I asked my friend Shannon from Appetite for Design to create a new backgroundfor my Twitter profile. I think it ROCKS! I loved it so much I made it my new header here.
If you have any graphic design or desktop publishing needs, make sure to contact Shannon
Hey check this out!!!!
I just got an direct message from a Twitter follower who works for Verizon who asked for some information so that they can see if they can get me the information I may need. Well that’s certainly progress…ah the power of Twitter. : )
I’ll let you know what happens…
UPDATE
Well let me just say it.. “THANK GOD FOR TWITTER” !!! My twitter friend (@CZ) was able to get in touch with someone for me. Verizon Rep called yesterday to tell me that they sent the RA labels to on old email address (they never verified my email address with me ). I spoke with Cornelia at Verizon who took my new email info and gave me the RA # over the phone. Last night in email, I got my RA Labels and an apology from Verizon.
WOOHOO! Off to the UPS store I go! : ) Thanks Twitter and @CZ
Received this from Mamaw where it was originally posted on Soldiers Angels: Germany
Sad news - I posted recently about the Blankets of Hope Linda Ferrara (keep scrolling at that link) and her friends made for the patients at Landstuhl. She’s also been working with the West Point Parent Club collecting other donations for the warriors here.
Everything was stolen this past weekend.
Update: Just emailed with Denise Nix of The Daily Breeze who broke this story and is all over it:
- Mother’s donations stolen “I don’t want to let them down,” Ferrara said. “This wasn’t just stuff, this was going to wounded soldiers.”
- “Those guys are over there putting their lives on the line, even for the thieves”Update 6 Dec: The Ferraras have been informed that their insurance company is, indeed, going to cover the cost of the stolen items. Good on them. Of course, some of the
donations such as the blankets cannot be replaced with money alone and will take some time to recreate. Our thanks to everyone for their support.
If you would like to help out with blankets or send a donation, let me know and I’ll put you in contact with them.
(cross posted at Help A Service Member Out.org)
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!
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
If anyone else would like to play along, please do! Leave a comment or post it on your own site.
Happy 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!
Well 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
It’s been an intense, crazy-busy couple of days around here but in a good way! I have to say that I’m so proud of EVERYONE for jumping into action when it counted! Your cards, letters of encouragement,etc are definitely doing the trick and lifting Hunter’s spirits.!
I also wanted to mention that Hunter will be receiving a visit this weekend from actor Gary Sinise, whose making a trip up to the VA Hospital to visit with some of the guys at the VA hospital and Hunter is one of those lucky ones! : )
I’ll continue to be working on this directly with with Hunter’s foundation, Hearts for Hunter. The website is under construction right now and will be ready to go on Monday, October 27th!
All future updates about Hunter, his foundation and his progress will be over there… so head on over and check it out.
The biggest HAT TIP goes to 1SG Brian Disque! Brian made sure that one of his soldiers got the help and support that he needed by letting the blogosphere know about Hunter’s situation. Brian certainly is a shining example of what a 1SG should be!
I AM A FIRST SERGEANT
My job is people — Every One is My Business.
I dedicate my time and energy to their needs;
their health, morale, discipline, and welfare.
I grow in strength by strengthening my people.
My job is done in faith; my people build faith.
My job is people –EVERY ONE IS MY BUSINESS.- US Army First Sergeant (1SG) Creed
Kudos to ParentsZone, Matt at BlackFive, Milblogs, Michelle Malkin, Some Soldiers Mom, Liberal Army Wife, Mark Levinfan.com, Calistalee , Jihad Gene, NiceDoggie.net, and Greyhawk and many many more! Also a big thank you to everyone who emailed others to let them know about it! You guys picked up Hunter’s story as ran with it! I’m so proud to be part of this awesome blogging community and our military family!
Also, thanks to the inspiration of Hunter’s story, I recently started a list called HASMO (Help a Service Member Out). It is an email list comprised of Rapid Response Team Members to be able to help out soldiers like Hunter and many others. It will also be available to help out service member’s immediate families as well.
HASMO already have some things in the works for other service members that you can help. We’ll be able to tell you more next week about it all. You can sign up for it on the left side of the page and its a free service!
So, thanks so much and keep up the great work for all the other soldiers, airmen, coasties, sailors and marines as well as their families! Also if anyone would like to help out with HASMO, please email me at tammy.munson at gmail dot com
Hooah!
Tammy
It’s really hard to believe that Rebecca , my youngest daughter, is 7 today. She’s getting so big so quickly. It certainly doesn’t seem like its been 7 years already!
It seems just like yesterday that they were rushing her off to NICU to make sure she was medically “ok” due to being 6 weeks early. She remained there for 2 more weeks. Luckily she didn’t have to go through much during her NICU stay. In true preemie style, she is a definite overachiever. : )
These days she’s into listening to music, Hannah Montana, Jonas Brothers, HSM, playing Xbox with Daddy, and hanging out with her sister and friends.
Happy Birthday Becca! I hope you have a great birthday! : )
Hi Moms & Dads!
I’m Tammy, resident Tech Mama here! I just wanted to let you know that ParentZone is jumping into the world of Social Networking! You can now find us on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/parentszone and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/parentszone .
For those of you that are asking yourself “what the heck is that??” .. Social networking is the grouping of individuals into specific groups, like small rural communities or a neighborhood subdivision… if you will. It is also a great way to meet other parents like yourself trying to figure out this whole military life thing and its all online! : )
Here is a cool video that explains it a bit more..
If you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me and I’d be happy to help!
PZ TechMama (aka Tammy Munson)
tammy.munson@ gmail.com
