Did you have a good Friday? How did you spend your afternoon? I was going to go grocery shopping. Instead, I got the mail, and checked it as I always do to toss the catalogs and junk right there at the post office. That way there’s less paper coming into our home. I came across… read more »
And The Band Plays On…
2012
Yesterday we had the honor of attending the Congressional briefing on Caring for Military Kids with Autism Act, HR 2288. I have so many people to thank before I start for making the day a success for our family. The accessibility office at the Capitol Visitor Center for working with us, and the Capitol Police… read more »
Locate a Veteran’s Grave
2012
*This is not a compensated post. This is just information I thought would be useful and wanted to post. ~Amanda The Iraqi War came to an end last month and our troops did an amazing job liberating the country and putting an end to Saddam’s reign. During the course of the war, nearly 5,000 U.S…. read more »
What is Military Spouse Mentorship?
2012
Mentoring other military spouses was a topic of conversation I saw recently posed on Facebook by one of the sites I follow. The question was should volunteering for things like the FRG and roles spouses have traditionally played in the military lifestyle be voluntary, or should they be expected/forced? When we first started in our… read more »
Yes, We’re Special
2011
Now click here and bug your congress people. We will not let CMKAA H.R. 2288 die in committee. Failure is just not an option. Seriously. Do you think that a soldier who is deploying and has children on the autism spectrum should have the added stress that if something should happen and that soldier ends up medically… read more »
This Is How You Fix a Roof – Army Contractor Style
2011
Our roof has been leaking since August. I’m more willing to bet it’s been leaking since the May storms when we had those 5 tornadoes in the area in one night, and it just got saturated enough to come through my kitchen ceiling by August with all the rain we’d had all summer to make… read more »
You Knew What You Signed Up For
2011
This is becoming an increasingly more and more common phrase I’m seeing and hearing uttered to military spouses these days. It’s usually in response to the spouse having a complaint of some sort. I understand being frustrated by the spouse who perpetually complains. There are good points to military life, just like any other path… read more »
(Almost)Wordless Wednesday – Leaky Ceiling Edition
2011
Yes, STILL. Our housing office (Army housing) said that the contractor they hired said, that our roof was fixed. I voiced my thoughts to the contrary since it looked the same as before said repairs allegedly took place. With drenching rains yesterday, ta-da! I have a leak in my kitchen. STILL. SINCE AUGUST. You know… read more »
SendCheer with Cheerios
2011
You saw my previous post about how the military needs your support right now. General support is waning. Cheerios and the USO have made it super easy for you to send a message to a military family with the sendCheer campaign. All you have to do is buy a specially marked package of Cheerios (I… read more »
Military Support #sendCheer
2011
As an Army National Guard spouse, I’ve heard a lot of comments over the last 11 years. Honestly, until 9-11, we were out of sight, out of mind. Unless you knew someone on active duty, the military wasn’t a very tangible reality. That all changed in one day. EVERYONE was called to do their part, and… read more »
