I did/do not want to homeschool. This was not my plan. I don’t have anything against homeschooling and I don’t have anything against the public school – I just never imagined that I’d be one of the homeschooling moms. I was public schooled and both of my parents are public school teachers. I honestly just […]
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Things Military Spouses Don’t Know
Military life is crazy. Ca-Ray-Zee. I can hardly keep up most of the time. I throw my hair up in the messiest bun ever and roll with each punch. Family and friends (and many times strangers) ask me lots of questions – none of which I have definitive answers for. I can speculate but really I […]
Follow This ONE Rule to Stay Sane While Your Husband Travels
Follow This ONE Rule to Stay Sane While Your Husband Travels It’s not easy to hold down the fort for days, weeks, or months alone. Its exhausting going from having help to going long amounts of time without help. I give HUGE props to all the single parents out there -I do NOT know how […]
Best Books for Military Kids
Daddy is close to deploying or leaving on, what seems like, his thousandth TDY, and the kids are struggling. Our sweet little dandelions, our military kids, are so resilient and strong. But that doesn’t mean that they always understand or don’t struggle. I’ve asked fellow military mamas what their favorite military kid books were and […]
Best Ways to Celebrate the Month of the Military Child – April
Military Kids Our sweet little Dandelion children sacrifice so much and they deserve recognition and thanks. They did not choose this life – this military life was chosen for them. They move states or countries away when the orders fall. My own children are only preschoolers and my 3 year old has lived in 4 […]
Uplifting Books for the Military Spouse
Military life isn’t an easy life. I love it. But that doesn’t make it easy. I’ve gathered a list of books that are uplifting and written for the military spouse or our lifestyle in mind. (Also a list for military kid books) Uplifting Books for the Military Spouse The 5 Love Languages: Military Edition By. […]
8 Things to NEVER say to a Military Spouse
I’m guessing there are a few different people that are reading this post. A. You are a military spouse looking for support. You had one of these phrases said to you and you googled “what not to say to a milspouse” to see if you are the only one bothered by these phrases. “Am I […]
Make Your Own Military Daddy (or Mommy) Doll
You know I love the Military but deployments aren’t easy on anyone. Not the service member, not the spouse left behind, and definitely not the kids left at home without their mommy or daddy. We read military kid books about deployment and PCSing but a lot of parents have turned to daddy dolls as a […]
Reasons I Love Being a Military Spouse
Reasons I love being a Military spouse: 1. My husband loves his job. He LOVES his job. There are crappy days – but every career has crappy days. He has a lot more amazing days than bad. 2. We get to see the world! I have lived in 4 states the last 3 years. It’s a lot […]
Top 60 Acronyms for Military Spouses
Welcome to the Military family! Your love one just graduated BT/OTS/ROTC/etc and they came home speaking a whole new language! (Don’t worry, I’ll decode those acronyms later!) I put together this Military Spouse Acronym guide to help you out! Disclaimer: I use the term “Spouse” lightly – I know that many of you are fiancés, girlfriends, […]
