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I have learned just how much of all the little stuff I took for granted while my husband was here and life surely doesn’t stop while he is gone.  I never knew just how long 24 hours felt day after day.   Ft. Carson, Colorado

I have learned that you should not depend on your man so much when he’s here, because when he is away, everything will be so much harder to do!  Scotland

I have learned that the last week of deployment is the longest!  Scotland

I have learned that the lawn mower needs gas to start, driving with the emergency brake ON is bad for your car, tarps do not keep the roof from leaking, you CAN get pink eye in both eyes at the same time, the Air force does not want my husband to EVER celebrate our anniversary, and that no matter how many deployments you go through it never gets any easier!  Bolling AFB, DC

I have learned that everything breaks within 3 weeks of deployment, and fixes itself a week before he comes home for R&R… and then breaks again!

I have learned that with the help of just one person who TRULY understands, I CAN get through anything.  Corvallus, Oregon

I have learned that your eyebrows will grow back after you have lite the grill for the first time.  Ft. Bliss

I have learned that “Wait till your Dad gets home” does not work when Dad is deployed!  Ohio

I have learned that I miss my husband the most at the end of the day, when the kids are in bed, the house is quiet, and it is time to turn out my bedroom light.  Ohio

I have learned that it takes a lot more than any amount of distance and time to break the bond of true love.  New York

I have learned that a deployment with a baby gives me much more to talk about when he calls (compared to the last one). Vicenza, Italy

I have learned that no matter what happens, I will survive! Ft. Benning

I have learned that you don’t believe anything till the plane lands.  Ft. Benning

I have learned that all the bad things that can happen, do when your spouse is deployed.   And things really CAN be worse!   Moody AFB