Archive for November, 2008
7 weird things about me….
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I was sitting here reading comments from the last couple of days and I noticed that my friend, Tishia Lee tagged me for a meme! This one is called 7 Weird Things About Me! Well there are definitely more than 7 but here are the top ones!
- I LOVE playing any of the HALO games (Master Chief ROCKS)
- I like to watch High School Musical and all the other Disney movies (with or without my girls)
- I think Spongebob is AWESOME!
- I think the Army lifestyle rocks and never want to leave it.
- I love techie gadgets (especially my new cell phone Blackberry Curve and I love my husband even more for getting another techie gadget for me!)
- I’m a political junkie and have been since 18
- i love social media and creating social media plans for clients. ( ok you probably already knew this one .. oh well)
Like I said there are lots of other things about me that I’d considered to be weird and you can read them HERE
So its my turn to tag some of my peeps (insert evil laugh here ) so I choose
- Shannon from Staying Home with my Son
- LAW at Proud Liberal Army Wife
- Kelly at WAHM 2.0
- Tara at Army Wife Talk Radio
- Rachelle at Army WIfe Toddler Mom
If anyone else would like to play along, please do! Leave a comment or post it on your own site.
We arrived… well to Ft Riley
Posted by: | CommentsHappy Thanksgiving to everyone!
I”m thankful that we are finally here at Ft Riley. We’ll be here for a few days visiting SGT Daddy’s brother who is stationed here. I had fully planned on blogging our trip so far but after driving 6-8 hours a day I was too tired to even do video. I did manage to send a couple of updates through Twitter and Facebook but that was primarily it.
Our trip was pretty uneventful except for the REALLY creepy town we drove thru on Monday night. We crossed into Pennsylvania and decided to start looking for a hotel. We went across a bridge and ran into the thickest fog EVER! So we decide to stop at the next exit because it was a bit scary trying to drive through it. OMG the town was WORSE! It was like a town out of a John Carpenter movie. Certainly not a place that would help us relax a bit.
Needless to say, after driving thru the town for a few minutes , we decided to go a bit further. We ended staying at a really nice Best Western hotel!
We’ll be staying here at Riley for a few days and head over to Ft Carson after the weekend. It will be a nice change of pace just to relax instead of worrying about cleaning, driving or anything else. : )
Have a HOOAH kind of day!
so long DC … Thanks for the memories!
Posted by: | CommentsWell it’s finally here our last night here in the DC area, Ft Belvoir to be exact. The last 2.5 years have been an adventure that’s for sure. We’ve made some great friends, learned a few things, and had some awesome experiences including a trip to the White House!
It’s a bit bittersweet as we are very exciting to be moving to Ft Carson in our Army adventure but I will miss our friends and neighbors that have become part of our family.
I’m just glad that we are going to be able to stay connected thru the internet/social media.
So tomorrow starts off our adventure of our PCS move to Colorado. Stay tuned to the blog we’ll be posting quick updates and videos of our travels (and mishaps too)
Hooah!
Tammy
Motrin vs Moms
Posted by: | CommentsHave you heard about the latest ad by Motrin that has a lot of moms up in arms??
I have to admit when all this reared its ugly head on Twitter … I couldn’t understand what everyone was so up in arms about. Initially I thought, I must be misssing something here. I mean I haven’t thought of “babywearing” (back then it was called carrying your baby) in at least 7 years.
I didn’t think it was offensive to moms everywhere. I don’t know .. Am I a bit out of touch since it has been so long? (Full Disclosure :Both my kids are in elementary school now )
The thing that struck a chord with me was the “official mom” label! I have seen some babywearing moms look down on non-babywearing moms for not wearing their child. Maybe they physically can’t, maybe they “bond” in other ways, maybe the child can’t be put in a sling,etc for medical reasons, maybe they don’t want to.. the list can go on and on.
Why must we look down on people for not doing what we do? I’m sure we have all seen situations where ‘bad parenting’ is screaming out but this my friends is NOT it!
This “discussion” is just like the us vs them discussion that many mothers have been having for years. (childcare options, breastfeeding, vaccinations, homeschooling, etc)
It’s a PERSONAL choice that each family makes for itself and ALL of us need to respect that choice. (wow this sounds a lot like my last political rant doesn’t it?)
Parenting is hard enough by itself … why do we have to make it more difficult???
So, what do you think ? Here is the link again in case you missed it! : )
Happy Birthday Hunter!
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Today is Hunter’s 21st Birthday!! Please feel free to leave him some birthday wishes at his website! : )
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Military Family Appreciation
Posted by: | CommentsWell last night our family attended the Military Family Appreciation Dinner at Walter Reed Med. Center (WRAMC). It is part of the a week long celebration celebrating Army families at Walter Reed and all over.
We were nominated as an Exceptional Military Family For Headquarters Company, WRAMC Brigade by one of SGT Daddy’s friends, SGT Z. I’m was surprised that we were nominated as I know there are lots of other awesome Army families there in Headquarters Company. SGT Daddy and I were completely blown away that is was our family that received the honor. I
It was a wonderful event, very laid back for the Army LOL (lots of kids where there too) and the food was awesome. Even Becca ate the food and she’s super PICKY! We were seated with the several members of the Brigade Command Team, including the Brigade Commander COL Roberts, so I was a bit nervous that my kids were going to act up like little bratty kids. They did great and listened really well. I’m really very proud of them. : )
The Army photographer took some pictures of us and I’ll be posting them as soon as I get them. While we were there, our whole family were also interviewed by the Pentagon channel during the event which was very cool. (I don’t have the link to video on the web yet but I’ll post it just as soon I do)
I thought that girls would be nervous by the camera but they LOVED it! As soon as the camera and the lights went on, they were very chatty and interacted with the reporter from the Pentagon channel. They are such New Media Kids… wonder where they get it from?? 
As soon as the camera went off, they went back to being shy. (I wonder if we should start a video podcast for them?? hmmm )
After everything was over, the USO and Army MWR people passed out all our cool schwag! We got TONS of stuff like backpacks, stuffed animals for the kids, phone cards, t-shirts and even a $50 gift card to use at the PX. The thing I’m most excited was that I got our family was given a Commander’s coin. : )
It was an awesome way to end an already wonderful day!
Political Agendas in the schools
Posted by: | CommentsI know the election is over and we have a new president-elect, but I just came across the video (Hat tip : Spouse Buzz ) of the teacher talking about the elections, Obama and McCain. I understand talking to children about the political process and teaching them how it all works. I believe in teaching them all about the process. Heck, we did this with our own kids and had an indept conversation on the elections, why it was important to vote,etc. I am completely in favor of a “mock election” for them to cast their vote and to have an open, generic discussion about . I think it can be done in a very neutral, benign way.
This however is an example of WHAT NOT TO DO
The Cumberland school district in Fayetteville, NC (where this occured) has issued a written statement on their website as the Superintendent issued this video statement via YouTube
I’m thoroughly infuriated by this as a military parent! I can’t imagine what those kids were thinking and feeling especially that one girl whose father was a US Soldier. Military life can sometimes be hard enough and then you have to endure this at school! There was no need at all to bring up that point especially in the manner that the teacher was saying it.
This is just one more thing to add to the “pro ” pile for homeschooling both of our children next academic year. We were planning to homeschool our oldest due to some special needs and anxiety issues but I’m seriously considering both kids now.
I’ll be posting updates as we come across them… Let’s hear your thoughts, opinions,etc.
I’m so honored
Posted by: | CommentsWe just recently found out that we were nominated as an exceptional military family for Headquarters Company, Walter Reed Medical Center Brigade. Thanks so much to SSG Z, SSG E and CPT L for the nomination.
The award dinner (as part of the Hospital’s Military Family Appreciation Week) will be held on Thursday November 13 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The hospital newsletter, Stripes, is doing an article on all the winners.
I’m not usually one to toot my own horn, but I’m really excited about this. Of course , SGT Daddy told me that I would be the one giving the speech.
I’ll post an update about it next week as well as some pictures. (maybe even video) : )
Warrior Care
Posted by: | CommentsI spend a lot of time at Walter Reed Army Medical Center doing Family Readiness Group (FRG) work and its also where my husband works. Their motto is “home of warrior care”. They do just that every single day, not just one month a year.
I’ve seen it as a visitor and I’ve also seen it as a patient.Warrior Care is just not for our active duty/reserve/Guard servicemembers .. it is also meant for their family members too. I was diagnosed with a super infection that was contained within in my arm. They took awesome care of me, even keeping me an extra day to make sure the antibiotics were working.
The Department of Defense and all the different military branches has declared November as Warrior Care Month. They are trying to bring awareness to all their various medical and non-medical services.The VA department has created a website that highlights some of the programs and resources out there no matter if the patient is one of our warriors or one of their family members.The focus however is always placed on our wounded warriors, for they have made great sacrifices for our freedom. .
Click here for their website, WarriorCare.mil
Speaking of Wounded Warriors and their families, if you would like to be part of the rapid reaction time to
Weekend of fun… the aftermath
Posted by: | CommentsAh its FINALLY Monday morning! Yes I know usually I’m dreading Mondays but after the full weekend we’ve had you would be glad it was Monday too! : )
Halloween arrived with the usual chaotic mess.. kids ready to leave, parents weren’t. : ) I guess I”m a “mean mommy” because I actually expected my kids to eat before they left the house. My kids didn’t agree with that philosophy so much. Any way, we had fun and the kids got way more candy than they should have!
The biggest hit of the night was the new game we bought for the Xbox 360… Disney’s Sing It! Now we’ve had both Rockband and Guitar Hero but this one was a lot of fun for the kids! Even some of the neighborhood adults got into the fun. It was funny seeing kids and adults rocking out to High School Musical, Hannah Montana & Camp Rock songs! : ) (video coming soon… pics can be seen here )
On Saturday night , we finally had Beck’s birthday party.. it was re-scheduled due to illness. It was a slumber party no less. We ended up having about 5 kids here. (which was fine with SGT Daddy) We did crafts, played more Disney’s Sing It! (of course) and did makeovers.
Yes I was brave and let a bunch of 7 year olds do my makeover. (what I don’t do for my kids) It wasn’t too bad and I actually came out alive and unharmed ; ) The girls had a great time and finally “passed out” around midnight.
Apparently there was too much “partying” going on, because Beck was sick the next morning. So we just hung out at home pretty much all day and did nothing. Well , we did play Sing It! for a bit . I think I’m on my way to being addicted to that game… I LOVE IT! : )
Most of the weekend was a fun time except for Saturday afternoon when I found out some sad news about some of my extended family members (mother’s side) concerning alcohol and drugs. Prayers for them would be greatly appreciated.
I can’t believe we have 3 weeks to go and then we are Colorado-bound.. I’m excited yet nervous at the same time. Do any of you ever feel that way? I want to know how all of you deal with that.Leave a comment below and share your “tips”
