http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/homefront This is the place where we can discuss everything and anything together: What we like, don’t like. What we need and want most for our marriages and families. Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:43:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's supposed to be tricky, it's a quiz! Ahoy! Yes, this week's military lingo quiz focuses on words and phrases used by the US Navy. For this quiz, we are using as the resource expert on Navy lingo the website, Haze Gray & Underway, created and maintained by Andrew Toppan and Jeff ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/homefront/2007/06/01/friday-fun-military-lingo-quiz-3/ Credential: 1 : Something that gives a title to credit or confidence 2 plural : Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit or has a right to exercise official power 3 : Certificate, diploma Merriam Webster Dictionary If you're like me (a really nosey so-and-so), you are downright lost in ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/homefront/2007/05/31/yes-you-can-do-it/ A dear Navy friend volunteers to join us with some crafty ideas each week! Hello. My name is Thelma and I am a craft-a-holic. (Everyone say “Hello, Thelma.”) How are your plants doing? If you are watering every other day or so, and rotating the bucket, your sunflowers ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/homefront/2007/05/31/thelma%e2%80%99s-thursday-therapy-thought-heres-looking-at-you/ One of the greatest boons to military spouses and their families has to be those "freedom" long distance calling plans that started popping up a couple of years ago. Now they're everywhere - even usable over the computer. Yee-ha. We can call and talk endlessly with our loved ones at ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/homefront/2007/05/30/freedom-phone-plans-not-big-comfort-as-war-deaths-climb/ I have to admit, I was surprised when I read last night on AOL internet news that Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen Army soldier who staged a widely publicized anti-war protest outside of President Bush's ranch in 2005 and passionately protested the war ever since, has decided ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/homefront/2007/05/30/cindy-sheehan-officially-quits-fighting-the-war/ You’d think the majority of questions I find in my E-mailbox from day to day would revolve exclusively around military issues, wouldn't you? Not so. The largest percentage of the questions that have thus far been shot at me from active duty members and their spouses from the four corners ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/homefront/2007/05/29/from-the-home-front-email-bag/ Joe Watson, a handsome, young sailor in summer whites, is no stranger to my kitchen. Despite moves to eight different homes in the last 20 years, the image of this sailor fresh out of boot camp, embracing his mother with a monstruous smile on his face, hasn't missed a single ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/homefront/2007/05/27/memorial-day-isnt-only-about-those-who-lost-their-lives-in-war/ Greetings to all! As you know, this is a weekend traditionally dedicated to remembering shipmates, comrades in arms or however you choose to personally refer to those who have passed away. Most have made the ultimate sacrifice while safe-guarding our country, others were good friends in uniform who will live on ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/homefront/2007/05/25/a-master-chiefs-memorial-day-remembrance/ It's supposed to be tricky, it's a quiz! Hooah! I'll bet you can guess which branch of service this week's military lingo quiz involves. That's right, the US Army. For this quiz, we are using as the resource manual the book titled, Embrace the Suck: A Pocket Guide to Milspeak ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/homefront/2007/05/25/some-friday-fun-military-lingo-quiz/ A dear Navy friend volunteers to join us with some crafty ideas each week! Hello. My name is Thelma and I am a craft-a-holic. (Everyone say, “Hello, Thelma!!) How are your seedlings? If you planted right away (Friday or Saturday), you should have a mess of ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/homefront/2007/05/24/thelmas-thursday-therapy-thought-2/