A Canadian Contest

Well, pretty soon I’m going to have a new layout and a new blog name, thanks to Utterly Chaotic.

I am so excited!

So in preparation, I would like to write a blog where I let you in on life as a Canadian, as opposed to American, Military family.

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Because most of my readers are American and people have tweeted and emailed and commented some crazy questions to me….  being that our new base is less than 2 hours from the closest American base (Fort Drum), I feel like I could learn a little about you, too!

So please ask something so I have something to say!  It could be about security, shopping, pay, rank structure, deployments, socialization, etc. You don’t have to be an American Military spouse to ask, anyone can! And the question doesn’t have to be military either, do you have questions about Health Care, poutine, igloos, or the proper use of the word ‘hoser?’ (OK, about that last one… I have questions about that, too….)

So think up something serious or funny to ask me and get to it!  If you are a military spouse, feel free to let me in on a little part of your world, too.  Do you live on base?  Do you pay for housing?  Do you shop at the Commissary? Do you have to use ID to get to your house?

See, I have a ton of questions too!  Consider this a ‘get to know your neighbour’ segment, and I can learn something about your country that isn’t from Honey Boo Boo or your election commercials. 

As I realized I have just as many questions and I thought, how can we combat this whole pissing contest mentality where we as military wives (and mom’s, and women, and people) constantly one-up each other….

So, I have asked a few other bloggers and we’re going to share!  For the next little while, some bloggers you may or may not know are going to share on here the different struggles they may face as members of different branches of the military.  What makes them different?  How are they the same?  What does a day in their life look like?  How can we support and encourage them, instead of tearing them down because their challenges are not the same as ours?

Then, when we have heard from everyone, I will end it all off with a post about what it’s like to be a Canadian military wife, answering YOUR questions!

So while you are here, can you check out the facebook page if you haven’t already?

https://www.facebook.com/reccewifesblog

As the blog goes through changes, I want to make sure everyone stays on board, so ‘like’ me over there, or on twitter….  It’s not always lame, honest!

And then here it is, my little contest.  I’ve never had a contest, and I believe for this one I will use something very Canadian for it!

So everyone who checks this out, asks a question in the comments during this or one of the guest posts, and then shares this either on facebook or twitter or on your blog, will have the chance for me to mail them….

www.niagaralocalfoodcoop.ca

Maple Syrup Candies!

I was going to send actual Maple Syrup, but, well, this seems much less likely to end badly.  And I’ll send them anywhere you are :).

Just leave me a question and comment and we’ll have our lucky person all randomly picked when I post my blog answering your questions!

I have no idea if this is the right way to have a contest,   so here it is!  A very Canadian contest that’s really laid back, has almost no rules and will mostly just run at my whim.  Cause that’s how we roll!

DON’T FORGET to leave me an email address or a blog address or something to contact you if you are the winner!

And if you are a military spouse from ANY branch and want to participate and write me something, lets do it!  Leave me a comment or email me at reccewife(at)gmail(dot)com!

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