When you are a military spouse you count things, lots of things.You count how many days until he leaves, you count how many days until he comes home, you count how many days until the next PCS, you count how many days until he leaves again. You have to count most of these days in private. You have to be careful about Operational Security or OPSEC.
I think it was in 2003 when some soldier or Marine who was stationed in Iraq decided to compose what was and is to this day called "The Donut of Misery".This donut has been emailed and passed along to military families all over the world. My first donut was given to me in 2004 when my husband was in Iraq for the first time. I was so excited to tell him about it. When he finally called it was the first thing I said and you know what? He had one too.
There are donuts all over the computer of Iraq and Afghanistan. It isn't just a "spouse" thing. The one I am posting isn't a OPSEC violation - it is the length of my husbands tour at his current duty station in Anchorage, Alaska. The colors of these donuts are diverse, this is my version of bold and bright, I am sure when I first received it there was no hot pink or electric lime green. You make your donut yours and someone else makes it theirs.
So if you know someone that needs a donut just email me with their email address or yours and I will send it off. You need to have Microsoft Excel to set it up. This is just one of the "quirky" things those of us do to pass the time our loved ones are away.
The Donut comes with some crazy sayings when you hit mile stones. Some people have changed them to fit their personality but mine still has the originals.
Still a long way to go...
So...how many steps does it take to get to the latrines?
Are we there yet?
Congratulations you're over the hump!
You are single digit veritcaly challenged
Hello Mayor!
Leaving on a Jet Plane!
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