PCSing to the Puget Sound? Here Are Some To-Do’s
There are two types of people who get stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord: those who big, puffy pink heart love it in all its dreary glory … and those who count the days until they can escape the rain and go somewhere that is very, very, very sunny all year round. Me?
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YDU: Deployment Pregnancy Strikes Twice?
When my husband deployed in 2007 (for the 4th time), I was about eight weeks pregnant with our second child.
Get Out of Lease to Move on Base?
A proposed Senate bill would allow military families to break their off base leases if military housing becomes available, this story reports. Sounds great, right? Maybe not
Am I a Spoiled Military Spouse?
I think I may be a bit spoiled. Now before you come after me with pitchforks, let me explain. I don’t mean I demand material goods and luxuries from my husband or insist I be lavished with diamonds (but if he wanted to ever I wouldn’t stop him!)
3 Ways A Dog Can Happy Up Your Military Life
Happy people are connected to other people. But if you ask me, happy military people are connected to their dogs, too. In a military family, dogs may have the ability to shape your habits during deployment and PCS so that you are less vulnerable to feeling depressed, disenfranchised and just down in the dumps.
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Dogs: A (Military) Spouse’s Best Friend
After people found out we were moving overseas one of the first questions to pop up was if we were taking our dog.
Best Military Quotes Ever! My Favorites! updated Tue May 15 2012 2:12 pm EDT
Updated May 2012 I simply love military quotes of every kind! And its not surprising that you can find my most favorite quotations below that as of to date have been handpicked by me! Some very kind squids has added to my list will you be next? Hello and Welcome to our collection of military quotes and cool military gifts for army soldiers and their wives. You can find a whole selection of military quotes by different authors and gifts related to some of the best ever quotes which you can view simply by clicking the images to see more and even customize your gift
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Video: MilSpouse Deployment Anthem
Warning: this will probably make you cry. Military spouse and musician Olivia Perez-Breland composed this heart wrenching deployment … and then, just to show that she can do it all, directed, produced and edited the video we’ve linked below. We were able to catch up with Olivia, who is currently stationed in Hawaii, via email
Free Park Passes for MilFams
Military families can score a free National Parks American the Beautiful pass as part of a Joining Forces partnership with the Interior Department, the White House announced yesterday. I know this may not make some of you jump up and down, but you should’ve heard my husband when I shouted this news to him from … Continue Reading
Poll: Should we Turn Off Social Media Downrange?
Like Jacey wrote in her post this morning, social media – Facebook, texting and Skype – can be both a huge blessing and an avenue for awful things that we don’t even want to imagine.
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