When you walk out of the petstore, see a soldier in his car and hollar(we hollar in GA) hey....he looked and I said thank you.His smile was priceless

 When you make an old man cry....I met a Veteran at work. He had some old school tats and I asked if he was in the service. He was, Korea. I shook his hand, told him welcome home and thank you...he teared up and hugged me.

you keep restocking shelves, just so you can get the empty boxes.

you buy a flash drive equipped with data compression software, and conclude it's unsuitable for soldiers because the computer user has to issue a software command before the drive can be unplugged from the computer.

...you honestly don't mind how long it takes the postal clerk to type into the computer all the details now required on customs forms.  You've packed 20 cereal bars, 10 envelopes, a drill bit set, a loofa, a packet of pens, playing cards, gummi fruities, gum, mints, beef jerky, and  a partridge in a pear tree.  

 You also don't make eye contact with any of the twelve people in line behind you. You just keep imagining the happy faces in uniform across the Pond.

You know you're an AnySoldier Junkie when....  after a @#$! long day and a couple of challenging weeks, you find yourself walking back to that group of cammied youngsters alone in the hall goofing off by the coffee cart, with hand outstretched. The oldest reads (my ID tag) but nevertheless asks my name and I say - surprising myself - "just a_mom_from_San_Francisco" - and the SGT responds with a smile, "AnySoldier.com".   Wow Marty, 'tis a long reach.

and yes I cried, then we laughed too.  

Hey mom from SF,

You know you're an AS Junkie when....... you can't stay away.  It just tugs on your heart strings. I missed your great inputs.  I knew you couldn't stay away.  It's great hearing from you again.

I second what Mimi said.  :)  Good to have you back, Lori.

...and, you know you're an AnySoldier Junkie when you think about how to park your car when shopping so as to get the most foot traffic past your big AnySoldier sticker in the back window...

Same from me, Lori!  Welcome home

Love,

--Marilyn

a_mom_from_SF

WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!    Missed you.

Semper Fi 

True story everyone!!

Proof I am a junkie:

In church,  I hand my oldest daughter the check for the collection plate. When she puts it in her little hand and she  just kind of looks at it and looks at me. I  look down and oh no! It is a customs form!!  I had like 10 seconds to switch it out!

So you know you are junkie when you pull a customs form out of your purse instead of a check for the church offerring......and do not notice until the basket is coming your way!!

OR...while at the store, you ask your enabler spouse if he knows if you have any "whatever" at home and he answers, "Well, I know we bought some. What I don't know is if you mailed it somewhere!"

That one takes the prize for funniest Junkie Gem yet!

You already know where your $600. check in May is going!!!

maggie

Lots of husbands like to say "I love you" to their wives with flowers, chocolates, the usual romantic treats... 

You know you're an AnySoldier Junkie when your husband says, "I have a special treat for you," and he pulls out a new AS mug, keychain and 10 bumper stickers. 

Hey Kristen,

Now that's true love.  What a sweetie he is, knows you like a book.

You are one lucky woman.

Mimi