My latest Blue Star Families post…. I looked around my house. Bags packed. Kids anxious. Boarding passes printed. The scene looked entirely too familiar. But this time, it wasn’t preparation for my husband’s departure. It was preparation for mine. I was going on vacation. Vacations are never easy to organize when you’re married to the […] Read more…
Top 10 Reasons Why My Son Wishes He Was a Grown-Up
It seems that my brain is still on vacation, and for the life of me, I couldn’t come up with a top 10 list this week. So I’m letting my 6-year-old son Big C do today’s post. But don’t tell him you read it because when I told him he was going to be on my […] Read more…
Flying the Not-So-Friendly Skies
Last week I returned from a much-needed vacation. The vacation itself was fabulous. The traveling with kids was not. The flight to my parents’ house was relatively painless, mainly because my frustration toward my children’s antics was overshadowed by my excitement to reach my destination and hand those little balls of energy over to […] Read more…
Mil Spouse Friday Fill-In
It’s Friday again. Time for another MilSpouse Friday Fill-In hosted by Wife of a Sailor. Here are this week’s questions: 1.What food reminds you of your spouse? Sushi! Growing up, I was never an adventurous eater. When my husband and I went on our first date and he suggested sushi, I agreed only because […] Read more…
Top 10 Things to Remember When Going to the Beach With 5 Adults and 3 Kids
I used to love going to the beach. Lounging in the sun with a good book. Exfoliating my feet in the sand. Listening to the songs of sea gulls mixing with music from the radio. I used to think I could be a professional beach bum. And then I had kids. I’m currently on vacation, and I’m learning […] Read more…
The Upside of Deployment
Another Blue Star Families post… Deployments get a bum rap. Military spouses, including myself, share endless stories of loneliness, exhaustion, sadness, and that evil Murphy’s Law that shoulders the blame for leaky faucets and flat tires. I’m not saying that deployments aren’t tough on the loved ones left behind. The word tough doesn’t come close […] Read more…
