Memorial Day weekend

Being a military family Memorial Day means a little more to us.

I recently came across a website that explains what memorial day is for kids.

I think all kids should understand the meaning of Memorial Day.

Please check this out and share it with all your kids.

The meaning of Memorial Day

Of course we all celebrate a little differently so what are you planning this weekend?

With my husband gone I knew I had to take plan something big.

My great friend and I are planning a HUGE BBQ!!!

We are inviting a bunch of people including other wives whos husbands are gone.

The funny part is that us wives will have to run the grill.

Be sure to look for a future post to find out if we burn anything down LOL

I love planning parties and am probably going a little over board.

We are getting a sprinkler and kiddie pool.

You may be wondering what is going to be on our menu so here is your sneak peek

• Hamburgers    
• Hot dogs         
• 2 pasta salads 
• veggie tray      
• fruit tray         
• chips              
• cupcakes        
• popsicles       
• soda               
• bottled water 

That was just a sneek peek I will post tons of pictures on Tuesday.

Link up Thursday! Blog Hop

Welcome to  Link up Thursday

Week #2

The rules are simple



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Tuesday Hops!

Welcome to my blog if you would like me to follow you back please leave me a link to your blog.

While you are check out the Eden Fantasys Giveaway ends 5/30

Things are looking up!

Last week was so crazy that I thought it would never end.

I figured why not take it upon myself to make sure this one is better.

So Thursday a bunch of other milwives and their little ones are coming over for coffee and breakfast.

I am super excited to have some adult interection. LOL

I have caught myself talking like a child these past few days.

For instance I said I had to "go potty"

What am I 3?

Does this ever happen to you when you are home with your kids for long periods?

Don't foget the Eden Fantasys giveaway ends on the 30th.

It's low entries so why not test out your luck.

We have a winner

The winner of the $100 in coupons is

Comment #22

Rebecca Shockley

Congrats,

You have been emailed and have 48 hours to respond

Sunday Hops!

Welcome to my blog.

If you would like me to follow you back please leave a link to your blog.

While you are here check out the I Love Summer gift exchange I am hosting

with Kristen from Our Crazy Bunch

I also have a giveaway from Eden Fantasys for a Soy mood candle

a $25 value. Ends 5/30

Happy Hopping!!!

BEWARE ATM skimming and Phishing

ATM skimming and Phishing are apparently becoming a huge problem.

I had never heard of this until today when it happened to us.

People are electronically reproducing debit cards.

How they do this I have no idea .

You all know my hubby is in California so I checked our bank account this morning.

To my surprise all but $3 was missing from our account.

As you can imagine I freaked out.

Not only do we not get paid until the 31st but we have a car payment that comes out next Friday.

I called they bank and they were very helpful.

Whoever got the number used my husbands card only an hour away from where he is at.

The bank canceled his card and will give our money back in 3-5 business days.

Now my poor husband has to drive an hour away and file a police report.

The worse part is that it wasn't just us.

Another military family who's husband is in CA with mine had the same thing happen.

Remember don't use an ATM if someone is standing to close to you.

Look at the ATM and make sure it doesn't look like it has been tampered with.

If you suspect anything PLEASE tell the bank.

I hope this post will keep this from happening to anyone I know.



Weekend blog hops! Come join the fun



Eden Fantasy Mood candle *GIVEAWAY* ADULT CONTENT (5/30) **CLOSED**

How many of you have checked out Eden Fantasys?

They are your go to for all things romance.

Ever since I had my daughter it seems like there is no time for romance.
That is about to change thanks to Eden Fantasys.
They have so many great products that will help put the romance back in my marriage.

They also carry Toys and gag gifts.

Here are some items you may find helpful

if you need a little extra romance in your life

Board Games (many to choose from)

Candles to set the mood.

A large selection of massage oils, cremes and lotions

Eden Fantasys has graciously offered to give one lucky winner the following soy candle to help keep the romance in your relationship.

 Illume the 23 collection

This candle is made with soy wax and will burn up to 50 hours!

How to enter:
First do the mandatory entry and be sure to leave your email in your comment.

Mandatory Entry:
Follow my blog via GFC

Extra entries:
Visit Eden Fantasys and tell me something else you like (+1)
Follow me on Twitter (+1)
Tweet about this giveaway and leave me a link, can be done daily  (+2)
Like my fan page on Facebook (+1)
Add this giveaway into a linky and leave me a link to it (+3)
Blog about this Giveaway (+5)

This giveaway is sponsored by Eden Fantasy and I was not monetarily compensated for this review.
The giveaway will run until May 30th at 11:59 EST I will contact the winner via email and they will have 48 hours to respond.

Where I'm hopping today!

Hello to all my new followers.

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While you are here be sure to sign up for the

I Love Summer Gift Exchange I'm hosting with

Kristen from Our Crazy Bunch



CafePress *Review*

Have you heard of CafePress?

If not then you are really missing out.

Let me fill you in on this great site that everyone can make use of.

I recently had the chance to review one of their many great T-shirts.

You can type whatever you want in their search bar and you will

probably find something you LOVE.

Here is what I got!

Tell me how perfect that is for me!

And such a beautiful color makes it even better.

Their shirts are a great quality and not only that they are comfortable and fit well.

They also have one of the best customer service departments I have ever seen.

I love that you can find a wide range of items for us military families.

And don't worry if you aren't military they have many other great items too.

Personalized Gifts

Cool Posters

This is one I plan on getting for my kids to hold when the hubby gets back

And they even carry reusable water bottles

I will be going back to CafePress

for all my custom gift needs.

Us military wives know what little selection we have on

base for moto gear.

CafePress has forever changed that for me.

Now I can get my kids great homecoming shirts like these when dad gets back

If you are looking for something unique and fun make sure you check out CafePress!

I received the one product named above to review and was not compensated monetarily for this review. All opinions in this review are exactly that, my own personal opinion.

Link up Thursday Blog Hop! **come join the fun*

Welcome to the first ever Link up Thursday!
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YAY! Don't miss this one

So after a few days of contemplating I Have BIG news for you all.

I have decided it's time to start hosting my own blog hop.

I love joining in on others so why not start my own.

I will be doing

Link up Thursdays

starting tomorrow.

I will post the link on Wednesday nights at 8:00pm EST

Tonight will be the first one so keep your fingers crossed that

all goes well.

Please stop back to join in on the fun and spread the word.

See you all tonight at 8:00PM

 

Wordless Wednesday- Loving our dog!

Meet our dog Marco

we love him!



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I Love Summer Gift Exchange!



It's almost that time of year!

Summertime!

For some of you it has felt like

summer for a while but for us here in

Massachusetts it is just starting to

feel like spring!

I am teaming up with Kristen over at

Our Crazy Bunch

to do a

I Love Summer Gift Exchange 

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What are some of your favorite things

that remind you of summer?

Flip Flops

Sunglasses

Beach

Beach Balls

Volleyball

Lemonade

Ice Cream

How to sign up for the exchange:

1. Email Kristen at

kriswhite82 at gmail dot com

with your name, mailing address, and blog URL

by May 30 2011.

2. By June 1 2011 you will get

an email with your Summer Exchange partner.

Go shopping for your favorite summer items.

Don't spend more than $20.

3. Have your package mailed by June 10 2011.

4. Make sure to follow Confessions of a Marine Wife and Our Crazy Bunch

so that on June 20th you can come

back to join the Reveal Party!

5. Spread the word about this Gift Exchange for more fun!



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Monday Hops!

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While you are here remember to enter my giveaway for over $100 in coupons!

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Weekend blog hops!

Welcome to my blog if you would like me to follow you back please leave me a link to your blog.

While you are here be sure to enter me giveaway for $70 in coupons

Also keep your eye out I have a couple great reviews coming in the very near future

  

$100 in coupons GIVEAWAY! (ends5/21)**CLOSED**

With all the crazy things going on lately I haven't had much time to talk about my love of saving money. No I am not an extreme couponer, but I am a huge bargain shopper. I love to save money whenever possible. I never go to the grocery store and not use coupons. I usually save around 15% and I tend to brag whenever I do better than that. I have a bunch of coupons I won't be using and thought I would share them with my lovely readers. There is around $70 in savings at stake here! They expire between June and December.

You may be wondering how you can win and it's simple.

5/16 UPDATE
Now over $100 in coupons

You must do the mandatory entry first

Please include your email in at least one of your entries

MANDATORY ENTRY

Follow my blog via GFC (1 entry)

EXTRA ENTRIES

Follow me on FACEBOOK (2 extra)

Follow me on TWITTER  (2 extra)

Add this giveaway in a Linky and leave me the URL ( 2 extra)

Grab my button and let me know where to find it (3 extra)

Blog about this giveaway (5 extra)

Good luck and happy saving

This giveaway if being sponsored by me and will end on May 21st at 11:59pm EST

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The thing we call military life

Today is one of those days where I want to throw my hands in the air and give up. Don't worry I won't really do that but I sure do feel that way. 

My son is handling dad being gone by giving me attitude. I have to tell him something 100 times before it gets done.

My daughter is confused and is to young to explain it.So she is handling it by not sleeping, getting up screaming for daddy, and just flat out being crabby!!!

Me on the other hand I am handling things better than I thought I would. I have been staying very busy.

Between cleaning, taking care of kids, getting ready for a yard sale I have still managed to find time for myself. Even if it after the kids go to bed and I just veg on the couch watching my shows.

With summer fast approaching I am trying to come up with some fun activities for the kids.

What does your family like to do in the summer? I would like to try new things that will keep their minds off dad being gone.

Monday hops!