Countdowns
- Once dates were confirmed for the R&Rs, we created these. It helped to
see how much longer we had to go. We did one vacation themed, holiday themed, and
candy themed (pre-counted M&Ms in 2 jars with the kids names on it, they
each got 1 a day until he came home)
Skype
calls - We scheduled 2 separate calls, one for the kids to talk with their dad
(it happened usually in the morning before they headed to school) then he would
call me in the afternoon and we'd have our time to discuss house stuff, the
kids, etc. This has probably been the sanity saver for all of us as we still
felt very connected. The kids have never had their dad gone for more than a quick
trip for training or work (usually no more than 2 nights).
Reading
in person - To help me with the kids school work, he downloaded a book to his
iPad for reading with the kids over the computer. They would share the reading
with each reading a paragraph. He downloaded a book for each of the boys, so
they had their own time with him. This really worked great as they felt that
daddy was involved in their school work.
As
the mail wasn't reliable after the holidays (especially since my husband was
not at the Embassy, but at an Annex) instead of sending things through the
mail, we sent e-cards, and emails with pictures of things we wanted to send
him. We also sent lots of pictures of places/things we saw/did.

Thanks to Jennifer! Excellent tips!
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