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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Great Gifts
Jade, of Made By Jade, contacted me a few weeks ago to ask me to check out her etsy site. She makes great gifts, including many items made with the different service’s camouflage fabrics. She generously asked me if I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged deployment, etsy, Made By Jade, military, military families, military gift, military wife gifts
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Book Review: Perfect is Overrated
Karen Bergreen’s Perfect is Overrated had me looking forward to bedtime each night, since that is the only time I get to read. Bergreen is a stand-up comedienne and her humor shines through every page of the book. Kate is … Continue reading
Light The Hidden Things- a novel about PTSD
Here is a guest post from my friend, author, Don McQuinn: Erin has very generously offered me a chance to address her friends. I’d like to call your attention to a book called Light The Hidden Things. I particularly want … Continue reading
Fathead.com Sweepstakes for Military Families
Fathead.com is running a sweepstakes for military families every month from now through October 31, 2012. The Salute to the Service Sweepstakes is a monthly sweepstakes that is open only to active duty service members and their immediate families. Each month, … Continue reading
Integration- The Reality of the Reunion
Yesterday, a friend wondered aloud about what it must be like to integrate an adult, who has been gone for two years, back into the family. Most people focus, rightly, on the joyous reunion that occurs at the end of … Continue reading
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Tagged deployment, military family, military homecoming, military reunion
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Huggies! Free Diapers to Military Families
Huggies is joining in the wave of support for our troops between Memorial Day and the 4th of July! To show their support they have launched ‘Camo for a Cause,’ a donation of five million Huggies Little Movers Camo … Continue reading
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Tagged deployment, diaper coupon, diapers, free diapers, Huggies, military, military families
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Send a Soldier a Hug
May 31, 2012; Chapel Hill, NC: Chapel Hill-based Scarffish, the Scarf with the Starfish, is proud to announce a new program starting now. Called “Send A Soldier A hug”, Scarffish sends a free handmade Scarffish to one soldier or military … Continue reading
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Tagged afghanistan, army, deployment, giveaway, Iraq, marines, military, military family, scarffish, soldier
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Money in YOUR Pocket
Years ago, when I heard the word, “refinancing,” my eyes glazed over and I blocked out anything that followed. It seemed like a lot of work and too confusing to deal with at the time. I never pursued the issue. … Continue reading
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