Deployments

OK. Soo Aaron called today, and he should (should...meaning Congress doesn't do any more extending) be home the first week of December. Which means...
You know the deployment is over when.......

- you start to shave your legs again. - you notice that babies start to outnumber the number of soldiers on post- you have to give back the debit card- it takes two hours to get onto post and you live five minutes away- you actually start going to bed before 2 a.m. ...(but not necessarily getting any more sleep!)- your driving privileges have been instantaneously revoked- you use more than just the microwave in the kitchen- you trip over boots left in the middle of the hall - the laundry load triples!- Your king size bed suddenly feels small-You haven't watched Lifetime TV or Oxygen in over a week- You are eating a full course dinner every night - Your grocery bill triples (or quadruples) - you can't find the remote - you don't have to check the window and door locks 80 times before you go to bed- The sound of the doorbell doesn't produce a nauseating feeling- the cell phone is no longer a vital accessory - there are strange-smelling ACUs and PTs in your laundry room and you are THANKFUL for that- the TV seems to be stuck on either Spike TV or the video game channel- the garage suddenly becomes a place for social gatherings - it is no longer necessary to buy stamps in bulk, or stand in line to ask if the post office has anymore flat rate boxes- fitting as much as possible into one of the flat rate boxes is no longer a weekly challenge - missing a phone call is no longer the cause of a mild myocardial infarction- is it not so scary to see a strange car in your driveway when you get home from work- 2 words... birth control - the closet you finally got cleared out is once again in a shambles and you can't see the floor because of his gear.- you keep finding clothes on the bedroom floor that you know you didn't put there- you go to make the bed and there is someone else in it- by some miracle the oil in your car has been changed- the alarm has suddenly been readjusted to 3 a.m.- you don't eat leftovers anymore because there are none - you neglect some phone calls, because you're actually busy - they try to get you to stick your head out of the sunroof and "be TC"- you start watching NFL Today again even if you hate it, because what could be better, he's home! - pjs, what?- computers are no longer a lifeline- the postmaster no longer recognizes you by name- Your answering machines no longer say "If this is _______, I love you!!!- When the phone rings at 2 a.m., you know it's not for you!- When you stop taking cold showers because it helps the frustration and start taking cold showers because someone used all the hot water- suddenly you have little hairs all over your sink - When you stop buying groceries with instructions such as "Heat on high for 90 seconds and stir"- You have to check and make sure the toilet seat is down when you get up to pee in the middle of the night


So, I feel proud. There are only a few months. I have survived...
Homeschooling
2 kids with pneumonia
Breaking up with Kristy (a few times)
4 Birthdays
2 Thanksgivings
1 Christmas
2 Anniversaries
My dad's cancer
School
Emma's asthma attack
3 Trips to Florida

I did go gray, but Highlights are in. I've taken some classes, worked through some issues and I am ready for Aaron to come home. Please pray that I do not get pregnant while I am enjoying my "issue" free Homecoming.