My kids have gone to several different schools over the last few years. Their current elementary school allows the kids to climb UP the slides...
How often have you run into a grocery store or convenience store late at night, searching for a quick snack, the team snacks you...
I was on my first deployment to the Middle East, and I knew that I wasn't going to return as the same person that...
Time is a precarious thing, most especially for us as parents living a life in the military.
It either can’t pass quickly enough (deployments and Mondays...
Alcohol. Illicit drugs. Those were not my preferred vices. I preferred the socially acceptable one. The one that no one questioned. The one that...
If you have ever lived or been stationed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, you know "the mountain." It is Mount Rainier, the snowy...
Are you worried about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine?
With all states on board to approve anyone 16+ by May 1st, people are talking about it:...
This week, my youngest child had a cough that started out benign but developed into a hacking cough that woke him up, gasping for...
Are you a twin? I remember feeling envious of twins growing up. I felt like they had an almost supernatural connection, and I thought...
I’m sure that we have all heard about the importance of self-care, especially as moms.
We need to take some time for ourselves, we should...
I do not get to do much for myself these days.
After all - I am a military spouse, a parent of four little kids...
I knew my friend would be dropping off my son from school any minute. I had to get myself together.
I walked into my bathroom,...
Military Lifestyle
Our Boys Said “Yes” to the ARMY
When our two oldest boys decided that playing baseball for the Red Sox wasn't in the cards, they needed to make a new plan....
