Optimism

I'm a little peeved at the USMC
I have three different websites that I sell my military pride designs on. One of them is Zazzle.com. I was recently informed that all of my Marine Corps related designs were being removed as per request from the Marine Corps. It would be one thing if the design contained the official Marine Corps Seal, but none of them do."The USMC now requires anyone using the USMC EGA or the words USMC, Marines, U.S. Marine Corps and more to have a license. A $1,000 initial fee with a minimum payment to the USMC of $5,000 in royalties a year."Apparently they "own" the words MARINES, MARINE CORPS, U.S. MARINE CORPS, and the initials USMC. They didn't even look at the designs before

I'm still alive!
I am still alive over here. Just busy as can be. We had a great time in Tampa. The time went by way too fast, just like it always does when we go there. Rick's back to work now and the deployment is fast approaching. :( When we returned to Norfolk we were welcomed by a nasty Nor'easter. We flew in on Wednesday and had some scary turbulence during our landing. Wednesday night and Thursday were probably the worst. Winds gusted up to 75mph and rain was constantly falling. A lot of people lost power and there was a significant amount of flooding, but luckily nothing affected us. We just had a mess of a yard after it was all ov

I'm still adjusting!
It has been far too long since I posted a blog. I am obviously still adjusting to the whole mommy of 2 thing. The FRG thing is actually keeping me pretty busy too. I'm really enjoying it though. I think it's filling that void that's been in me ever since I got out of the Navy.We're doing pretty well around here for the most part. Lana is already one month old! UN-BE-LIEV-ABLE! She's already starting to occasionally sleep through the night. She had a check-up at 3 weeks and was 9lbs 8oz. Easy to remember because that's how much Ethan weighed when he was born. She had also grown half an inch. She is now starting to outgrow her newborn sized clothes.

FRG Fundraising Ideas
As you may know, the hubs is deploying soon. I will be taking over as Vice President of the Family Readiness Group (FRG) and we're trying to come up with some fund-raising ideas. I've compiled a list via google, but thought I'd make a blog post in case anyone else has any unique ideas to add. Here's what I have so far:• Bake Sale. Okay, so it’s not exactly reinventing the wheel, but there’s a reason this is one of the most popular fundraisers. It’s easy to organize, allows less-involved spouses to participate and you can even get the kids involved. If baking is not an option, purchase wholesale candy and sell it. Set up your sale at yo

One Week Old!
I can't believe our little girl is one week old already! She is more perfect than I could have imagined. I am so smitten by her. She is such a good baby, just like her brother was. She has quite a hearty appetite. All she wants to do when she's awake is eat, eat, eat! She had her one week