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Supporting your Military Child
There is no doubt about it. Military children are strong, resilient, and adaptable. But it can be a very stressful lifestyle and when there are resources that can help transitions, PCSs or deployments just a little easier it is important to share them. Here are 10 of our favorite resources out there for your family. Military Family Support is what we are about! 5 great resources for your military child going through deployment: ‘We can be together when we are apart’: Some easy ways for babies and toddlers to stay connected from Zero to Three when a loved one is deployedIdeas for Children While your Loved One is Deployed: Here are some ways author…
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Spring Brings Winged Marvels
Cardinals are forever brilliant.Winging this post… Sunday morning visitors! Red Headed Woodpecker A suet stop for the woodpeckers Male red-belliedFemale red-belliedDoves wait i n the wings.A chirping black capped chickadeeA lone sentinel Blue Jay – Waiting to call in the flockJoin UsJoin Us byDeborahonMonday, April 30, 2012Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to PinterestMilitary Life:Deborah,military family,Nature,Sunday
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Local Military Discounts & the Community of Sharing
The Military Family is a community of sharing. Where do you go to learn about new schools? Who do I contact to get housing at our new base? What is the best way to handle deployment stress for my children? When do I ask for help? Sometimes the questions are less serious but still pressing: Where is a military-friendly boarding facility for my pet? Where would a good place be to celebrate our wedding anniversary? Instead of living on base I want to live off. Is there a military-friendly Realtor or Apartment at the base we are PCSing to? A great way to help other families is to share our…
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The Cost of the “Five Finger Discount”
It was a simple project: put on the new grill flame covers purchased at a big box store. The old ones had rusted and worn out and these replacements would “take a sec to put on ” and including time to wash and clean the grill … 15-20 minutes in a busy schedule. Sounded simple! Flame covers that were maximum protectedThen came the packaging material on each of the four flame covers – very tough garage scissors were required to cut through the plastic on each one. It was not a simple process and each one seemed to take an hour to open to just remove the product. Then the…
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Tips, Tricks, and Photos from Pinterest
A few of my favorite tips, tricks and photos for the week: Care Package Ideas Source: Uploaded by user via MilitaryAvenue.com on PinterestCreate a pillow case for your soldier, sailor, marine, airman or coastie. Iron on a picture of yourself and write cute sayings with a fabric marker! Our US Military Source: militaryavenue.com via MilitaryAvenue.com on Pinterest‘Returning Troops Find New Dangers on Civilian Roadways’ – Report from USAA. Very Interesting Military Discounts Source: militaryblog.militaryavenue.com via MilitaryAvenue.com on PinterestMilitary Discounts in your area – monthly email with local businesses that support the military-families. Easy to sign up. Military Children – Ways to Support Them Source: militarykidsconnect.org via MilitaryAvenue.com on PinterestFrom our…
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Rum Cake Recipe
Moist Rich Rum Cake Company is coming! Now there’s a reason to make dessert. A box yellow cake fancied up creates a cake rich in flavor and pretty as a picture! Back in the storage closet I have a Bundt pan that I save for special occasions… or just when I can THINK of some way to use it. This is perfection.Cake serves 12 Cake ingredients: 1 c chopped or walnuts 1 (18 ½ oz.) yellow cake mix 1 (3 ¾ oz.) package Jell-O vanilla instant pudding & pie filling4 eggs ½ c cold water ½ c vegetable oil ½ c rum Glaze ingredients: 1 stick butter ¼ c water…
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Afghanistan: “Things are Good, not Great”. DoD Blogger Roundtable
He is what we would call a straight shooter! Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, met with the DoD Blogger Roundtable to discuss Afghanistan after returning from a year in command of U.S. Marines and allied forces in the Helmand and Nimroz provinces of Afghanistan. He provided a sobering but positive perspective of the situation next to the borders of Pakistan and Iran and the general was ready to share his thoughts on the current events in Afghanistan with the roundtable bloggers. Celebrating opening of new women’s centerSee Photo Credit BelowImagine a new cell phone network connecting villages, additional and improved roads laid down to make it…
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One More Challenge for Military Personnel! Post Deployment Driving
They just keep adding up for our military folks – challenges that is! But this one is pretty close to home and the safety of our service members and their families should not be compromised. Insurance industry giant, USAA has released the results of a study of post deployment auto accidents for military members and they have tagged a large increase for some groups following deployments. An educated guess of the results indicates a lot of habits formed while driving in convoys in combat situations (to stay alive) can increase the chances of having an accident at home. So the best convoy and combat drivers may be at risk at…
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Where Do You Find Your Release?
Healthy LivingStress FightingBlood Pressure LoweringCalorie BurningMood LiftingSweat InducingHeart beat RaisingSmile CreatingLaughter Making Hewitt Independent Shaklee Distributor, a MilitaryAvenue Partner, wants to keep your family healthy, too. Tell us how you keep your military-kids smiling when it is easy to feel down? How do you raise your own spirits when things just aren’t going your way? How do you get your familys mind off of the negative and back to the positive? We will draw a random winner on Friday, April 27th from all the comments. The winner will receive a free container of Bavarian Cocoa Meal Shake courtesy of Susan Hewitt. You must leave an email address in your comment for us to contact…
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How the U.S. is Helping Others! Pacific Partnership, DoD Blogger Roundtable
USNS Mercy off Indonesian Coast – Photo Credit BelowIt was a visual I clearly saw as Captain James Morgan reminded us of the 2004 massive earthquake and tsunami and the tragic events and impact on the Indian Ocean countries (has it really been almost eight years?). The destruction and human misery was beyond our understanding. The plight of the survivors with no water, no food, raw sewage everywhere, clothes sometimes stripped off them and trying to find family members who had been separated was just heart rendering. The fantastic international response also reminded me of the Haitian earthquake and how the US military supported the effort to save lives and…
