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1. What’s one thing in the past month you would have changed? HMM, the fact that my hero is not home every night. That we did not have the stomach bug go through our home.
2. What was your favorite thing that happened in March? My sons boyscout troop came to my home to do a service project. They did a ton of yard work for us.
3. Check your phone… who was the last person you called and what is your favorite thing about them? I called my friend Lindsie, to tell her that we passed our first puppy class. I did not think we would.
4. If you were a crayon, what color would you be and why? Purple, doesn’t purple mean peace. Calm, pretty.
5. What are you looking forward to in April? More puppy classes, feeling more confident with my puppy. April being over so I am a month closer to my hero coming home.
Pamela

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1. What is your favorite/most unique anniversary/birthday gift from your spouse? suggested by Bel at Being a Better Me I would love to say something wonderful but honestly cannot think of anything. He is not a shopper. I have to tell him what to buy. OH WAIT, this year for my birthday he gave me a book that taught me how to text, you know something you would give a teenager.
2. What’s your first thought when you see it’s snowing (or what would you say if you don’t live somewhere with snow? suggested by Poekitten from Many Waters so excited, make sure I have what I need to not have to leave the house for a week. I love when we are snowed in. I keep the fireplace going and let them kids play outside just as much as they would like.
3. What’s one thing in the past month you would have changed? suggested by Erika from Chambanachik that is hard, it has been a busy, crazy, wonderful year. I think I would have liked my life to be a little more organized. You know things like clothes in closets and things in the garage
4. What was your favorite thing that happened in February? Taking my hero away for the weekend and having time to just relax and enjoy each other.
5. What are you looking forward to in March? The flowers coming out and how pretty the grass gets.
Pamela

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1. If I could be on any reality TV show, I’d want to be on __Super Nanny, I am sure she could teach me some things. _______ .
2. This past Thanksgiving was _crazy, 5 extra people, one trip to the ER, 32 pound turkey, lots of laughing and smiling__.
3. I’m looking forward to December because _I am done Christmas shopping and I ca just enjoy the month.__.
4. One thing I’d like to accomplish this month is _a nap, a lot of napping and a scrapbook for a friend__.
5. To me, winter is __fireplace and baking and snuggling with books, it is also ice and scary roads.__.
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Today is Veterans Day. What are you doing on Veterans Day? As a military spouse do you see this as a day to relax because your spouse is off or do you take a couple of minutes and talk to your children about what this day means. What there father is doing and why we should respect him and others like him. Do we take the time to stop and say hello to that elderly veteran walking through the commissary. The one that most have forgotten about.
1. Freedom is taken for granted. Is homeschooling my children? Is singing my praise music, is serving the Lord because I want to not because I am expected to.
2. Veterans are often not thought about, cursed and looked down upon instead of honored and understood. Forgotten, by the medical field once they are no longer serving.
3. This country is one that I will never leave permanently. This country was started with the love of God and sadly is moving farther and farther away from it.
4. Veteran’s Day means a time for others to take half a second and remember our men and women who give to them daily past and present. To think about where we have come from and how many liberties we have because of them.
5. A hero is someon8e who thinks of others first even when they know it is not good for them.
Pamela

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1. I always feel like I’m 18 years old, but in reality, I’m older than dirt.
2. I wish my family understood better when I tell them that I can handle more children and that children are a blessing. That I know my husband is deployed (when he is) but I cannot collapse on the floor in a sob.
3. If you saw me when I dressed for the formal, you’d think I was a total girly-girl, but if you saw me when I am in my house day in and day out, you’d think I was a tomboy through-and-through.
4. I feel like I’m in a totally different universe when I drive on post and see soldiers marching with weapons. I feel like I am in a foreign country.
5. In honor of this being MFF #60… 60 months ago (exactly 5 years ago, so September 30, 2006) I lived in Huntsville AL and my life was totally different because My baby girl was turning 1 years old and not a big 6 year old.
Pamela
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1. My favorite thing that happened this week was watching my husband get promoted. He deserves it. He is officially a Chief.
2. Find a penny, pick it up and all day long you’ll be washing your hands and worrying what you caught.
3. Autumn is officially here and my favorite part of the season is the colors and the fact that my blessings can go outside and play all day long without sunblock.
4. One of the things I’d like to do before winter arrives is to clean out our attic and garage. Bake all day every day because it will help heat up the house.
5. I would so be willing to participate in MilSpouse Secret Santa
Pamela

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1. Right now, our weather 58 degrees but what I’d really like is just like this but sunny, this is the best weather ever.
2. Sometimes I like to let my hair down forgot about responsibilities and just play my music loud and take pictures and not care if someone notices there are toys on the floor.
3. Mommy Rambles made a post about heroes… my hero my husband. I know it sounds crazy and our marriage is not perfect. But the fact that this man works 12+ hour days and then comes home and helps is amazing. The fact that he deploys to Iraq although he has been there before and knows what he is walking into is amazing. I just cannot imagine what he has seen and done and it inspires me to not give up.
4. It’s a weird combination, but I swear French fries and a chocolate milk shake are a perfect pair!
5. Some may see the glass half empty and others may see it half full, but I say pour another glass and see if it comes out better.

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1. My plans for Labor Day included _relaxing, relaxing, a trip to the beach____, but what really happened was _a trip to the beach, dishes, cooking, cooking, dishes and more cooking____.
2. Call me crazy, but sometimes I just need to _talk to myself in the bathroom while I dry my hair________________.
3. One of the funniest things I’ve seen lately is _my little girl pray that the other children would be quiet while she prayed. _.
4. It’s strange, but ___clutter _ drives me crazy while _dirt and dust__ is perfectly fine with me!
5. One, two, buckle my shoe… three, four _knock on the bathroom door__.
Pamela
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1. My plans for this weekend include _cleaning out the garage___, but what I’d really like to do is _to spend the day sewing and playing on my sewing machine__.
2. I consider the Labor Day holiday _a time to enjoy being with my hero and being grateful that he supports our family.
3. My favorite meal for cookouts is __hamburgers with cheese and pickle only_, but my _hero_ wouldn’t agree. He thinks you need steak and chicken and grilled corn.
4. So far, my favorite part of summer has been __the fact that my hero was here, he is not always home during the summer so we tried to make the most of it_.
5. When it comes to deployments, my philosophy is _day by day and when I cannot handle day by day then minute by minute and when I cannot handle that then second by second. And it can only be done with God’s help_.
Pamela

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1. The first thing I think of when I get up in the morning is _take my thyroid medicine, I have to wait another 30 minutes to eat or drink so I take it first.__.
2. Lately, I’ve been craving ______soft serve ice cream___________ because _____it is quick and easy and cool when it is hot outside____________.
3. Whenever anyone says the word __yes mam______________, it reminds me of my childhood because ______I once told a teacher I would never say yes mam to her because I did not say it to my mom and I definitely am not saying it to her. It is something I have regretted ever since.
4. The happiest word I know is __mommy___, but __man by the end of the day I am tired of hearing it_.
5. My spouse may hate it, but I absolutely love _when he is not home and I get to stretch out in the bed alone when I wake up in the morning..

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1. My spouse and I rarely agree on money, he is a spender and wants big expensive things, he wants it NOW. I worry about tomorrow and want to save; I always think we can buy it next month.
2. If I could use one word to sum up the way I feel right now, it would be at peace, full field, satisfied.
3. One of the things my spouse does that grosses me out is sweats, sounds silly but I cannot stand sweat which is the only reason I will not workout, if I begin to sweat it is all done..
4. My readers may think I’m crazy for doing this, but I really love organize, and get rid of things. I feel like I am nesting right now (only there is no baby). Even my girls are asking to go through their toys and get rid of everything. I love them for that
5. Frankly, my dear, I don’t care what you think, I am tired of worrying about what you think I am doing or how I am doing it. I need to feel free to just be the mom I want to be without fear that someone will think I am not doing it wrong.
Pamela

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1. The best thing my parents taught me to do when I was a child was ___that if you write Pam loves’ Rob in the grass it will still show up even after you mow over it. How to move quickly, we moved allot growing up and learned to move things quickly.
2. However, one thing I wish they did differently was _hmm, hard to answer. I would say how to hold onto things. I honestly do not keep much of anything. I wish I was more sentimental.
3. One thing I’ve always wanted to try but haven’t is ____so many different things, I would love to learn to run I think it would be relaxing but i am too lazy to try it.

4. One thing I never thought I’d try but I have is __Octopus but I did for my hero one day out of the blue.
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5. If I could give my 16-year-old self one piece of advice I’d tell myself __Enjoy each moment, take your time, do not grow up too fast, you have the rest of your life.

Pamela

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1. Facebook or Twitter?
I like both because both have a different set of friends. I did think last night, I do not think my facebook friends enjoy my talking as much as my twitter friends.
2. Hard Tacos or Soft Tacos?
I use to say I only like hard shells but in the last year I have moved to loving soft shells more than anything.
3. Gardening or crafting?
Crafting, something I can get instant results from. Although once the garden is going I really enjoy it and I love the look of a garden.
4. Fruit or vegetables?
hmm, fruit unless potatoes become a veggie and then veggie all the way. .
5. Motorcycle or bicycle? Neither, I would have to say bicycle for sure but honestly I would not ride both right now
Pamela

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1. Do you eat raw cookie dough?
Yes, but do not tell anyone. I love it. And you know when you scoop it onto the pan it gets on your hand. What is a girl to do.
2. When you get online for the first time of the day… what site do you immediately head to?
Swagbucks, I love it, I love how quickly my numbers go up. If you do not have a swagbucks I encourage you to click my link and get one.
3. What was your favorite pet as a child and why?
We had a million and one cats. I did not have a favorite (did I mom, do you remember). But my big sister from big sisters/big brothers sister had one of those wrinkly dogs. He was so stinking cute.
4. If you had a snail that could magically grant wishes, what would you name it?
Sir Snails alot
5. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop. Okay I am a nerd and looked it up. It is 252 licks. I so am going to make this a homeschool project this year.
Pamela

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1. Have you (spouse) ever considered joining the military and what do you think of dual military couples? submitted by Project Army Wife I have never been in. I dream about visiting my husband in Iraq.
2. What is your idea of a perfect Sunday afternoon? submitted by A Few of My Favorite Things . grocery shopping after church, coming home and climbing into my bed and turning the fan on high and having it face me and curl up under a hundred blankets for a couple of hours.
3. What do you usually do for the 4th of July holiday? submitted by Anchor’s Away
Depends upon where we live and if my hero is home. Last year he was gone and I took the kids to see fireworks. This year we are going back to the same place to let the kids see fireworks.
4. If they could make an Olympic event JUST for you that you know you’d medal in, what would it be? submitted by Pants are Confusing
speed dressing- I can wake up shower and have 6 kids dressed and hair brushed and be out of the house in under a hour. It is amazing.
5. What have you been doing to get yourself bathing suit ready for the summer? submitted by Not Just an Army Wife drinking more mountain dew, eating more little debbie cakes.
Pamela

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1. When you vacation what type of vacation do you like to take (beach, historic, adventurous, food oriented, etc.)? submitted by Megan Dub-Yuh if it is just my husband and I it would be days spent at a amusement park and evenings spent on a beach. If it was with my blessing I would say someplace historical or food oriented so they could learn something.
2. What is your best memory associated with a song (you know we all have tons!) submitted by Ramblings of a Marine Wife My front porch looking in, because it seems like when my husband deploys that is his song.
3. If you had six months with no obligations or financial constraints, what would you do with your time? submitted by Married to the Army take my hero and my blessings and leave town. We would travel and learn and travel and eat and travel and be together. Oh how i dream about taking my family away and being together with nothing else to do. I love having time alone.
4. What is one thing about you that people do NOT typically notice at first that you wish they would? submitted by Our Motto is Patience hmm this is hard, I wish there was things they did not notice but i can not think of anything they do not notice.
5. …. submitted by The Three Turners: It’s a summer of sequels, and if you had to live in one of each of the following “worlds” (there are three total) which would you choose and why? I do not know what the sequels are. So this is hard for me

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1. It’s now June (woot!)… what plans do you have for the summer? Make a quilt, enjoy that my husband is actually home this summer. Get curriculum ready for next years school

2. What is your favorite summer memory as a kid? I had a big sister through big sisters/big brothers and she always took me to her parents house to swim. They were so kind to me and always made me feel like I was wanted.

3. If wild animals could be made pets without fear of them ever being dangerous, what kind of exotic animal would you want as a pet? A lion, to snuggle in bed next to me.

4. Is there anything about deployments that you do like? submitted by The Thrifty Military Wife how much closer i become to my husband. I know that sounds silly but i intentionally am spending time writing everything I do down for him. I take time to learn his snacks and wants and get it for him.

5. I’m starting to run out of questions again… so please give me a question you’d like to see (off-the-wall will most likely make it because we seem to have used a lot of the “traditional” ones). What bank do you use and why? Where do you get your best military discount at? What rank was your husband when he joined the Army and were you married?
Pamela

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1. Do you think civilians, in general, understand the meaning of Memorial Day? No way, I think they say they do but do not. I think most military do not know the real meaning of the day.
2. What are your plans for the Memorial Day Weekend? My husband is not deployed, but the Army has decided he needs to leave at 4AM on Sunday for a conference. So today he took the kids fishing and then he is cleaning out the garage and working on yard work
3. What skill/talent do you wish you had? submitted by The 3 Turners I would love to be able to sing, I love singing but the people around me look at me like I am some wild animal.
4. Which came first: the chicken or the egg? submitted by I Married Into The Army hmmm, seriously probably the chicken
5. What is the best thing about your post (base)? The worst? submitted by Randomly, Robyn That my husband is home right now would be the best. I have yet to find anything possible. Please know that I have never disliked any place until here. My daughter calls it Fort Ragg and we do not correct her

Pamela

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1. What is one of the things you always do special when your husband returns from a deployment? submitted by Keep Calm and Soldier On you mean other than a list of things that needs to be fixed. Honestly some of the things we do are take time to just be together, go on picnics. He always takes the kids fishing.

2. What do you do to help your spouse and/or yourself re-adjust after a deployment or long separation? submitted by Diapers, Dogs and Deployments
I make sure he knows where things are, I am constantly moving things and it is horrible to come into a house and not know where the extra shampoo is. I try not to expect anything from him. I try not to ask too much of him.
3. Are you a crazy coupon clipper (I’m becoming one, so share your secrets with me)? submitted by Married My Airman
I wish, I want to be, I just need to know how. I understand how to get the coupons. It is the how they double them and make them work on sale prices that confuses me.
4. What’s your most treasured memory of you and your spouse (not counting your wedding – that’s a given)? submitted by Scrubs, ACUs and One Crazy Ride Several years ago we left the kids with friends and went to Holiday World together. It is a amusement park. I remember we were sword fighting down the side walk. It was so much fun to just relax and have fun together.

5. If you could live anywhere overseas, what would you pick and why? submitted by Little Moments Like This Germany, I loved living there. I would love to take my kids back now that they are old enough to have fun and do school on the run.
Pamela

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1. Have you and your spouse agreed to live in separate locations (a geographical bachelor tour) knowing that the short-term inconvenience would have long-term benefits for your family? How did it work for you? submitted by When Good People Get Together
No, we both agree that if we have any say in the matter we will always be together. Deployments take my hero from me too often. I will not choose to live without him. This is one of the major reasons we homeschool.
2. What is your favorite thing about being a MilSpouse? submitted by Sarah Ruth Today
Seeing my man in uniform. Talking to retiree’s wives about being a spouse and hearing how they did it. I think we have it so easy compared to those poor ladies who went months without word on their spouses.
3. If you could still have your spouse/significant other and your family, but take the military life out of it…would you? submitted by Trust. Love. Believe. Bake.
No… I mean I would but he would not be the same. I love him but the military has changed him in a way that makes him the man he is today.
4. What have your homecoming experiences been like after a year long tour of separation? submitted by Army Soldier, Army Wife DO you mean when he wipes his hands on the curtains thinking they are pull down paper towels. Or when he licks his plate because he forgets I am there, or when he throws the dog into the wall because of his PTSD. Honestly, it is amazing, I love the way it feels when I melt into his arms for the first time. I instantly feel the stress of the last year melting off of me

5. If you have a child(ren) why you chose their name(s)? If not, why you would name your child something? submitted by Tiara’s & ACU’s I chose my daughter’s because there was a nice girl in my highschool with that name. My son was named because it was my husband’s friend growing up (not named after him, he just liked the name). My other girls just fell into it.