Okinawa Hai!

CONTRIBUTED BY DANNY WILSON Hello Okinawa Hai friends! I just wanted to take a minute to tell you all about this cool little place my wife found. So there we were bored one Thursday night when my wife decided she would troll Okinawa Yard Sales. She came across some cell phone cases that were pretty nice looking and decided to [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY ERIN SCHALK rakuten purchasesII As holiday season approaches, time, patience, and energy are all beginning to run short, while social commitments and gift lists increase with each passing day. For those of you who have already completed your holiday purchases, congratulations! Obviously you are very good at planning ahead, or you secretly harbor [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA Shopping at Yomitan Pottery Village with my favorite Army Wives! Shopping is inevitable whether you like it or not.  You must shop for groceries, new school supplies, pottery, random office supplies, the perfect gifts, etc.  Shopping is a reality in our lives and it’s easier said than done when living overseas.  One [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA This Marine is now retired and raised his own Marine who is now 21 and stationed at Camp Pendleton. “A father is a guy who has snapshots in his wallet where his money used to be.”  -Unknown With Father’s Day fast approaching I was thinking it would be fun to share ideas [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON School’s starting in less than two weeks … are you ready? Where in the world can you find the “just right” backpack for your child? Of course, there is a very limited selection at the PX/BX. Even if you find the one you like there, it might present a problem to [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KIMBERLY MITCHELL I wanted to share a fabulous find for kids toys online. Fat Brain Toys not only ships to APO addresses, they ship here for FREE, and they ship here quickly! And to top it off, they have a great selection of creative and educational toys. My 3 year old LOVES her [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO I need readers’ help on this request as I do not have all the necessary information!  I’d appreciate it if you could pitch in and provide the info. to us in the comment section especially on where to get tables, chairs, bouncy houses, canopies, etc.  Any input will be appreciated!! I was [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO If you live abroad, I’m sure you have felt the need to shop on-line.  Especially during the holiday season, buying gifts on-line is convenient.  It is, however, not nice when you find out that certain on-line stores do not ship to our FPO addresses.  I have had that problem in the past.  [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO Would you like a new Christmas stocking for someone special?  Wouldn’t it be nice to have original stockings for your family?  I wish I had one like my daughter has.  The one in the photo was hand-made by my husband’s grand-mother.  It is so special.  Maybe I should make one for myself!  [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO In case, like me, you had no idea such a glorious thing existed. Behold. 1. www.shipitapo.com 2. www.apobox.com. Word has it that this service is cheaper than shipitapo. Five dollars per package + postage versus 7.95 at shipitapo. 3. This site lists all sorts of places that DO ship to FPO/AP [...]

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