I would be lying if I said I didn’t question my decision to drag my son, and our future child/children, into military life on a weekly (if not daily) basis. And I’m willing to bet other military parents do the same. Backstory: my husband was active duty when we met, went National Guard, then came […]
MilSpouse Monday
When it’s “just” a rotation
“Rotation” vs. “Deployment.” Before this year I never knew there was a difference…or that it mattered so much to some people. But once I did I started to feel conflicted and confused. Not to mention it made me wary of referring to my husband’s rotation as a “deployment.” If you have ever been at Fort […]
What’s In My Deployment Binder
It’s time to talk about the deployment binder again. A while back I wrote a post about all the reasons you need to make a deployment binder in the first place. (Psst…it’s important even if your spouse isn’t deploying!) I put mine together before my husband went to NTC and used that longer period of […]
Moving Home During Deployment
Moving home during deployment or staying where you are: it’s a big decision. Here’s why I’m moving
Trying to Conceive – as a military spouse
Trying to conceive. The world and general military spouse stereotypes would have you believe that the ability to just have babies comes naturally to military couples. Are you really even an Army wife if you don’t have multiple kids before 30? (Spoiler alert: Hi! Yup, totally possible and not the worst thing ever.) But the […]
The Best and Worst of Military Life
Military life – we all have a love hate relationship with it right? I don’t think anyone would ever argue that it is all fun and games or just easy all the time. Even the super pro MilSpouse bloggers get frustrated sometimes. And that’s ok. Getting frustrated with military life doesn’t make you a bad […]
Sesame Street: an invaluable resource for military kids
Happy MilSpouse Monday! Since April is the Month of the Military Child, I wanted to chat with y’all about another free resource for military kids that is just so darn good. Sesame Street For Military Families. Yup the same Sesame Street you probably watched growing up. They have an entire website of content dedicated to helping […]
You need to register your MilKid with CYS!
When we went to the Town Hall meeting for my husband’s current training, I didn’t learn anything too life changing about the training. But I did learn something very life changing about Child and Youth Services (CYS). You need to register you kids with CYS…even if you don’t plan to use their programs! In cases […]
Month of the Military Child
April is the Month of the Military Child! These kids deserve to be celebrated all year…but Year of the Military Child feels like a big as, so a month is pretty good. What makes the military child special? As a military spouse, I had some say in walking into this crazy military lifestyle. I knew […]
Military Marriage Retreat
Happy MilSpouse Monday friends! How was your weekend? We got the opportunity to participate in a Strong Bonds Marriage Retreat in San Antonio and it was amazing! We have actually been hoping to attend a marriage retreat for some time now, so when my husband’s chaplain came to us with a last minute spot we […]