Get a REALLY good cell phone plan.

~~~Always have a container of ice cream in the freezer.

Keep a journal of your first few months, you'll love to look back on it.

~~~Find a support group.

Have a chick flick night once a week!

~~~Take time to do something for you during the week.

Become involved in a support group/message board.

~~~Enjoy a hobby.

Make time for you as a couple when he is home

~~~Give him time with the kids to just be goofy and silly.

Try not to be angry when you are talking to him on the phone.

~~~Don't stress him about the money issues as soon as he gets home.

Make sure it is home. My hubby used to say "when I get to the house" I hated that. It is always home

~~~Have patience with him and the kids. He is stressing also and wishes he was home with you all.

DON'T eat TAKEOUT when he is home.

~~~Watch the "weather channel" for him. Let him know of anything coming at him.

Learn how to read a map and look up where he is going and teach your kids to do the same. It helps us feel connected. I

~~~If you are feeling that something is wrong talk to him about it when he is home.

Let him have time to sit down and unwind when he comes home.

~~~One last thing we always do is at the end of our phone calls we tell each other "I love you and miss you" and I always tell him to be careful.

I also think that you need to reach out to others.

~~~If he has been gone for awhile, try to have him come home to a clean house. I know this is not easy, and some times not possible