Archive for March, 2008
Brenda: A Military Wife
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Thanks for coming back to visit! If you would like to be a guest blogger at ArmyHousehold6.com - please let Tammy know!
This story is about Brenda, a military wife and mother who was 100% committed to her military husband and extended military family.
Brenda and Tim married in June and 48 hours after saying, “I do”, he loaded up his canvas bag and left for Korea. A year later, he returned for two weeks and then was on a plane to Germany. This time Brenda was to have gone with him, but the paperwork (everyone in the military can groan together on this one) somehow didn’t get processed.
Once in Germany Tim did not give in until his bride was able to join him. During the next year in Germany Tim was in the field many times. Of course, everyone in the military can relate to the fact that this young couple spent more time apart than together.
I give Brenda a lot of credit for sticking with it and embracing military life; for standing by her man and by her country. Yes, they were young, but they believed in the old-fashioned ideals of the constitution. They were united in their convictions of protecting our land of the free. Then the call came that all young spouses of military personnel dread. Tim was getting deployed. Read More→
An Introduction
Posted by: | CommentsHi I’m Tishia, friend of Tammy’s and proud Army girlfriend to Seth. When Tammy asked me to be a guest blogger here at Household6, I kind of laughed at the thought of it. I feel so unqualified to be writing anything about the military life because this is all so new to me! I’m learning as I go along and taking it one day at a time and I certainly still have so much to learn!
I suppose I should take a second and give a little background as to how I became introduced to the military life. Tammy actually plays a role in this because she is the one that introduced me to Seth.
It was a rather interesting way it all came about and some people call me crazy but I wouldn’t want it any other way, it’s our story and that makes it special! I think back to that Thursday night (I remember it like it was yesterday) sitting in Tammy’s online conference room and getting 7 card stud gratisstreap poker on linepoker texasstrip pokergambling pokerstreet poker gratisomaha holdgiochi seven card stud gratisbonus code party pokerscarica gioco poker,gioco poker,gioco poker da scaricarepoker gratuitogioco poker da scaricare gratisgiochi omaha pokerpoker da giocareholdem poker regolepoker su internet gratispoker superstars invitational tournamentscarica gioco pokerpoker non onlinepoker heads up onlinegiochi carte pokerstreap pokergiochi giochi onlinecome giocare pokercarte pokerpoker online downloadpoker texas holdem online,holdem poker on line,holdem poker onlineworld pokertexas holdem romabonus casino on net,casino on net,casino on net propone un bonusvincere alla roulette onlineroulette systemwww casino online comregole roulettegioco baccarat gratisstanze di gioco miglioricasino online comcasino online in italianobaccarat gratisgiochi casino da scaricareblack and jackvideo poker on line gratismetodo roulettegioco keno gratis in lineabest casino onlinecasino no depositplay casinowww casino netvideo poker per pc gratiscasino on line senza deposito on the subject of me being single . The next thing I knew his picture up and I’m looking at his gorgeous eyes and this great smile thinking wow he’s really cute. Not thinking anything of it, I went on and on about how cute he was and suddenly there was some virtual match making going on. And as the saying goes, the rest is history.
It’s been an interesting couple of months to say the least but I’m learning to embrace each and every day and to not expect anything except for the unexpected, if that makes any sense. That was one of the first things Tammy taught me and boy is that saying ever true!
I’m learning that I am a lot stronger of a woman than I gave myself credit for and I can certainly state the fact that it takes a special woman to be a soldier’s wife/girlfriend! It takes a lot out on us emotionally, more than a lot of people realize. And there seems to be a lot of negativity around me about the whole situation of building a relationship with Seth.
But I’m at the point in my life where the feelings I have for him and the feeling that this is the first ‘right’ thing in my life in a long time is all that matters. I’m not going to let other people’s thoughts and opinions dictate how I feel about him. Yes caring so strongly about a soldier isn’t the easiest relationship I’ve ever had but right now it’s exactly what I want and I’m not going anywhere!
So there you have it, a little about how I became a part of this crazy, wonderful military life.
I’ll be back soon!
Tish
Getting Started..
Posted by: | CommentsHey Moms & Dads-
We are still in the get-started phase of Parents Zone but we should be ready to roll out in a matter of weeks. Soon we will announcing our awesome lineup of Parent Bloggers. We are also adding to our list of resources which will be published very shortly.
If you would like to be a Parent Blogger or have a resource you’d like to share please email tammy@parentszone.org or call 703-348-7998.
Thanks,
Tammy
Parents Zone Coordinator
Overseas Military Coupon Program
Posted by: | CommentsI was reading my friend Cara’s blog about coupons, I came across this awesome program that she is participating in. I don’t know if you know but overseas they accept expired manufacturer coupons. Cara is helping with this great program to help military families save some money while living overseas.
You can find out more information here
To participate, send your coupons to:
Overseas Coupon Program
c/o TheHouseholdHelper
PO Box 256
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
For a limited time, everyone who sends in their extra coupons will receive a small goodie bag from TheHouseholdHelper as a thank you!
Hooah!
Tammy
Bare Wall Syndrome
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I was sitting in a text chatroom the other morning listening to one of my favorite daily internet radio shows, Mom’s Morning Show. (hosted by my friends, Kelly McCausey and Tishia Lee) and the conversation turned to bare walls.
Bare walls are a constant issue for me, as most Army wives. Whenever we move to a new post, we get to make our walls all our own again. We walk into a house or apartment with those white bare walls and in a matter of days, we turn it into a home filled with pictures, our soldiers’ “me” wall, etc.
One way to help with the bare wall syndrome is each time we move to a new place we find something for our walls that represents our time in our new place. For example, from our time living in Minnesota we have a Caribou moose key holder. We also have the Texas Star from our time in Texas.
Now when no matter where we are I can look at our walls and remember people, places, and times in the different places that we have been. It also serves as a reminder of how we’ve grown as individuals but also have as a family.












