From the monthly archives:

October 2009

My friend’s husband is in Iraq and decided to give himself a physical challenge.  His wife and her friends have decided to support him by doing it stateside.  The challenge is: 100 burpees in 100 days. 
A burpee (YouTube demo below) is something that is pretty simple to do one or two, but definitely becomes more difficult [...]

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October 31, 2009 | Filed under Army Wives, Fitness

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We are kicking off the “Real Life Army Wife” series where we feature awesome Army Wives.  Meet Kristi, loving wife and mother of two sweet girls; she’s pretty much your typical Super Woman!
Describe your experience as an Army wife.
I haven’t loved every minute of it, but if given the chance, I would do it again. [...]

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October 29, 2009 | Filed under Army Wives, Real Life Army Wife

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My husband recently returned from an extended trip and will be leaving again soon for eight or nine months.  Time apart gave me the space to reflect on my marriage (which is awesome, our marriage and time to reflect!), and it also gave me time to think of ways to be a better wife.
I have [...]

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October 27, 2009 | Filed under Military Life, family

Your Thoughts?

As an Army wife, I have driven across the country a few times, usually for moves or family trips.  Recently I have made long trips without my sweet husband (who was away until last week) and with Jackson (my eight-month-old) and my yellow lab, Juno.  Yes, all on my own.  (Just to further clue you in—the vet says Juno is [...]

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October 26, 2009 | Filed under Travel

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Hi sweet readers,
I haven’t updated in a few days, which I think this is definitely the longest break I’ve ever taken from blogging! In anticipation of my husband’s arrival, I drove for two days with an eight month old and a rambunctious yellow lab (oh, I have some stories to tell)!! But, my husband arrived safe [...]

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October 24, 2009 | Filed under family

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