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Tears of Joy

I have been so overdue with this post, but lots of terrific things have been happening. My amazing husband came home for Christmas and, that, as you know is always magical. The kids too were so thrilled to have daddy home to celebrate with us. We felt very blessed!  Even though Christmas was spent away from our loved ones and dear friends back East,... [Read more of this review]

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Home for a while

My husband has been home from his third deployment for six months now. In the past this usually would mean that we were getting ready for our next deployment. He was home for 365 days between deployment one and two. And was home for 15 months between deployment two and three. However, his unit deployed earlier than that so I felt like we were already... [Read more of this review]

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We survived!

I posted about our plans to stay home during the holidays and start new traditions. We did just that and we really enjoyed our Christmas together! Needless to say there were many moments where we all missed the big family gathering that was taking place back home, but cousins with new cell phones helped my kids feel closer. There was lots of tween texting... [Read more of this review]

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Achievable Goals for Your Health and Happiness

The New Year’s Holiday has come and gone. Have your resolutions gone already too? Or, did you set any at all? I am a big believer in setting achievable goals, and then breaking them down into manageable tasks. (I learned a lot about goal setting from Money Saving Mom.) By achievable, I don’t mean you should keep your goals small. Instead,... [Read more of this review]

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Family Matters Blog: Career Fair to Focus on Military Spouses

Attention DC area spouses! If you are on the job search, be sure to put this event on your calendar. We will be attending this job fair exclusive to military spouses and hope to see you there! — Family Matters Blog by Elaine Sanchez Jan. 9, 2012 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hosting a career fair in Washington, D.C., this week dedicated solely... [Read more of this review]

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Buon Anno!

Happy New Year friends, from Italia! This was my first New Years in Italy and I was so excited to continue our holiday vacation once again in Venice. My husband and I had researched the festivities that went on throughout the night, the fireworks to scare away evil spirits, the old clothes and furniture that was dropped out of windows to make room for... [Read more of this review]

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All together now!

This December has been a bit of a struggle for us, it started out fine but then our heater went out and was out for a week.  If any of you know me, you know that our rental house has a few issues.  It’s an old house, and everything in it is old and temperamental. This wasn’t the first time it went out, but it was the longest time we went... [Read more of this review]

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What a Homecoming

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Warren, with Detachment 4, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 37, drops his helmet and runs to greet his wife in Kaneohe, Hawaii, on Dec. 1, 2011. DoD photo by Kristen Wong, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released) – Welcome Home!! Send article as PDF to... [Read more of this review]

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Buon Natale!

If you don’t speak Italian, you may not know that the title of this blog post is titled, “Merry Christmas!” I learned this phrase yesterday, on December 25th while we were strolling the streets of Venice. We had been to Venice quite a few times before (seeing that it is only an hour away and less than a $10 train ride) but really didn’t... [Read more of this review]

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Cookies!

This week we have been making different treats each day. Monday we made a cookie I like to eat each year, but it’s not so fun for the kids to make. The cookies are just balls and half way through I was left alone balling dough. For yesterday’s cookie I had an idea. Why follow the directions and make all the cookies the same shape? They’re... [Read more of this review]

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Photographing Christmas

Christmas is such a great time for taking pictures!  Here are a few ideas that you might like to try to create some great photos for Christmas. 1) Take pictures with a ball ornament. This is a pretty fun idea.  You take a picture of a glass ball ornament and you can see the scene in the reflection.  You can have a lot of fun with this and be creative... [Read more of this review]

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Find the Peace and Joy of the Season

Are you feeling the stress of the holidays? Is time disappearing, and your to do list growing? Are you stunned that Christmas is less than 2 weeks away? Are you getting more frazzled just thinking about it? Then join me for a moment to de-stress, and come back to the joy of the season. Hopefully you’re sitting in a chair. If so, close your eyes,... [Read more of this review]

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First holiday season away from “home”

This is our first holiday season away from our hometown. I was sooo nervous about Thanksgiving here that I was super bold and invited our family over to one of our neighbors house. I asked how military families do Thanksgiving and she said they were having people over, and without thinking I said, “Can we come?” She graciously said we were... [Read more of this review]

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Volunteering to stay sane

When I was involved in COMPASS (spouses mentoring spouses program for the Navy) and as a previous Ombudsman we always talked about the fact that spouses needed to get out and if nothing else, volunteer.  It’s something that can help tremendously in learning the area, meeting new people, and making use of free time.  Simply put volunteering keeps... [Read more of this review]

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Go Navy Beat Army Spirit Video 2011

This years Army Navy football game will take place on December 10, 2011. This is the first Spirit Video I’ve seen this year, and I’d have to say it’s a good one! For game information, game gear and more information you can visit http://armynavygame.com Our favorite USAA is the presenting sponsor this year. To view more Spirit Videos... [Read more of this review]

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