Yesterday’s clues are here! Clue 4: This state has a body of water named after it, but people don’t think of this state with that body of water (when you find out the answer, this clue will make a lot more sense). Clue 5: Our last name and this state have a first letter in…
Army life
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September care package – 100 day countdown
A few weeks ago, I had a moment of grand inspiration for a care package. My idea was to create a 100 day countdown for the last 100 days of Mac’s deployment. It took me a bit longer than I planned to finish, but I hope Mac loves it. What you’ll need: 100 cards or…
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Let’s play a game
Mac finally got an RFO. We’re still waiting on his official orders, but we are pretty sure and very hopeful we’ll wind up at this post. So let’s play a game. All this week, I’ll be posting clues here, on my Facebook page, and on Instagram. Be sure to follow along to see all of…
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My life as told by cookbooks
The other night, I had my first GMM (membership meeting) for the new year with the Junior League of Northern Virginia. These forward-thinking gals include a copy of the League cookbook in your dues, so I picked up my copy. I’ve been in Junior League four years, and I’ve had the pleasure of serving in…
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Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave?
200 years ago, Francis Scott Key watched the all-night bombardment of Baltimore from the deck of a British ship. The American capital and Presidential Mansion were still smoldering as the British troops advanced north on their path of destruction. Inspired by the sight of the American flag flying the morning after the battle, he penned a poem…
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Football care package – August
August’s care package is football themed in honor of the upcoming football season. Mac has his Xbox 360 with him, so I decided to surprise him with a copy of Madden 25. Much to my surprise, Xbox stopped making new copies of their games on the 360 platform to push the new Xbox One system….