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trooptube.tv

TroopTube helps military families connect with each other.  Soldiers and their loved ones can keep in touch half way around the world with this online video site.  It’s easy to upload a quick video to share your day with each other, and it means so much to so many!  www.trooptube.tv
VIDEO:  Therapy Dogs Help Wounded Warriors [...]



Memorial Day

To our United States Veterans this Memorial Day…
Thank You for your selfless and dedicated service to our country,
God Bless You for your personal sacrifice and that of your families.
We Honor You today and every day for our freedom here in America.

Credits:
Slide show created by Daniel Breitfeller.
Music is Dogs of War from the Medal of Honor: [...]



Who Benefits From A Benefit

People are amazing.  Friends came together today for a benefit for my sister who is recovering from a brain injury.  The turnout was awesome as we served lunch and then had a live auction of mostly donated items.  A silent auction ran in the background, and then we finished with a raffle.  A dedicated group [...]



Thanks for Giving

What a great Thanksgiving we had.  Of course the food was awesome; smoked turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie.  But being with family is the most important.  Even if some family are in distant locations, a simple phone call brings you all together.  My brother called me, and as we reminsced [...]



Thanksgiving Meals

I was talking to my sister about what to bring over for our Thanksgiving meals.  Yes that’s plural because we all know we will eat more than once this Thursday.  Main course, watch TV, snooze, dessert, more TV, snooze, repeat when necessary.  Sound familiar?
We worked out a menu; she’s cooking a twenty pound turkey along [...]



Black Friday Deals

I was curious about how many stores are putting out their Black Friday deals early.  So I made a Google Alert for Black Friday, and man is it active!  There are dozens of big deals arriving at my inbox daily now.
So I’m going to share some of these advance sales with you, so you too [...]



Hanging at the Nursery

We stopped at a roadside nursery on our way into south Texas.  Don’t remember the name, but the brilliant colors drew us in, and we left with about $50 worth of plants.  This one plant is still “hanging around.”



Time for change

It really was time for a change.  I had been working the same job for eight long years without a real vacation.  To make things worse, the company had “reorganized” over the last year, and started to heap more and more chores onto our team, adding to our daily tasks.  At first it seemed OK, [...]