Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Jan 30, 2012, 11:17 am
So let's "ketchup", shall we? 1. Stonewall and I separated, we got back together, we went to an intense couples workshop, and we're doing better than ever. Yay! 2.  I turned 30 and it rocks.  Don't you know, darlings?  30 is the new awesome. 3.  That couples workshop I mentioned.  Ah-mah-zing.Â...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Jan 27, 2012, 11:01 am
To write...blog...again. Every where else is itch free.  Don't worry I'm not going to dump TMI on you like that after how many months of no contact. "It's Me..." thank you for your comment :)
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Nov 23, 2011, 11:02 am
In case you've been living under a rock...or in a swamp...you know what totally awesome movie is in theaters everywhere starting tomorrow?! Okay, well, if you don't know here's a hint... And because I can't decide which hint I like better, here's another one... That's right! The Muppets are back!!...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Nov 11, 2011, 9:57 am
On this very unique Veterans Day, 11.11.11, I want to send out a very big THANK YOU to all our veterans for your service, your sacrifice, and your courage. I have a few things to share with you all today.  There's a guest post, a book review, and a giveaway.  So hunker down and start reading. Oh....
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Nov 10, 2011, 8:54 am
Last night it was announced that the most winningest coach in college football history, Penn State's Joe Paterno, is fired. As a Penn State graduate I am saddened by this news. I realize this decision comes in the midst of a sex scandal involving young boys, but I don't believe Joe Pa is to blame o...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Aug 1, 2011, 11:32 am
Well said random you tube samll business American dude. Well said.
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - May 19, 2011, 9:59 am
I used to be...I'm not going to say anti-marriage because I was never anti-marriage, but I used to think it wasn't for me.  I figured I would never meet a guy who would be able to satisfy me in all ways that I think my husband should satisfy me.  I like what I like and I am who I am and I've never...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - May 12, 2011, 12:28 pm
I am super super excited to announce Pip Events is officially open for business! Up until now I haven't really gone in to much detail about what it is that we do.  We custom design parties in a box.  We give you everything you need to throw a party, except the food.  We save you time and money w...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - May 5, 2011, 1:39 am
I still consider myself on leave, but Hand In My Pocket by Alanis Morissette has been stuck in my head for the past couple of days, so I wanted to add it to Amber's What's Your Song? It's kind of where I am right now...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - May 2, 2011, 11:53 am
So here it is... This isn't a permanent leave, but it is a leave. There's been some good and there's been some bad lately. It is what it is.  I'll probably be back sooner rather than later, but until then...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Apr 11, 2011, 7:30 am
This weekend was incredibly productive.  I painted, I decorated, I partied... Remember the in-law room I was repainting?  We finally finished it!  It's amazing what a coat (or two) of paint and a chair rail can do for a room. Lil Mootz even pitched in and helped with the painting... Sunday was...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Apr 7, 2011, 7:30 am
Little Miss Vivi has finally joined us! My niece, Vivienne Nichole was born Wednesday, April 6, at 4:55 PM.  She weighs 7lbs 3oz and is 19 inches long. Both Mommy and Baby are doing incredibly well. And now, it is Thursday and Goodnight Moon's What's Your Song? Link Up, so in honor of Miss Vivi I...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Apr 5, 2011, 7:30 am
I'm sure you've heard by now Donald Trump is considering running for president in 2012.  The thing is, I'm not thinking that's totally silly.  Here's why... 1. He's got hard working, respectable kids.  Look at Paris Hilton.  Her parents are just as rich and she's a spoiled little party brat.  T...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Apr 4, 2011, 7:30 am
I had a very productive weekend! On Saturday, I went up to my brother and sister-in-law's house to decorate a cake.  My nephew's 1st birthday party is next Sunday, so I was doing a trial run with the cake decorating.  I think the party guests will be quite impressed with my mad icing skills :) A...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Apr 1, 2011, 7:30 am
I hate it when I know I'm the one causing my Lil Mootz's heartache and there is nothing I can do to fix it. Or I can fix it, but everything in my heart is telling me that's not the way to go right now. I wish I could save him from having to go through all the unpleasantness.
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 31, 2011, 7:30 am
Holy moly, is it Thursday again already?!  First and foremost, today is Meg's due date!  She had some contractions last week and this week she's been increasingly crampy.  Keep your fingers crossed that Miss Vivi joins us before the end of the week!  Personally, I'm hoping for April 1, because I...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 30, 2011, 7:30 am
One of my all time favorite candies as a kid was the marshmallow cones.  Do you remember those?  Lil Mootz and I found some last night at the restaurant we had dinner at.  Well, they weren't as good as what I remember (were they that stale back then too?  Or maybe these were leftovers from back ...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 28, 2011, 9:35 am
It's here! It's finally here! No, not the cure for cancer or AIDS. Nope, the answer to world peace still alludes us. Unfortunately, all of our questions to the Health Care Reform Act are still unanswered, but this is even BETTER than that! After what I can only assume was years of research a most im...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 25, 2011, 7:30 am
You want to see something incredibly awesome?! Click here, Pip Events and then come back to me. Okay, I know that didn't seem too exciting, but let me tell you why it is... That's the site for my new business!!! Can I just tell you how flipping, over-the-moon, so very excited I am?  VERY! My mom...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 24, 2011, 7:30 am
It's once again time for the lovely Amber's Goodnight Moon What's Your Song? Link Up!  If you don't already play along you should head over and link up and find out what other bloggers are listening to today. I actually had another upbeat song all picked out for this week.  However, Journey's...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 23, 2011, 7:30 am
I introduced you to the newest member of the family the other week, Willow Grace.  Here are some more photos taken by Willow's Aunt Ashley when Willow was about a week old... Isn't she such a cutie patootie?! I just love her in the blue dress! (The fact that I'm the one who gave the dress to her h...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 22, 2011, 7:30 am
You may recall that I mentioned in my Vintage Circus Baby Shower post that my dad was working on a very awesome project for me. Well, actually for Lil Mootz.  As a hobby my dad is a wood worker.  He's made some pretty nifty things over the years, including a dollhouse for me one year for my birthd...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 18, 2011, 4:10 pm
So how did Stonewall and I celebrate our 4 year anniversary? First, we engorged ourselves on overly priced, but incredibly delicious food and wine. Then we went home and played a few rounds of Mario Kart on Super Nintendo. And finally we fell asleep while debating whether or not we were going to do ...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 17, 2011, 7:30 am
Today is such a fantastic day! First, it's St. Patrick's Day! Which is only the best holiday of the year, especially if you're Irish and everyone is Irish on St. Patty's Day! Second, it's the day for Goodnight Moon's What's Your Song? Link Up! Third, it's Stonewall's and my 4th Anniversary! Yep, we ...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 16, 2011, 9:28 am
Guess what?! I'm a guest blogger today at The Annoyed Army Wife! (For those of you who answered with Chicken Butt, you know you're awesome, so I don't have to tell you.)  Her OccDoc is home and they're having some alone time *wink wink* so she invited so many wonderful bloggers to take over her blo...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 15, 2011, 7:30 am
It's finally time for the unveiling of Vivi's Nursery!  Meg has kept the nursery under lock and key until she had all the little details finished up. This past weekend my camera (okay, my mom's camera) and I were granted access.  After the fabulous Vintage Circus Baby Shower, I know some thoug...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 14, 2011, 10:49 am
I wanted to post photos of my sister's nursery today, but I didn't get all the photos edited.  Even though editing takes up so much time, I just love making them all vibrant and shiny!  Instead, here's a little conversation Stonewall and I had the other day.  As usual, the Army leaves me in a sta...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 11, 2011, 11:53 am
Yay for Friday!!  It's been awhile since I joined in the fun over at Wifey's... So here we go! 1.During military separations (whether short or long) how do you keep yourself positive and motivated? submitted by Married/Single Parent I just like to keep a countdown until the next time I get to have ...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 10, 2011, 7:30 am
It's time once again for Goodnight Moon's What's Your Song? link up!  When trying to decide what song to share this week I was inspired by none other than little ol' me!  Well, my name anyway.  Several years back, and I'm talking pre-college graduation, I looked up my name in song lyrics and onl...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 7, 2011, 7:30 am
Did everyone have a good weekend?  We had a great weekend! First of all... HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY, MY DARLING HUSBAND!! Stonewall's birthday was yesterday!  He's 29.  The old boy is catching up to me.  Yep, that's right.  I'm the cradle-robber in this relationship.   However, don't let the ...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 4, 2011, 11:41 am
I promised you a giveaway and here it is!! In case, you missed my big announcement over at Uncork and Unwined, Stonewall and I are going to IRELAND!  The Emerald Isle, the land of Guinness, the home of leprechauns, the pub of....more Guinness... IRELAND!I'm a tad exciting to be going, to say the...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Mar 3, 2011, 5:10 pm
Baby shower picture time!  I'm not even going to bother with the pleasantries.  Let's just get right on down to the nitty-gritty... The Invitation The invitations were made by Terry from Pictoon Cards.  She did a fantastic job and at a fantastic price!  She made 70 gorgeous pop-up invites in t...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Feb 15, 2011, 10:54 am
I suppose it's finally time to reveal the final portraits of our pinup photos that we had taken oh so very long ago!  I've been super excited to show them to you since we had them taken in August, but I wanted to give my photos to Stonewall for Valentine's Day and as much as I heart all of you, I t...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Feb 11, 2011, 3:31 pm
Have I told you lately that I love you...  Have I told you there's no one else above you... Fill my heart with gladness... Take away all my sadness... Ease my troubles, that's what you do. Have a great weekend!
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Feb 10, 2011, 12:00 pm
There's a new comic book in town, folks... Boston HeraldA comic book explaining the new national health care laws. I'd like to make some jokes about this and all, but I'm afraid that since you are all apparently so stupid that you need things explained to you in comic book format, you will probably ...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Feb 8, 2011, 11:53 am
There is a school in Lancaster, PA that is segregating its students by race and gender.  If you want to read the full story you can check it here: PA High School Defends Plan to Segregate Students by Race & Gender.  In a nutshell though, the black students in this school were academically behind o...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Feb 7, 2011, 11:30 am
I am so pumped for Valentine's Day this year!  This is the first year Lil Mootz is handing out Valentine's Day cards to his friends at daycare and I'm so excited about it! I considered helping Lil Mootz make his own cards.  They I decided that really he would scribble for about five minutes and ...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Feb 5, 2011, 10:45 am
And we have a winner! I want to thank everyone who entered the Stella and Dot Necklace giveaway!  I wish I had a prize for everyone.  And thank you to those who donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!  You're donations are much appreciated and puts us one step closer to finding better tre...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Feb 4, 2011, 10:48 am
Another week gone by, another Friday of Wifey's... 1. Since most of the country has had nasty weather, what has your weather been like this week? Well, let's see now...snow, ice, snow, ice, ice, ice and probably more snow tomorrow.  Oh, and it's cold.  Snow and ice would much more pleasant if that...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Feb 3, 2011, 10:31 am
Some politician has nominated Wikileaks for the Nobel Peace Prize because the site has contributed to "democracy and freedom of speech" worldwide. Just remember if Wikileaks wins, it's the same award our President won two years ago for...umm...for...gosh, I don't know because at that point I believ...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Feb 2, 2011, 7:30 am
One of the reasons I decided to walk a half marathon and help raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is because I have a fear... I fear that one day someone close to my heart will be diagnosed with a fatal disease and there will be nothing we can do about it, but hope and pray that moder...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Feb 1, 2011, 7:30 am
My mom and I are officially training for the San Diego Rock N' Roll Half Marathon in June with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! Last Thursday was the official kick-off party.  We got to meet some of our teammates and our coach and mentors.  We also received more information about our honored te...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Jan 28, 2011, 10:39 am
Today I'm joining in the fun over at Household 6 Diva by joining her Blizzard Bloghop!  It's perfect timing really since we had over half a foot of snow this week. So a little bit about me, eh?  Well, I've made the comment here at the Pink Park Bench that I wish more people were more honest and o...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Jan 27, 2011, 7:30 am
I have a light on my dashboard that lets me know my car is slipping and sliding... ...As if the total loss of control of my car isn't enough warning for me. I'd like to know who has to see that light before realizing, "Oh geez. My car is sliding on the icy, snowy road..." ...And then I'd like them t...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Jan 26, 2011, 11:09 am
Are you ready for an awesome giveaway?! I know you are and so am I!  I'm so excited to be working with Tracy, an independent stylist from Stella and Dot to bring you this fabulous prize.  Plus, it's just in time for Valentine's Day, so if you're looking for that something special for that someone ...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Jan 25, 2011, 11:25 am
One of my sister's wedding vendors really screwed her over.  Her wedding was over a year ago, so there isn't much she can do about it now.  Plus, a contract wasn't involved, so there isn't any legal action that could be taken.  That being said, I can and I will post about it here. I read an artic...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Jan 21, 2011, 11:15 am
I know it's been quite a long time since I participated in Wifey's MilSpouse Friday Fill-In.  I figured I could use some social interaction and who better to socialize with than fellow MilSpouses? 1.What do you usually want to know about someone when meeting them for the first time? It really depe...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Jan 18, 2011, 11:43 am
It's a sad day here in the Mootz household.  We are giving Brinlea to the Humane Society today.  We're are upset about it, but unfortunately, it is necessary. Over the weeks she has become increasingly destructive and aggressive.  Lil Mootz is scared of her because of the number of times she's pu...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Jan 17, 2011, 7:30 am
We went to the Farm Show last week.  It was Lil Mootz's first visit and he was fascinated with all the animals. Most particularly the cows.  He wanted to pet the cows.  Then he wanted to hug the cows. I'm glad he likes cows.  They're one of the few animals I can think of that provides us with fo...
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Nikki S. posted an article on More Than An (Army) Wife - Jan 14, 2011, 7:30 am
So my pregnant sister had a very interesting question for me: Did I massage my...downstairs area...with olive oil before giving birth? Well, actually... I'm sorry. Did I do what now? I'm sure we all remember this clip from the movie Baby Mama.   I most definitely thought they made this whole "oli...
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