I have to say, one of things during the holiday season I look forward to is getting holiday cards.
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How to Teach Kids About Veterans Day
Veterans Day is a great time to educate your children about the history of this holiday and the sacrifice and dedication of our veterans. So, how do you celebrate this holiday in a creative and constructive way with your children?
Here are a few ideas, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs and EducationWorld.com:
Expectations
Expectations have been the topic of conversation at my house this past week. What exactly about them? It’s true that my expectations are high. It’s inherent. I can’t change it; I’ve tried. Having high expectations is not such a bad thing. It’s what keeps me motivated. It’s what gives me goals. It’s why my laundry gets done. It’s why my business moves forward. You get the point.
Emotional Movement
One of the things we had to do to get ready for our move was take down the Rainbow playset we have in our backyard. You would have thought this would be a simple process, but it proved to be the most challenging thing about the move thus far.
It wasn’t the playset.
It was everything that surrounded it.
It was the first thing to “come down” and signify we were leaving our home.
AWN’s Cycle of Deployment
We’re about to delve into the really long cycle of deployment that the Department of Defense and psychologists publish. Theirs is very technical with all sorts of stages and fancy words. We here at Army Wife Network put our spin on it to make it simpler.
Military Friends Are Our Chosen Family
I was given a quote this week by my new friend, Susan: “Friends are your chosen family.”
This is when I started to really think about how military families socialize differently.
It’s true that friends are our chosen family. I’d bet that most of your friends are your military friends. Mine are. I choose them; they choose me. Somehow, in this odd and challenging lifestyle, we bond as if we were always together, like family.
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