Mommy Musings

I am so excited to have one of my very best friends in the world be the final guest poster for National Police Week.  Linda gives us a wonderful perspective on what it is like growing up as a cop's daughter.  Make sure to leave her some love! Hi! My name is Linda and I am from Northern NJ. My father is a retired NJ State Trooper and I'll be giving you a glimpse into what it is like being the daughter of a cop. I think you can probably all guess that nuns were allowed to do more than my older sister and I were. Not only is my father a retired state trooper, but he is old fashioned, Italian, and grew up with brothers (who ironically all have daughters of their own). I went to high school from 1997-2001... hardly anyone had a cell phone at that time (or tracking device as my sister and I called them) but naturally we did. I surprisingly didn't have a curfew and they were usually pretty lenient about where I was but I had to check in at least once every two hours and whenever I...

I am so excited to have one of my best girls, Paige guest post for me this week!  As a former dispatcher and current cop wife she has lots to share with us!  Make sure to leave her some love! I am Paige. I blog over at Boots, Bows & the 5oh. I am the wifey to Curtis who is a k9 deputy for our county and the Mommy to Charli Beth (6 years), Bryar (7 months) and Gunner ( 4 year old - Belgian Malinois) When Curtis and I started dating in early 2011, I was a dispatcher for another 911 center. We were a small county so I maintained county, city, fire and ems. I worked second and third shifts and boy am I thankful that I did. It made me so much wiser and stronger for what I was about to get "myself into" as a "Police Wife." Thankfully, since our first date we have always been to talk to each other about the things that we have experienced in our work. Our first date was at Denny's at midnight while Curtis was working third shift and we talked about several things t...

I'm very excited to kick off this week of guest posts for National Police Week with Coral!  I 'know' Coral from Twitter {make sure to follow her } And was overjoyed when she sent me her post.  Coral described herself as a Former Air Force Wife (from engagement to marriage to 2 year anniversary, active, followed by reserve duty until 3 years ago) municipal PD wife (for 9+ years) Thanks again for stopping by here Coral! As His Wife: Things I've Learned Worry sometimes sneaks in when he doesn't answer the phone. I don't ever watch the news. I skim headlines online, and read what I like. I NEVER let the kids watch the news. I have to be stronger than I sometimes want to. Physically, emotionally. He won't be here when a hurricane blows through. I don't tell everyone what he does for a living. Not everyone, including family, will 'like' him. People will treat me and my family different when they learn he is a cop. There are stories he doesn't tell ...

As we all know, yesterday was Mother's Day.  Skip was able to take off of work, and I had a lovely, relaxing day with these two sweet girls.  But what many people might not know, is that yesterday was also the start of National Police Week.  found on Google.com "In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice."found here found on Google.com I think it's very important that we always remember and honor our men and women in blue.  So this week I thought it would be fun to have several guest posters, all family members of those in law enforcement.  They will share their experiences on being the wife or daughter of a cop.  Make sure t...