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Tv Show Finale’s

I’m a tv addict. I own it. This time of year becomes rough as my shows are all ending and I don’t know how I’m going to make it through the summer without them! How will I know my DVR is working? Good thing we do a lot of camping to take my mind off of it. Thankfully some summer…

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Ex-girlfriend in the Department

This isn’t something I have personal experience in since hubby and I started dating when we were 17 and 18. I mean, we didn’t even have  something I’d consider a “serious” relationship before each other. But, we did grow up in a small town. I knew everyone he’d dated. In fact when we went off to college one of his…

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Blog of the Year Contest

I’m way behind in posting because of my minor procedure I had done. The deadline for nominations is today so if you have a blog in mind (hint-hint) then you need to go fill out the short nomination form right away. The contest is hosted by EMS1, FireRescue1 and FireCritic.com, and sponsored by the American Military University.  Their goal is to find the best bloggers…

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Blogging With The Department Watching

I’m not going to lie, hearing feedback from locals about your blog for the first time is very unnerving.  Especially since I’d been online with my blogs and sites for years before it ever finally happened. We can thank facebook for that lol I was asked how I deal with the anonymity issue and any of it getting back to…

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Adding Forums?

I’m in the middle of some remodeling as you can tell. The plan is to lighten it up here some and make it easier to navigate . I really want to work on getting resources front and center. As such, I’m revisiting something that I get asked about a lot, forums. They are a lot of work but I know…

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Happy Un-Valentine’s Day

Now that Valentine’s day is finally done with, we can get back to loving everyone as we should. Not like the corporations and media have told us we should. Hubby and I have had 21 V-day’s together. I can remember the first one because hubby was away at college and it was my senior year. I probably still have the…

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Does It Get Easier?

The question everyone always wants to know. My quick answer is a resounding… YES! Q: Hello, I just came across you’re site and I think its wonderful. I am actually engaged to a firefighter. He is a volunteer right now but in the process of being hired on. Even being a volunteer he goes on a call on average twice…

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Helping Your Firefighter With Stress

She’s waited long enough for a response from me so we’ll just get right to the point with her question. It’s a really, serious question and I hope that many of you will help point me to new resources I can bring to everyone. Q: Hello, my name is Lisa and my fiance is a firefighter/ paramedic and recently he…

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Rekindled Pride Dog Collar and Tug Toy

Are you ready for the cute pictures of my gorgeous dogs? Are you sure you are ready for them? Ok, you can stop begging. Back in December you may remember I did a review for the Rekindled Pride Christmas Stocking. But the Christmas stocking wasn’t the only item Rekindled Pride sent me. They also sent a dog tug toy for…

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