holidays

5 Tips for Surviving Deployment During the Holidays

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…

Holiday Gift Guides for Spouses

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…

Holiday Gift Guides for Kids

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…

11 Tips for Surviving Road Trips With Small Children

Like most military families, we don’t live near our closest relatives. But making so many long road trips with my kids has taught me a few tips and tricks that make the drive a little more manageable. If you’re facing a long drive to visit family (or a PCS move) this holiday season, here are 11 ideas to…