militarymamas

Cross Country Moves + Toddlers

jenni_goes_grrr wrote in militarymamas Feb 04, 2007 11:36

So my husband got orders to San Diego. My daughter and I are in Jacksonville, FL while he's on unacompanied orders in Bahrain until September. My 2.5 year old will have lived in 3 different states within a matter of 3full years. I'm a wee bit panicked, because she'll be starting school about the time we get there, but since we get there right ( Read more... )

Military discounts

rebeccasmom wrote in militarymamas Jan 31, 2007 17:19

This is probably old news to you all but I just found out I can go to Busch Gardens for 1 day for free because my husband is active duty. Also, my birth doula gave me a 50% discount of $175 because he will be deployed when the baby comes. Also, the cord blood banking is discounted to $550 for military families. I hope this helps someone like it ( Read more... )

Greetings!

rue_des_reves wrote in militarymamas Jan 15, 2007 10:45

Hello, hello! I am a new member and wish to introduce myself ( Read more... )

Tote bag!

newreflections wrote in militarymamas Jan 03, 2007 13:47

Hey mamas ( Read more... )

Yes, i'm exceptional!

simplydorei wrote in militarymamas Dec 22, 2006 23:22

So, i'm wondering if anyone here has knowledge or experience of the AF's 'Exceptional Family Member Program' (EFMP) or anything similar in other branches.

Basically, they've diagnosed me with a probable auto-immune disease that needs treatment overseen by a specialist on a monthly basis...and since the interior of Alaska is literally in the middle ( Read more... )

(Untitled)

elfdream wrote in militarymamas Dec 22, 2006 14:34

My son Jon is home safe from his short term Deployment from parts unknown...or I should say he's safely back at his home base in Nebraska. He'll be home for Christmas. :)

90 Days Stabilization? HAH!

nilo wrote in militarymamas Dec 15, 2006 21:37

GAH!!!! My sweet husband came home last week after 16 months in Iraq. After a deployment, people are supposed to have 90-days home - no PCS or TDY during that time (unless the soldier opts for it ( Read more... )

tdy, redeployment, pcs

Sent from my mom:

1in8 wrote in militarymamas Dec 11, 2006 10:18

(If you are American and not Canadian you can change it around to say "red white and blue American flag"...the sentiment is the same and I'm pretty sure that this poem was converted from an American one)

Also, JUST OVER 2 MONTHS LEFT OF OUR TOUR!!!

>Different Christmas Poem
( Read more... )

Dream Bases

rebeccasmom wrote in militarymamas Dec 06, 2006 18:29

My husband is in the process of working up his dream list if bases. How likely are any of the 3 to be picked? Also, Where do you ladies recommened as a first post? HUbby wants an overseas base but with soon to be 2 kids under 16 months I am nervous to be that far. Also, how does the internet and phones work? Is it ridiculously expensive to keep in

He's HOME!!!

nilo wrote in militarymamas Dec 06, 2006 10:33

He was gone a total of 16 months - 12 in Mosul and 4 in Baghdad. He's in great shape and in very good spirits. His was the last flight in. I've met most of the other flights over the last week - and it's been wonderful to see our troops returning; but it has been hard to greet all of them and not have mine to hug. So last night was particularly ( Read more... )