Bonding Daddy and Daughter

We got our oldest this necklace (https://www.etsy.com/shop/JanelleRaeJewelry) for when daddy is gone this year. Something to wear and hold, that tangible symbol of the love and bond they share. She is out of state visiting family right now so they said goodbye today. It's always heartbreaking when it's time to part ways but knowing how long it is this time makes it especially difficult. 

I think something to hold onto will help her some, those moments you miss that bond and need to reconnect. She also has a special journal to write in while he's gone that is geared towards military kids. As they get older it gets so much harder I think. 

Love notes; open when edition

It seems handwriting a letter is a lost art. I love how personal it is. 

He has enough letters for one a week the whole time he is supposed to be gone. Ones for all kinds of things, need a laugh, miss me, memories, holidays, feeling stressed, even when I upset him :) I'm hoping he doesn't need to open to many of those ones :) each one has a hand written note, some pictures, or cards. Little things to help make it a little easier I hope. 

Love notes: sticky note edition

I used colored sticky note packs, 100 each color and folded them up and put them in an extra large wipes container, all about the reusing too. :) 

I did a set from from the kids, hand prints, notes, memories, and silly quotes, things I know will make me laugh and smile. 

A set from me of memories over the last few years. 

A set of missing you things, just things I will miss and want him to know I'm thinking about. 

A set of love quotes, from movies, books, famous people, him, me, quotes that represent who we are as a couple. 

A relatively inexpensive thinking of you pick me up while there are gone. 

I'm back :)

So I had to take a little break from the idea behind this blog but I've been hard at work behind the scenes and am ready to get back to posting some of the stuff I have been working on. :) feel free to comment and ask me anything

That military wife

We all know her, she's the one who's been there before you, done it better, lived through worse, has it harder, and makes you feel an uncontrollable rage and pity at the same time because really who does she think she fooling? We all know she's full of shit and you just want to pat her on the hand and tell her it's okay. We get it you need to be the center, you need pity, and everyone to try to support you.

Here's the thing we don't hate you, we just want to slap the shit out of you. We are tired of you sucking the life out of us. We are exhausted trying to maintain ourselves and you because we don't want to be the one who dropped the ball. No one wants that guilt.

Well let's have a meeting here Army wives I pledge not to be her if you pledge to tell me if I slip! Seriously just say shut up Jillian you are being that wife! Get over it. I will do the same for you. Now here's the tricky part, if you are going to get upset 'unfriend' me, give me the silent treatment than just unfriend/follow me now, delete me from your phone. 

We are all going through our own things and constantly having to deal with your endless drama is just to much! 

What happened to my sweet loving boy?!

Deployment! Damn thing stole the boys joy and mojo. We are getting it back :)

My son has been having a really hard time dealing with daddy being gone recently. It's killing me! I hate that I can't help him or make it better. 

I was pursuing pinterest when I ran across a pin about deployment books for military kids. Why not right?! I wasn't expect the complete change in my son. He's so much calmer and happier. I had my husband record a video reading the story with him, we watch every night and like in the book send a star to daddy. Best purchase I have ever made, like ever!

A few nights I took pictures to send daddy of him sending the star to him. We don't send the right star, we send any light in the sky we can find, I don't care if it's a plane. Brenda Ehrmantraut you are my hero!