It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
…Unless your husband is deployed.
When you’re facing the holidays alone, all the festivities feel, at best, somewhat hollow…
I can’t believe it’s already that time of year again—time to start getting serious about Christmas shopping! Last year, I put together some holiday gift guides for kids ages 0-8, but this year I want to focus on shopping for the adults in your life. In this post I’ll give you some general gift-giving…
Now I can finally say that we’ve worked out a system for organizing the kids’ clothes and shoes that is infinitely more sustainable and easier to use. You’d think I’d have figured all this out years ago, but it’s taken be almost seven years of parenting and 3.5 kids to get the point where I…
And in just a few months, we’ll be doing another prolonged separation (this time without the benefit of having family nearby), so I’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about what things were the most helpful to us while we were separated from Dad, and how friends and family (both near and far) can help support their…
October through December is a busy time of year for everyone. At our house, it’s extra busy, because in addition to all the holidays we’ve also got four birthdays to celebrate. While I’m a firm believer in waiting until after Thanksgiving to celebrate Christmas, I’m a big advocate of getting holiday (and birthday) shopping done early…
Deployments, TDYs, and field training exercises are a reality of military life. Young kids can really struggle to wrap their head around these separations. Why are they necessary? How long will they last? What will their mom/dad be doing while they’re gone? Here are a few of the methods I’ve used to help my little ones stay…
