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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Finding (and Embracing) Your Passion

Ciao, amicos! The last time I wrote I talked about the transition from career woman to milspouse and how it was anything but easy. However, I’ve always enjoyed a challenge (well, cried through it but appreciate the outcome) and am up for this one as well. By all means I feel like an awful, miserable [...]

Entrepreneur Spouses: What’s in a Brand?

Military spouses often find themselves going to work for themselves for many reasons—mostly because it means having a steady job that’s portable and that can give you the time off when needed for homecomings, PCSing, and family events. But if you’re starting a business, you may find yourself asking, “What is a brand?” and “How [...]

New England Family is our pick for the Home Depot Foundation GiveGood Campaign

Meet the Dow’s, Gina and Phil, our selection for the Home Depot’s Foundation GiveGood Campaign. It was so hard to pick just one family in need. Our wounded warriors and disabled veterans are quiet about their experiences and what they have seen. Although the Dow’s submission and story was short, we felt a strong connection [...]

Grateful for the little things and the little moments.

I am also grateful for the job that takes him away from us all too often. Silly though that may sound, it’s true. Most of you can relate, I’m sure.

Not Home for the Holidays

Like many Military families we live far away from our family.  We can’t drive there for a long weekend and to fly is pretty expensive.  As much as I would love to spend Thanksgiving at home this year, it just isn’t going to happen.  Since becoming a military family six years ago, most of the [...]

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