I was really happy to hear that some of you are going to join me and spread some cheer with the Cheerios sendCheer campaign. We also appreciated your words of support for our family and other military families. It really warms my heart. I do want to let you know that some store are selling out of the special boxes extremely quickly (which is a great thing!). Stores are getting regular shipments in, so if you don’t readily see the specially marked boxes, go ahead and ask if they have them in the back. Well, we headed out to pick…
Year: 2011
Planning for the Future
Posted in Family, and Photography
Munchkin has a dream… a dream of owning an old truck. When I say old truck, I’m talking about something from the 40s, 50s, or 60s. She has a few years before she can actually drive it on her own, but she’s saving now. She wants to try to purchase the truck sooner rather than later, so she and Daddy can work on the truck and get it ready for when she’s able to drive. So much planning and researching is taking place around here. I’m so grateful that her Daddy is a truck guy, so he can guide her…
Cheerios sendCheer Giveaway
Posted in Military Life
As you know, I’m extremely excited to be part of the Cheerios sendCheer campaign. Here’s a very brief overview of the program:
- This fall, specially-marked boxes of Cheerios cereal will feature Cheer postcards on the front of the box. Shoppers can simply cut out the postcard from the Cheerios logo, write a message of thanks on the back, add a stamp and mail the pre-addressed card to the USO. The USO will deliver the Cheer card to military families across the country.
- For each postcard received through November 2012, Cheerios will make a $1 donation to the USO to help fund programs that support military families.
- During the campaign kick off, Cheerios donated $150,000 to the USO, and they will continue to donate up to an additional $100,000 based upon the number of postcards received from specially marked boxes through November 30th, 2012.
To help you join the campaign and spread some cheer to our military families, I am able to give away one of the cool prize packs featured above. You’ll receive a sendCheer box of Cheerios, a Cheerios bowl, a Cheerios spoon, and a very cool cereal dispenser.
GIVEAWAY – Open to US Residents Only – Ends 11/30
As an active duty Marine Corps family, we normally enjoy our military lifestyle, but it’s not easy. Obviously, one of the most difficult things about life as a military family is the separations and deployments. Celebrating holidays without your loved ones is difficult – especially if you’re many miles away from your extended family. You’re already feeling like you have to be both spouses to your child. Most activities center around families during the holidays, and you’re all too aware that there is a family member missing. You try to keep both yourself and the kiddos busy, so you don’t…
Vanilla Sugar & Vanilla-Cinnamon Spice
Posted in Gluten Free, Homemaking, and Photography
Mmmm… The yummy holiday scents are filling the air due to making some vanilla sugar and vanilla-cinnamon spice for holiday baking (as well as for the rest of the year). Little flecks of vanilla bean pepper my white kitchen counter and the room smells delightful. Yesterday, when I wrote about the homemade vanilla extract, I said to make sure you didn’t toss those used vanilla beans. Well, I thought I’d go ahead and show you why it’s a great idea to re-purpose those beans that still have plenty of vanilla flavor in them. It seems a little funny calling it a recipe…