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Military Spouse Resolutions
I don’t normally make New Year’s resolutions – we all know what is said about good intentions. But I’ve been doing some serious self-assessment and taking a good, hard look at the last 14 years of my...
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Getting out
The drawdown in Iraq is pretty much complete and the withdrawal in Afghanistan is getting started. After 10 years of war, many of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines are coming home. But they...
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Getting out – Part 2
So your time as a military family is drawing to a close. As was suggested in the first part of this series, you’ve bulked up your emergency fund, paid down your unsecured debt as best you could,...
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Meeting Daddy After Deployment #MissionCare
DISCLOSURE: This post was sponsored by Dove Men+Care via MSB New Media. All opinions and words are my own. As always, my time can be hired but not my opinions are not for sale. Wave after wave of...
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How Do Military Families Feel About the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?
I remember getting into a twitter tiff a few years ago with a fellow conservative about the repeal of don’t ask, don’t tell. The gentleman basically accused me of pushing my liberal agenda at the...
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Life in the Backseat with Subaru Forester and a $1000 Giveaway #Subaru
Subaru Forester wants to know what’s life like in your backseat? Is it a jungle back there? A sporting goods store? A motel on wheels? Or maybe there’s a baby disco in your backseat? This video is 43...
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Splish Splash Water Park in Calverton, New York (Long Island)
Although I have lived on Long Island for about 6 years and have been spending summers out here ever since I started dating my husband (almost 15 years ago), this weekend was my first time at Splish...
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Drill Gremlins
The drill gremlins (the slightly less nasty cousins of the deployment gremlins) were out in full force this past weekend. First, I got stuck on the icy roadways. Only a fortuitously placed tree stopped...
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Boo at the Zoo: Halloween at the Bronx Zoo
Halloween is one of our favorite celebrations and we fill our October with lots of traditions–haunted hay rides, parties, harvest festivals, crafts, parades, and, of course, dressing up and trick or...
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All the Comforts From Home for Our Soldiers #ComfortsFromHome
Soldier homecomings always get me right in the feelings. I know that aching hole in your heart when your soldier is away and that elation when he returns home. When my husband was deployed, I was...
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