Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day!
Some of you may have just rolled your eyes, and some of you may have just done a little dance for the exciting plans you have prepared. Regardless of which side of the spectrum you fall on, I’ve always wondered where on earth this Hallmark holiday stemmed from.
As part of a military family, the POW (Prisoner of War) and KIA (Killed in Action) bracelets are something I easily recognize.
A couple years ago, I realized that not everyone knows what they are. One morning, a college professor visiting Germany for a class asked me if I had been to the club the night before. Apparently, the clubs near his university use black bands to identify those old enough to drink. I was caught off guard, and once I showed him the three names that were engraved on it, you could tell he was caught off guard
‘Tis the season for mandatory fun. This time of year brings FRG potlucks, coffee group white elephant exchanges, and all sorts of other renditions of the same. Some are even our service member’s “place of duty” during the event. So, that means they either go alone, toting our mini cheesecakes with them and a potted plant for the gift exchange, or it means we go, too—kids and all.
It’s the day after Christmas, and for many of us, that means we’ve been going non-stop for a while now. There is the traveling to see family (or family traveling to see you), the shopping for gifts, shopping for special occasion food, shopping for the toilet paper you were just about to run out of, and, well, shopping for shopping’s sake. Visiting friends, baking cookies/cupcakes/pies for home, work, and school. Many of us spend an awful lot of December in either the car or the kitchen.
Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays! It’s Army Wife Network’s last show of the season. Join us for a delightful show full of holiday cheer. We’re tracking Santa with NORAD, then talking with the big man himself—Santa Claus! Delight your military children with a call in to jolly old elf. Ah….the wonder of Christmas time. Ho, Ho, Ho!
Before you read any further, I need you to listen to Mariah Carey’s, “All I Want for Christmas is You” to set the mood, so to speak.
Have you been slaving away in the kitchen with holiday cooking? Measuring, pouring, stirring, putting things in the oven, taking them out of the oven, and doing it all over again? Now is the perfect time to get your kids involved. Katie Workman, author of The Mom 100 Cookbook breaks down what kids can do to help based on their ages.
It’s hard to believe December has rolled around yet again. As some of my friends are celebrating Christmas this year with their service member deployed, I’ve been reflecting on my experience of missed family moments due to military life.
Even though we have been through three deployments, they have fallen in such a way that, generally speaking, we have gotten to spend the holidays together.
This holiday season on Army Wife Network, we are sharing a few of our favorite things.
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