buried behind more "important" celebrity news. Disgusting that our media isn't paying more attention to this.

From Fox News...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529816,00.html

Prayers for this soldier and his family.