The nature of military life is that almost everyone you know well and care about lives far away from you. We get lucky at times and end up near close friends. But not this year. We are working on building a village and community here in New York but, as always, it takes time. My girls’ cousins all live in Texas, except for a couple … Continue reading Christmas for Cousins afar

Daddy is home. Thank god. I really didn’t know how many more single mommy days I had in me. They tell us in post-deployment briefs that there is always an adjustment time when your partner returns home after months apart. You have your routine, whatever it is, whether it involves kiddos or not, and it’s hard to merge the two of you back together again. … Continue reading Daddy