While I was racking my brain trying to figure out what to send to LCpl Honda in his Christmas Care Package I started doing a little research on the internet. I found many great charities and companies that focus on making Christmas for our deployed service people a happy day. If you are wondering, what [...]
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3 Comments »If you are on Twitter chances are, you know about #MilitaryMon. If not then I am here to explain it to you. First for those of you who do not Tweet here is a little review of just what Twitter is and how it is used. Twitter is a social networking microblog. Tweeters, the people using [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: #militarymon, blog, miltary, review, tweet, tweeter, twitter Comments OffVeteran’s Day comes once a year. On this day, we stop to honor those people who served in our military. We have parades and ceremonies with flags and marching bands. Veterans young and old come out and we honor them each and every one. Some are disabled bearing the outward sacrifice. Others carry the scars [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: blog, flag, military, November 11, veteran, Veteran's Day 2 Comments »I missed Military Monday because sometimes life just gets in the way. Along with ‘Dancing with the Stars’. I just read where President Obama has proclaimed November Military Family Month. Funny I first heard about this on Twitter from a military supporter. Seems this should have been on the news. Maybe it was and I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: blog, LCpl Honda, military, military families, Military Family Month, military Monday Comments OffWith three months left in the service, Will (Ben Foster) has spent a good deal of time in army hospitals, healing scars from his time in Iraq. To make things worse, the girl he left behind (Jena Malone) has moved on with her life. Ironically, his chance at a fresh start lies in working shoulder [...]
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When I learned President Obama went to Dover Air Force Base last night to honor fifteen fallen troops and three DEA agents returning from Afghanistan I admit I was not quite sure what to think. He has been holding off on sending more troops to Afghanistan for many months now. I am not an expert but [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized Tags: blog, Halloween, jack-o-lantern, pumpkins, wordless wednesday 2 Comments »Halloween is not until Saturday but it would seem that Flower Child could not wait to try on the Twin’s Halloween costumes. The pics need no explanation. Wuzzy Fuzzy ~
This is my newest post on Parent’s Zone. I was just thinking the other day about how lucky we are as parents of deployed children to be able to communicate with them during deployment. Do not get me wrong. It is still very hard to sleep with the phone, check email countless times and [...]
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New Blog Post on juliannah by design
I have a new post on my other blog, juliannah by design. How do You Survive Deployment? Please visit and feel free to comment on this subject. Inquiring minds want to know.