Official Lifestyle Blog For Today's Army Wife
Our family’s first deployment with the Army was 15 months long. My son was two and my daughter was eight. I remember trying to make sense of the fact that out of 455 days, the kids and I would only get to see him for about 13 days during his R&R. I was an adult […] Read more…
Many milspouses enjoy portable careers and we often work from home. For those of us with children who are home this summer, it can be difficult to accomplish everything on our to-do lists. If your summer is like mine, you’ve already heard: “I’m bored!” “He hit me!” “Can I have friends over?” “It’s too hot […] Read more…
The sun is setting, the air is cool, and your excited children are already in costume. You barely manage to get any dinner in them before they are ready to pillage your base housing for candy. You take a few photos and remind them of common courtesies: take turns ringing the doorbell; say “trick or […] Read more…
Via AAFES: The Army & Air Force Exchange Service will help military kids hone in on the perfect holiday gift idea when its 2016 Toyland toy book is released Oct. 21 in the continental United States and Nov. 4 elsewhere. Stocked with the hottest fall toys for boys and girls of all ages, the Toyland […] Read more…
With frequent deployments and constant time away, its no secret that their are plenty of happy expectant military spouses at bases all over. And if you’ve been pregnant you know that can sometimes mean an itchy tummy and dry skin. If nothing, mama deserves to pamper herself while carrying an entire human… right? If you’re looking […] Read more…
As my family approaches our upcoming deployment I’ve come to realize this is the first time our child will be in school during our next send off. I have recently found myself explaining to the school what exactly goes on during deployment and how to help our child through it. Here are some great resources to […] Read more…