With Brendan's job- our family knows how to go with the flow... The kids are so good about knowing that he might not come home, his trips might get lengthened, and we just have to roll with the punches... We've also learned that with all the chaos and long trips, there are times when Daddy is home... and home he was for almost an entire month over Christmas and the beginning of January... The kids had so much fun playing with him- Chris got in lots of baseball time and Addie took up football- She loves playing quarterback and has even mastered some footwork.:)