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Category: Military Life

Military Working Dogs Field Trip

Posted in Homeschooling, and Military Life

Today, our base homeschool group was treated to a fabulous K-9 demonstration. The field trip began with the sound of sirens. A police vehicle was chasing down a pick-up that wouldn’t stop. The man got out of the truck and wouldn’t listen to the officer… We learned a bit more about the working dogs and their jobs including a brief history about military working dogs and their service to our country.  Did you know that these dogs are awarded medals just like their human military counterparts?  They can receive the purple heart if they are wounded in combat. We were…

Rejoicing

Posted in Military Life, and Thoughts

Today, after months of being on a roller coaster ride, we closed on our house. We are rejoicing and giving praise to the Lord for allowing us to no longer be homeowners. Yes, that does sound quite odd to say/write, but with this crazy market and the military move, we are grateful that we were able to sell our house fairly quickly. Now that this burden has been lifted, we are able to start really enjoying our new location. I can focus on turning this house into a home. This week, Munchkin has VBS (vacation Bible school) here on base.…

Settling In

Posted in Family, Military Life, and Thoughts

We finally have internet!!! I hate being without the internet as we use it for so many different things. lol! I’m pleased to announce that we’re settling in to our new home on base. We were able to get a house as soon as we arrived here in AZ. This meant no internet, but we were happy to start to get settled. Our household goods arrived a few days after we did, so we’re now in the process of unpacking and trying to figure out where everything will go. We’ve made good progress, but it will take a little time…