Like a surprising number of military families, we own more than one house.  No, I’m not talking a lakeside summer retreat or a getaway at some tony ski resort.  We have the home where we live now, and the house we purchased when we were stationed in...

According to this article, Army Sends Infant to Protective Services, Mom to Afghanistan (found via @JessicaGottlieb on Twitter), a single mom is being ordered to deploy even though she has no one to care for her child. My understanding is that all...

My husband (a Veteran), pointed me to an interesting column from the New York Times: Back From Home, But Not Really Home.  The article discusses some of the ambiguity of this day that honors the service of our Veterans and draws parallels to Odysseus’...

Rather than letting your excess Halloween Candy go to your hips, send it to the troops.  If you have young kids or you did not get as many trick-or-treaters as you hoped, you may have a lot of candy hanging around. Found via Cool Mom Picks (via...

I’ve been asked this question so many times that I cannot believe I have never written a post. In the comments, reader Desirae asks: I need some help from all you other army wives out there… When I got told that being an army wife was one of the...