I called this family the day before our session to confirm things and the mom told me that she found out that morning that she was deploying to a ship in FOUR days!!! It’s amazing that her session was scheduled that weekend or she wouldn’t have had a chance to have photos taken. Her husband...
Its been about a month and a half (I can’t count days—it is just too depressing). The first month flew by with me mostly missing things having to do with logistics of only having one parent. Selfishly, I missed having his help around the house, with the kids, etc. Having become sort of a deployment...
Trader Joe’s Punjah Spinach Sauce on a bag of frozen “Beijing” veggies with leftover rice. Yes, I could have made that sound super fancy, but why? We sautéed the veggies (PK added a couple of zucchini that needed to be used up to the mix—she cut them herself with a butter knife), added half the jar of...
Dinner is the hardest time of day for us, especially with Chad gone. As a family, we strongly believe in sitting down together for dinner. It is also important to me that the kids eat relatively healthy, and I love it when they try a variety of foods. I don’t make the kids their own special meals...
The day before Chad left for Iraq was just as busy as every other day (maybe even more so considering Chad was off of work so it *should* have been easier). It was his special day with Breckin, so those two left in the morning planning to be home by 2:30 so I could...
