Military life can make scheduling regular date-nights difficult. Schedule changes, last minute meetings, and boat emergencies can sometimes make it seem impossible to find some quality time with our sailors. Throw COVID restrictions on top of it, and many of us find ourselves stuck at home with few options for a date night. Below are [...]
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. What better way to spread the love than with a fun craft day with the kids? Here are some fun and easy ideas to help you prep! Heart Fish Here’s a fun one for your ocean-lovers that requires minimal materials! Is mom or dad deploying soon? Pop one [...]
Have it be a deployment, patrol or underway, whatever term you use, they all lead to family separation. Within the submarine community, this time apart is unique as there is little to no communication between service members and their family back on shore. Preparing for this time of family separation, while similar to other communities, [...]
I recently PCS'd during a pandemic, which included a mask for all members of our family (more on that story here). I was a bit concerned and could only control so much. So, prior to the nationwide mask recommendations, I decided to train my two-year-old daughter to wear a mask. Here’s how I did it: [...]
Story submitted by Stacie It always makes me laugh when I see any sort of article that talks about the biggest stressors in life, such as moving or starting a new job. And then I find myself thinking that I cannot believe that we, my husband and I, have tackled these life stressors (and then [...]
Story submitted by Amanda G. Board Game Night is a pretty common at-home date night suggestion, but then you look at your game selection and don’t really feel like fighting with your spouse over Boardwalk and Park Place yet again. Maybe you really stink at Scrabble or your spouse refuses to play another round of [...]
Last December we had our first baby, and it's been a whirlwind six months. Looking back, I can vaguely recall those last few "nesting" weeks of pregnancy. The strange combination of happiness and anxiety you feel, as you scramble to finish the nursery, install your car seat, wash clothes and deep clean your house for [...]
While some states continue to reopen businesses and lift travel restrictions, many are experiencing a new in-flux of COVID-19 cases. Here in Washington state, face masks are required 24/7 in public. For the Navy, the latest guidelines restrict sailors, for the most part, to work and home. We've heard every command is slightly different with [...]
With the dread of every underway comes the excitement and anticipation of homecoming. Whether it was a short underway or an extensive deployment, you might have spent days, weeks or months dreaming of what that reunion might look like. Your expectations vs. reality might not always match up, and that’s okay. For the spouses who [...]
