Well it is now official, we are homeowners! We are so glad that this part is over with and we can now just concentrate on moving. I will say that the home buying process for us was actually smooth. And the best advice I can give anyone who plans on purchasing a home, make sure [...]
April 3, 2013
All the tedious work of buying a house has passed…thankfully! We are now just waiting to close on our home. At this point you would think stress would be gone. But it’s not. It won’t be gone until we close and officially own the house! In the mean time I am busy going through everything [...]
March 18, 2013
I just got back from 10 days of being gone to Texas. The entire purpose of the trip was to buy a house. Unfortunately Jerry couldn’t go since his Fire 1 class has not finished yet. However, my Mom did go with me which was awesome! It’s been several decades since we have spent some one [...]
February 21, 2013
Ah you have received PCS orders. For many, they are happy to receive them so they can get the heck out of Dodge. Others wish they had never arrived. Either way you have them and chaos is soon to follow. To make the move easier and less hectic, put together a PCS Binder. It is relatively easy [...]
February 20, 2013
I am happy to say that we now have a Realtor! I will be leaving for Texas around March 8th so I can find us a house. I knew that I needed to find a Realtor soon, so she or he would have enough time to gather our needs and wants in a house, as [...]
February 19, 2013
This is something my Dad made at least twice a month. I’m not sure if it was something he ate growing up or just something he made that he knew us kids would eat. My Dad was a Vietnam Vet and a Firefighter for 28 years and he did most of the cooking for his [...]
February 19, 2013
Q. So I’ve been a military spouse going on 5 years now yet we have been separated for almost a year. He recently received orders to San Antonio but i stayed in Virginia to be with my family. We have two children together and I’ve been a stay at home mom for a few years now. He doesn’t give me any [...]
February 16, 2013
OMG this fudge is to DIE FOR! It is very rich, so one bite will do the trick! Ingredients: 24 Chocolate cream-filled sandwich cookies (such as oreo’s) 1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk 2 Tbsp Butter 1 1/2 (12 oz) bags vanilla chips 1 tsp vanilla extract Directions Line a 8″ square baking pan with [...]
February 13, 2013
When you’re on a budget, or you you’d rather be saving your money for a rainy day, there are lots of things you can do to help cut costs. For the most part you probably know all the no-brainers, such as turn off lights when you leave the room, switch your bulbs out to CFL [...]
February 11, 2013
This is super easy to make. It makes a total of 5 servings (about 1 -2 cups per serving). INGREDIENTS 2 lbs of chicken breast cut into cubes 2 14oz bags of frozen broccoli (THAWED) 1 box fettuccine noodles 2 tbsp oil Sauce: 1 stick of butter 8oz cream cheese 1/2 [...]
