Another deployment over with.

Mike is back from his last deployment.  It happened way faster than I expected.  He actually came home a week earlier than I expected so I never even got to get into a real "final countdown" mode.  I don't care.  I'm just glad he's back in the United States.

He told me it was a vacation and he was right.  All the pics he showed me looked like he was working (ok, some playing too) but they didn't have that same stress factor in their faces.  Not like the Iraq pics where they were tired and worn out and just waiting for something to happen.  

And...now he is talking about the next deployment already.  This is the big one.  The one I will be terrified of the entire time he's gone.  Having to look at my living room wall, our memorial to James, will make this really hard to bear.  But, someone has to do it, right?  Someone has to stand up and do what's right. 

Before I get myself distracted from work, I'll let this go for now.  I'm sure I'll have plenty to say about it later.

Minor babble and I Just Made This Customizable Proud Girlfriend of a Deployed Soldier shirt

I admit I've been distracted lately. Ok, maybe distracted is too weak a word. How about overwhelmed? Yeah. That fits better.

My "duties" as a military parent are not so obvious to others now that Mike is back in the US. However, I have many organizations that I am a member of that are not dependent on what country my son is in at the time. Sometimes, they seem to overrun my life and then when I try to weed through and thin out those that I could let go of with certainty that someone would fill the position...I am at a loss. It seems that many people are not so interested in helping those outside their immediate family circle. So I will continue to be sporadic here, and keep on chugging along in all my other endeavors. One thing that can not be let go any further though is my income. Gotta pay those bills, right? So today is dedicated to getting my store in order, as well as it can be. I'll try to space out my bombardment of new items so you aren't wondering whether I gave up the Army Mom gig and moved over to Retail Store Mom. :P

Thanks to everyone that has visited so far! I do appreciate you all!

And without further adieu.. here is my newest shirt...

Custom Girlfriend of a Deployed Soldier Shirt

I just made a new Marine Mom shirt for my awesome Blue Star moms!

Being a Blue Star Mom means I hang with all the moms of our Armed Forces. I respect each one the same and know I can share my worries, excitement and more with them. I know quite a few of them read my blog and I told them I'd share when I got this made...so here it is. The first of many Marines shirts....

the Proud Marine Mom shirt!

Proud Mom of a United States Marine Shirt by WendyMilonas

This is made and available on my Zazzle store. I think they are having a special this month too...no shipping charges for June. That's a pretty cool deal I might take advantage of myself. :)