Just a quick note to let everyone know that I won’t be blogging as much until after the first of the year. There will still probably be a few here and there but I didn’t want anyone to think I had disappeared! My husband is officially on block leave so for the next two weeks [...]

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Many of you know about my other website at www.beadsandbracelets.com. I have a wide range of jewelry including bracelets, earrings, watches and necklaces. For the month of December, for every piece you order, you will receive an additional surprise gift (of equal or lesser value) for free! Use the extra gift for stocking stuffers, as [...]

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For those of you lucky enough to have a soldier who gets Christmas Exodus, you should now be counting down in hours instead of weeks or days! I am so excited for you that you will get to see your soldier again and have him home for the holidays. I remember when I drove over [...]

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I got so excited when I was posting about my Christmas village that I forgot half of my post! Ralphie’s house where the outside shots for the movie were filmed was bought by a fan of the movie and renovated! It is in Cleveland, OH and I can’t wait to go. All of the interior [...]

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We finally have the tree decorated, the stockings hung and my new Christmas village set up! I was in the mass of Black Friday shoppers at Sears when I spotted a Christmas village based on the movie "A Christmas Story". That is by far my favorite Christmas movie and it is a tradition for us [...]

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I’m not sure if habits is the correct term but I couldn’t really come up with anything else that fit! I’ve talked to many wives who always do certain things before, during and after their husband’s deployments. It’s almost like superstitious type things that you believe give you luck. But some are just so it [...]

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