For me, the last .2 miles of any race is the hardest. I want it to be over. I can see the finish line and I begin to push myself harder than I have throughout the entire race.

The same can be said of deployment.

I have found myself in the last week trying to take on much more than I have all deployment!

I hate white walls.

I know that white, Crate & Barrel style homes are all the rage. And yeah, they’re pretty. But I, like many military spouses, have been required to keep white walls for the last decade.

Army housing does not allow paint. Heck, when we moved in to our Army housing in Hawaii the government agent asked us to please not hang pictures on the walls.

I was on FaceTime with my sweet soldier yesterday when the house phone rang.

Me: Hello

Caller: Is this Mrs. Young?

Me: Yes, it is, and as a matter of fact, I am on the phone with my soldier.

Caller: That's great, Mrs. Young, and I am calling with great news!

Bad customer service makes my husband cringe. Not because he is offended by the service, but because he fears the scene I might make.

Let me just clarify, I don’t send food back, I don’t snarl at people who seem to be trying their best and I certainly have never made anyone cry.