Tag Archives: navy family

Strengths of the Military Family

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Commander in Chief At home

“I could never do what you do.” I hear this refrain again and again. No matter where I go, if I’m not with other military spouses, conversation inevitably makes its way to some form of this phrase. I always respond … Continue reading →

Posted in Living abroad, military family, Uncategorized | Tagged living overseas, military blogs, military families, military family, military life, military spouse, navy family | 3 Comments

Strength Finds Me

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Commander in Chief At home

Long after Horatio returned from his most recent 20+ month deployment, people still say they don’t know how we did it. Horatio gets looks of pity for having been away from his family for so long, and friends and acquaintances … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Living abroad, No Nonsense Parenting | Tagged blue star family, dealing with deployment, deployed spouse, deployment, deployment blog, expat life, family, living abroad, married single mom, military blog, military family blog, military family issues, military kids, navy family, single parenting | 2 Comments

Our Baby Class: Bringing the Parenting Village Back to Our Communities

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

I like to help out military families, past and present, so, the following is a guest post by Alisson Kolodner, wife of a former Navy submariner, and co founder of Our Baby Class “My husband is a former submariner and … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Review | Tagged baby class, military family blog, military family company, navy family, parenting help | Leave a comment

Creepy Crawly Critters on a Morning Climb

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

My hiking pal and I crossed paths with more than our fair share of creepy crawly critters this morning on our 3 mile hike up the mountain. It’s not unusual for us to see a few frogs and a snail … Continue reading →

Posted in Living abroad | Tagged creepy crawly, critters, expat life, giant spiders, living abroad, living in asia, living overseas, miitary family blog, military blog, navy blog, navy family, snakes, snakes in asia, spiders in asia | Leave a comment

Patriotic Tipsy Elves

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

Tipsy Elves burst onto the world stage with their Shark Tank appearance in December of 2013. I was an immediate fan, but am an even bigger fan now. Tipsy Elves now has American Apparel and they sent us some samples. … Continue reading →

Posted in Military news, Product Review | Tagged american clothing, charitable company, fun clothes, military family, military family blog, navy family, patriotic clothing, shark tank, Tipsy Elves, tipsy elves american flag, tipsy elves shark tank | 1 Comment

Deployment Chart For Families

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

This is a guest post about a deployment chart, from The Victoria Chart Company. They are offering 25% OFF this chart this month, please follow the link at the bottom of this page http://bit.ly/1PEE2eR and enter ‘MILITA25’ at checkout. “At … Continue reading →

Posted in Giveaway, Product Review | Tagged deployment, deployment chart, military blog, military deployment kids, military family, military family blog, military family issues, navy family, success chart | Leave a comment

Parenting Fails Happen

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

I enjoyed the Grade 5 Recognition Ceremony at the boys’ school last night. Watching Bob celebrate the transition from the Lower School to Middle School filled me with joy and just a little bit of sorrow. I am not a … Continue reading →

Posted in No Nonsense Parenting | Tagged international school, living overseas, military blog, military family blog, navy family, opt out of testing, parenting, parenting blog, parenting fail, parenting fail of the week, school testing, testing | 2 Comments

Breaking News: MCRMC Recommendations Released

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

This is a great breakdown of the news, by Sarah Peachey of MilitaryOneClick.com The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission released its annual report today to “modernize the Uniformed Services’ compensation and retirement system.” The committee believes the following recommendations … Continue reading →

Posted in veterans | Tagged America, army, dealing with deployment, deployment, deployment blog, joining forces, marines, mcrmc, michelle obama, military, military blog, Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission, military families, military family, military family blog, military kids, military spouse, military wife, militaryoneclick, militaryoneclick.com, Navy, navy family, US Navy | Leave a comment

All in an Expat Weekend

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

Sometimes weekends pass with nothing out of the ordinary coming to pass. This was not one of those weekends. Nothing dramatic happened but we saw several things that made me double take. Life abroad is full of things we don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Living abroad | Tagged army, expat life, family, living abroad, marines, military, military blog, military blogs, military families, military family, military family blog, military kids, military moves, military spouse, military wife, navy family, navy wife, parenting, pcs, single parenting, Taiwan, US Navy, yangmingshan | Leave a comment

Check out the new Spartan Up podcast and win a code for a free race entry

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

Check out Spartan Race founder Joe DeSena’s new Podcast “Spartan UP!” WE UNCOVER WHAT MAKES THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE WINNERS. The epitome of grit, Joe Desena, founder & CEO of Spartan Race and NY Times best-selling author, travels the globe … Continue reading →