1. Deployment Diary When a parent is deployed, they miss a lot of activities in your life. You can record your experiences in a Deployment Diary. When they return, you can share it with them !

2. DEPLOYMENT D eparture E verybody P astimes L eadership O utstanding Y ammer M emories E veryone’s pictures N ew T ime

3. D STANDS FOR DEPARTURE My __________________ is being deployed to______________________. They are going to be gone for ___________months. Make sure they leave their email, mailing address and phone information; Buy stamps and envelopes, download postcards, and get custom forms from the US Post office to send boxes; Ask what kinds of things they want me to send to them when they are away; Let my teacher and my coaches know so they can add them to their email list; Find a recipe that I can make once a week for a family meal; Fill a jar with m&m candies and eat one every day when they are gone and watch how quickly the time will go by! THESE ARE THINGS I SHOULD MAKE SURE TO DO:

4. E STANDS FOR EVERYBODY 1._____________________________________________ 2._____________________________________________ 3._____________________________________________ 4._____________________________________________ 5.____________________________________________ Everybody at home can help make things better. I will make things better by:

5. P STANDS FOR PASTTIMES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Fun things I get to do to help the time pass during your deployment:

6. L STANDS FOR LEADERSHIP HOW CAN I HELP? HOMESCHOOLCOMMUNITY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. THINGS I CAN DO TO BE A LEADER:

7. I learned to _________________ On my birthday we_______________ __________________ My grades in school are_______________ In sports I __________________ O STANDS FOR OUTSTANDING THESE ARE OUTSTANDING EVENTS THAT HAPPENED WHILE YOU WERE AWAY:

8. Y STANDS FOR YAMMER 1. 2. 3. 4. About the things that make me sad or mad:

9. M STANDS FOR MEMORIES THESE ARE PICTURES OF SPECIAL MEMORIES I SAVED FOR YOU:

10. E STANDS FOR EVERYONE EVERYONES PICTURE:

11. N STANDS FOR NEW 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. NEW THINGS I LEARNED WHILE YOU WERE GONE:

12. T STANDS FOR TIME 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. TIME GOES BY QUICKLY WHEN I DO THESE THINGS:

13. A DIARY HELPS YOU RECORD THOUGHTS YOU CAN SHARE WITH YOUR SPECIAL PERSON WHEN THEY RETURN HOME FROM DEPLOYMENT DIARY

14. D STANDS FOR DREAMS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. THESE ARE THE THINGS I DREAM WE CAN DO TOGETHER WHEN YOU COME HOME:

15. These are the pictures I drew and saved for you I STANDS FOR IMAGINATION

16. A STANDS FOR ALL MY LOVE THESE ARE LOVING THOUGHTS I HAVE ABOUT YOU WHEN YOU ARE GONE: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

17. R STANDS FOR RETURN THIS IS HOW I WILL FEEL WHEN YOU COME HOME: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

18. Y STANDS FOR YOU THESE ARE SPECIAL PICTURES OF YOU THAT I KEPT WHILE YOU WERE AWAY:

19. MY DIARY PAGES Day 1- What were my feelings when my parent left.

20. MY THOUGHTS TODAY

22. Day 30- HOW AM I DOING?

23. ALMOST HOME - HOW CAN I PREPARE?