Where's Home Mom?

Years ago, when all of our kiddos were less than 6, I started getting the question.

Every military family knows THE question.

"Where am I from, Mom?"

Oh ...no....

I had NO IDEA what to say to that question.

I am never quiet  without an answer.

I had to find a way to teach the kids all about the cool places we had lived.

So, in an effort to quel the questions, and to entertain their minds I came up with ...

The "Home Box"

In the box there are several 'Dividers'.

Each Divider is numbered and a single Duty Station on it. (You can see #2 in the pic below.)

FRONT of Divider : The name of the station, a picture of the home (or apartment) and the years we were stationed there.

BACK of Divider :  pictures of the inside the home, tidbits about the area & things we loved while we were there.

In between the dividers are 'Cards'.

The cards have 'life events' on them for things that happened at that duty station. 

For example, if we had a baby that child would have a 'card' with their newborn picture and info on the birth listed. 

Other examples of cards: Favorite Friends, Best Restaurants, Quirky Quotes or stories that happened.

(Like when one of the boys stopped his won 3rd birthday party to announce, "Daddy, I just tinkled in by Bob the Builder underwear." Or when our daughter told her preschool teacher, "My Mommy is a BIG drinker! She loves her sweet tea!")

I also made sure to have some serious cards. If we learned a tough lesson or lost a loved one I made a card for that. It sounds like a lot, but there are only about 3-4 cards for each divider.

We are on our 10th divider. Which means we have moved T. E. N times already!

This is where I realize how old we are!

It's fun to look over the Home Box every once in awhile. Plus, it helps me remember all the details of our crazy military life. I told you, I'm old. Did I tell you I am forgetful.

The kids love, and learn from, the Home Box. Visitors, and family, can see what our life is like along the way.

It's simple really. It can be just large index cards in a lunchbox if that is what suits your fancy.

It can be a scrap-booker's dream because it is small enough to get it done quickly, but large enough to put several embellishments.

Just enjoy telling the story and it will turn out awesome.

Keep the Faith & Tell their Stories,

~ Aggie Amy