I’ve been reading this book, Asthma Allergies, Children: a parent’s guide. If you have a child or children with allergies or asthma, this book is very informative. In our house, we have what I call “the trifecta from hell.” We have allergies, asthma, and eczema. Which one is worse? Well, it depends on the day… read more »

Hi there! Stopping by from Household6Diva’s Blizzard Blog Hop? No? That’s OK too. For those who are new, I’m Amanda. I’ve been writing this crazy blog since 2007. I cover a wide variety of topics here depending on what ‘s going on in our lives. Generally, military life, and now autism take up a lot… read more »

Kids really do say the darndest things sometimes. Sometimes they’re really funny. Other times, they make my head want to explode. I always love hearing the funny things kids say from my friends that their kids have said to them.  Here are some examples from our house lately:

The RAND group did a study of over 44,000 military kids and found that no matter the variation in rank, seniority, gender, etc., when a parent is deployed for 19 months or more, a child tends to suffer academically in school. All of what they’re suggesting to help this issue is pretty common sense stuff…. read more »

Kids thrive on routine. They like to know what’s happening next, and when. Being a military kid can throw this aspect of their lives off when their soldier parent needs to leave for training or a deployment. For our family, as the parent at home, I’ve made my own survival plan. One thing we do