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		<title>My School Liaison Officer is My Hero</title>
		<link>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/15/my-school-liaison-officer-is-my-hero/</link>
		<comments>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/15/my-school-liaison-officer-is-my-hero/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blog Brigade</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school liaison]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Military families have two kinds of years: transition years and stabilization years. We have had the great fortune to be firmly planted at one installation for (gasp) four years! That’s a record! But, all good things must come to an end. It’s time to rock the military travelin’ road show once again, and I’m finding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have you heard of MilitaryKidsConnect.org?</title>
		<link>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/13/3012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blog Brigade</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Military children that experience a deployment of a parent often experience the same amount of stress as the remaining at home caregiver. Even though military children often display strong resiliency skills &#8211; recent studies have shown there are increased levels of anxiety that a child experiences when a parent is deployed in addition to being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“The Compact” is Making It Easier to Educate Our Military Children</title>
		<link>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/10/%e2%80%9cthe-compact%e2%80%9d-is-making-it-easier-to-educate-our-military-children/</link>
		<comments>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/10/%e2%80%9cthe-compact%e2%80%9d-is-making-it-easier-to-educate-our-military-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blog Brigade</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/?p=2986</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (“the Compact”) is one of the ways we are working to increase the resiliency of our military families and make our military children as successful as possible. When military families receive orders to relocate, there are a lot of things to consider. Finding a new home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day in the Life: Preparing for Homecoming</title>
		<link>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/10/a-day-in-the-life-preparing-for-homecoming/</link>
		<comments>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/10/a-day-in-the-life-preparing-for-homecoming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blog Brigade</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Deployment Chronicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homecoming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Border control may be a hot political debate, but it’s also a sore subject at my house—I mean our house—right now.  I’ve been living alone for six months again, and while my husband has been deployed there’s been no armed guard making sure that my clothes respect the boundaries in the closet. The arsenal of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overseas Adventures: Repurposing Areas of Your Home</title>
		<link>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/08/overseas-adventures-repurposing-areas-of-your-home/</link>
		<comments>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/08/overseas-adventures-repurposing-areas-of-your-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blog Brigade</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OCONUS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/?p=2942</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought we had downsized enough before our overseas move, but it turns out I was wrong…dead wrong! While we were stationed in Northern Virginia we had the typical home for the area: 4 bedrooms with a formal living room, family room, a cook’s dream of a kitchen, and ample storage space. Apparently in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day in the Life: Homecoming with or without Kids</title>
		<link>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/06/a-day-in-the-life-homecoming-with-or-without-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/06/a-day-in-the-life-homecoming-with-or-without-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blog Brigade</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Deployment Chronicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homecoming]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/?p=2892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Around 6:30 a.m. on the eve of my husband’s homecoming; I woke up refreshed from my five whole hours of sleep. I spoil myself. On the agenda: make a “Welcome Home” sign, shave my legs, pick out a homecoming outfit, carry out my usual mommy duties, and clean the house so unbelievably well that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eating Healthy on Sports Nights</title>
		<link>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/01/eating-healthy-on-sports-nights/</link>
		<comments>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/02/01/eating-healthy-on-sports-nights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blog Brigade</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My life is divided into sports seasons. I think it’s ironic considering the only sport I ever really attempted on my own was track, and that was only because this very cute senior football player who was doing the shot put. As soon as the real running started and the cute senior football player started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Road to Retirement: Planning for the Coming Year</title>
		<link>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/01/30/planning-for-the-coming-year/</link>
		<comments>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/01/30/planning-for-the-coming-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blog Brigade</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/?p=2847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Where do I begin? Literally I’m asking that question as I stand looking at the chaos that is the result of the holidays, children out of school, and a husband on a holiday work schedule. It can all be too much and exhausting. Did I mention I really need a nap? I’ve been thinking about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military OneSource’s Free Tax Filing Service is Back!</title>
		<link>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/01/30/military-onesource%e2%80%99s-free-tax-filing-service-is-back/</link>
		<comments>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/01/30/military-onesource%e2%80%99s-free-tax-filing-service-is-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blog Brigade</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mr. Gordon's Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/?p=2838</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the winter weather we’ve seen in many parts of the country recently, it’s hard to imagine that the April tax season is around the corner.  Now is a great time to start preparing your 2011 tax returns.  Between relocations and deployments, getting your taxes in order can be a hassle, so we want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day in the Life: Fitting In at a New Duty Station</title>
		<link>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/01/26/a-day-in-the-life-fitting-in-at-a-new-duty-station/</link>
		<comments>http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/2012/01/26/a-day-in-the-life-fitting-in-at-a-new-duty-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blog Brigade</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil/?p=2785</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If we learned anything in elementary school, it’s that making friends is awkward. To make matters worse, our go to friend-making tactics from those days are no longer socially acceptable. If we plopped down at a stranger’s lunch table now and asked if we could trade our pudding cup for their tater tots, then cut [...]]]></description>
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