Monthly Archives: February 2013

Translation Services

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Commander in Chief At home

Starting on Valentine’s Day and running through February, VerbalizeIt is giving away the greatest gift, the ability to say, “I love you” to anyone, anywhere. We’re connecting people all over the world to our 3,000+ translators to teach them how … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Review | Tagged family, Language, Love, Travel, Valentine's Day | Leave a comment

The Shape We’re In

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Commander in Chief At home

Military life has helped to shape the parent I am as much as it has shaped my kids. Perhaps most of all aspects of military life, the relocating has shaped our family. Moving 10 times, including overseas, surely affected the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged child behavior, child discipline, china, joining forces, military, military families, multicultura, parenting, parenting problems, screen time, third culture kids, US Navy | 1 Comment

Happy Chinese New Year

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Commander in Chief At home

In honor of Chinese New Year this weekend, I will post a few pieces from our Adventures in China (2006-2009) Our adventures in our diplomatic posting in Beijing, China. Thursday, January 31, 2008 Chunjie— Spring Festival Chinese New Year is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged china, chinese new year, chunjie, living in china, year of the snake | Leave a comment

Buncee, sends cards to our troops overseas! + Win an iPad mini!

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Commander in Chief At home

buncee.com is essentially like an e-card site but amped up a bit. The site lets you create anything from e-greetings to ads for your business, school lesson plans, slide-shows, digital scrapbooks and more in a very personalized way. Given the special, handmade nature of these creations, we at buncee would like to send Valentine’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Giveaway, Product Review | Tagged DBA, deployment, Diamond Blackfan Anemia, giveaway, ipad, iPad mini, support our troops, troops, Valentines cards | Leave a comment

Knit Your Bit

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Commander in Chief At home

Guest Post by Deborah Hopkinson, Author of Knit Your Bit Illustrated by Steven Guanaccia April 1917 marks the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I. Although much has changed in our nation and around the world in a … Continue reading →