Army Wife 101 » Archive for September 2009

Halloween Care Packages….What To Send In Them

Halloween Care Packages….What To Send In Them

The picture above is from a sweet lady on a military wives forum I visit who let me have the privilege of showing off her wonder creative care package. I have no shame in saying that I am beyond creatively challenged. With that said while I enjoy making (attempting) creative and fun packages, I for the most part suck at doing that. I love sending my husband care packages when he is deployed though and making … Read entire article »

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Just One of Them Days….Blah (Journey Through A Deployment)

Just One of Them Days….Blah (Journey Through A Deployment)

Come on deployment ladies I know you have them…just one of those mornings where you wake up and your miserable. Your cranky, you don’t want to do anything in relation to motherhood that day and you just want your husband. Yup well that would be me today, I miss my darn husband. It’s 4:14am and I am up because I am lonely. Yes I can say I might be longing for him intimately but it goes … Read entire article »

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50th Follower Contest WOOOOOOT…ENTER NOW!!!!!

50th Follower Contest WOOOOOOT…ENTER NOW!!!!!

Ok so if your part of the Army Wife 101 Fan Page you should have gotten the word that once ARMY WIFE 101 had reached it’s 50th Follower that we would have a great little contest to celebrate. Well thanks to my faithful followers and fans we reached the big 5-0 and, in celebration of that one lucky winner will receive $50 bucks in the form of a VISA GIFTCARD!!!!. Check out our past contest here to … Read entire article »

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Ask Army Wife 101: BootCamp/AIT Question

Q. My husband is in basic right but he will be heading to Fort Lee VA for his AIT and I was wondering if he will be able to leave base on the weekends or if I would be able to visit him on the base??? My husband want me to move there if I can see him so thats why I am trying to find out…. Please Help? First thank you for writing Ask Army Wife 101 and it is my pleasure to answer your question. If any readers have more information to add please post a comment. When soldiers are in AIT they are still in training and they are usually on a pass system. This means that for the first few weeks of schooling soldiers might only be … Read entire article »

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Making the Best of Your New Duty Station…My Story

Making the Best of Your New Duty Station…My Story

Ever arrived at a new duty station , took one look and said how in the hell am I gonna live here for the next 2-3 years? When we first arrived at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah GA, I was not impressed by any means. This probably had to do with the fact that we had to inprocess and check in at Fort Stewart in Hinesville, GA which was nothing short of being in the sticks. … Read entire article »

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Armywife 101Vlog : Armywives and Why We Need to Stay In The Know

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I Was Doing Fine Until……But I’m Fine Now!

As you all should know (my faithful little followers hubby deployed a few days ago for the sandbox and what do you know…I of all people am completely doing fine or I was until…. So I’m at my kids school chatting it up with one of the other wonderful ladies whose husband deployed recently also. All of a sudden the sweetest little boy comes up to the mom I am talking to and says Hi Mrs E (we will just call her Mrs. E for now) my mom cried all night becauseeee she is sad that my daddy left. Oh wow can you say my heart crumbled for not only that little boy , but his mother as well. The thing that really made me tear up was that … Read entire article »

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Journey Through Deployment: Hubby Leaves for Iraq

Journey Through Deployment: Hubby Leaves for Iraq

Important Info: In compliance with OPSEC I have posted my videos on different days so as not to give any info of the day my husband’s unit left. Ok now that we got past all that …It was inevitable that I posted this video, even though I have mixed feelings since I do show some emotion in it. If you have read any of my other post you will know I not exactly the emotional type … Read entire article »

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Countdown to D-Day…Breakfast Date

With the hubby leaving it was nice to have a spur of the moment breakfast date while the kids were at school. I am absolutely going to miss these outtings for a while. Here is a clip of us on our date … Read entire article »

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Incoming Personnel

Incoming Personnel

Greetings All! As usual, I’m late to the party lol. I had an amazing summer visiting friends and family. Now that the kids are back in school, things are finally getting back to “normal”. My name is Sherrill. I am a twenty-eight year old Army wife and mother of two. We are currently stationed at Hunter Army Airfield here in Savannah, GA. I can’t say enough about this place. It is beyond awesome. My … Read entire article »

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