MOVING WITH THE MILITARY SOON?
I realized I haven’t shared very much about what life is actually like out here right now. Sooooo…how about an update! Just to remind you: we moved to Germany in…
“There’s an Elephant in the room, and it’s been around since the word ‘deployment’ first escaped from my husband’s lips.
Sometimes the Elephant is actually in another room. Out of sight, out of mind.
I obviously prefer it that way.
Because sometimes the Elephant isn’t just in the same room with me; it’s in my face and sitting on my chest, crushing the ability to catch my breath; making it impossible to breathe and even harder to even think straight.”
There are a lot of funny Covid-19 posts going around right now—finding a way to laugh about sheltering at home makes us feel better about what a crappy situation we’re…
This is the part most people don’t see. The deployment goodbye; the “see-ya-later” moments we try desperately to both rush through and cling to so we can move on to…
Solo parenting sucks. There’s no denying that, because what you were handling with two parents is now thrown to you…just. you. But here’s the best part: You can, actually, survive…
Okay, I’m throwing in the towel and admitting that I’m over this deployment. The funny thing is that I don’t even have to “admit it,” because anyone in their right…
In the more-than-a-decade that we’ve been together, my husband and I have been lucky enough to experience three short-notice deployments. When I say “short-notice” I mean from the time he…
My husband’s been away for training since the end of January, and while having him gone for work is nothing new, this time it’s hitting me a little differently. I…
Have you ever classified yourself as a mom? Are you a crunchy or a helicopter mom? Do you get hands-on, or are you a totally laid-back mama? Does hot mess…