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Both Mrs. CBB and I get up early before everyone else to start making our planned Christmas Breakfast. Christmas morning food and drinks wake the crew up as does a couple of pounds of bacon. The lights on the Christmas tree is what motivates us to start preparing Christmas Breakfast. You just get that feeling, well we do but I don’t know about anyone else but it feels good. It’s a day where everything is closed in town and we are free from the stress of work, so we cook. Plus it’s also the same day we cook a massive...

s. On the plus side, the military covers all or most of the costs. The downside? There can be a lot of confusing paperwork and a lack of control over where and when you’re moving.     As a military spouse who recently completed her sixth relocation in 12 years, I’m intimately acquainted with PCS moves, as they’re often called — with PCS short for “Permanent Change of Station.”   Sometimes we’ve let the military move us — especially when we moved overseas. That’s called a TSP move, so-called as they require using a military “Transportation Service Provider.” During other moves we did...

s. Watch these cinnamon almonds disappear where ever you take them. Almonds are so yummy, I love using them in my baking. Try them in this Insanely Good Homemade Granola, Almond Roca Cookie Bars or this Almond Joy Poke Cake. Cinnamon Almonds Do you know those delicious cinnamon almonds at the mall? Well these are SO much better! And you can make them for about the same price you pay for one of those tiny bags. I LOVED the way this made my house smell! It seriously makes me want to make a batch daily. The brown sugar and cinnamon...

Funeral arrangements don’t have to be complicated and should be the last thing on your mind when mourning. What Will It Cost You To Die? Ways To Plan Ahead For A Cremation The traditional experience, however, one that’s remained unchanged for nearly 150 years, is known to be expensive, complex, and often lacks personalization to honor life after death. With the rise of secularism, scientific innovations, environmental awareness, and shifting outlooks on death, we’re looking for new ways to ritualize our lives after we’re gone. With this disruption in the industry, we’ve even seen the rise of the ‘death movement,’...

Our Favorite Motivational Quotes for Work: If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first six sharpening my axe. —Abraham Lincoln Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. —Stephen Hawking Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure. —Stanley McChrystal Do or do not. There is no try. —Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing. — Ernest Hemingway Innovation distinguishes from a leader and a follower. —Steve Jobs The best way out is always through....