Welcome to Part 4 of my Things to do During Deployment Series! (If you missed Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, or Part 4 you can check them out here!) This series is an in depth look at my Deployment Bucket List, a list I made of 100 things to do while my husband was on a… Read More Bucket List Breakdown: Part 5
Welcome to Part 4 of my Things to do During Deployment Series! (If you missed Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3, you can check them out here!) This series is an in depth look at my Deployment Bucket List, a list I made of 100 things to do while my husband was on a… Read More Bucket List Breakdown: Part 4
Welcome to Part 3 of my Things to do During Deployment Series! (If you missed Part 1 or Part 2 you can check them out here!) This series is an in depth look at my Deployment Bucket List, a list I made of 100 things to do while my husband was on a 15-month hardship tour… Read More Bucket List Breakdown: Part 3
If you have been following this blog for long, then you are probably familiar with my Deployment Bucket List. I started it when my husband left on a 15-month hardship tour to Central America. I made a bucket list of 100 things to do during deployment to keep me and the kids busy. Although the Deployment… Read More Bucket List Breakdown: Part 1
Open When Letters are a fun and thoughtful way to let your long-distance loved one know that you are missing them. There are TONS of different topics and things to put inside the letters. Open when letter ideas are all over Pinterest. The best part of making open when letters is designing and decorating the… Read More 21 Open When Letter Ideas
We just finished up another ball season and I have to admit, I’m not sad about it. We have spent 3-4 days a week at the Little League field for the past couple of months and I. Am. Over. It I didn’t realize it until I became a mom, but ball season is serious business… Read More How to Survive a Busy Ball Season
Missing your kids’ or spouse’s birthday is hard when you’re deployed. But it’s also hard to spend your own birthday alone. You can help your service member celebrate their special day by sending them an awesome birthday care package! Anytime my husband is deployed, I send him themed care packages for all of the holidays… Read More Birthday Care Package Round Up
What’s more patriotic than a deployed soldier? A deployed soldier on the 4th of July! Unfortunately, our deployed service members miss a lot of holidays. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t help them celebrate these occasions in some way. Care packages travel around the globe carrying your love and holiday spirit. They let your… Read More 9 Unique 4th of July Care Packages
Over the past 9 years, as an Army family, we have moved around quite a bit. Each new location slowly becomes our home and becomes part of us as well. I decided to dedicate a wall in our house to display each of the locations that we have lived. Including, of course, our ‘home of… Read More How to Make State Silhouette Wall Art
Two weeks ago, I published 20 Shows to Watch During Deployment. That post got so much attention, that I decided to make another with 23 more shows to watch during deployment. It may seem like I’m the Queen of Lazy, watching all of these shows. But I’ve had nearly 9 years of random TDYs, 2… Read More 23 MORE Shows to Watch During Deployment