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Merry Christmas!

My life has been turned upside down with a thousand things going on these days. Fortunately, my military man is home with me this year.  I used to love the song, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” until I spent my first Christmas away from my love.  Today, the song brings me to tears and [...]

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La Cucina

Have you heard about Cook the Books yet?  Rachel, Deb and Jo started this wonderful little group.  We pick a book (preferably a book a foodie would love) read it and cook something that was inspired by our reading.

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A Lesson for New Military Spouses

A lesson needs to be given today to the men and women who are going to stand next to their loved one as they serve this great country.  There may just be a little lesson in all of this for non-military spouses as well.  This is very important, so pay attention!

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Barefoot! Coq Au Vin

A season filled with such joy is also filled with unending errands, parties and dinners.  Tonight I’ll be making a double-header at my office Christmas party (yes, we still call it a Christmas party!) and the Joint Services Military Ball.  Sometime this afternoon I’ll be transformed from a black-clad girl to a princess in red. [...]

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Stand Up for what you Believe

I’m a news junkie and many of you who read me are well aware of this fact.   To say I was appalled last week when Bill O’Reilly broke the story about the atheist sign in Washington state would be an understatement.  

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Barefoot! Mexican Soup and Martial Arts

Better late than never, right?  I actually made this soup the Tuesday before Thanksgiving thinking that my life would somehow, magically open up a moment in time that I could write about it.  Not so much.

There’s really no way to tie this story into the recipe, so bear with me as I must share what [...]

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Baking GALS Round 5!

This month we are sponsoring Major Francis Parks.  Major Parks is stationed at Fort Levenworth which is practically local to me!  I have never had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Parks, however, she and I share a good friend by the name of Stephanie.  Stephanie is a second grade teacher at MacArthur Elementary School [...]

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