You know you are a military wife when...

1. You have an SOP of when you can and can't freak out.
2. When your children's favorite channel is the Military Channel.
3. You know the joy of hearing the ripping of velcro at ungodly early hours in the morning.
4. A pile of gear in the foyer fills your heart with joy because it means your husband did actually come out of the field, even if just for a few hours.
5. You have celebrated holidays sometimes weeks or months after everyone else due to the needs of the Army.
6. You shop for home decorations with the forethought of can this be broken by the movers.
7. Sleeping in means you don't get up until 0730.
8. You know that benedryl is a better choice of a sleep agent than Tylenol PM because you don't need the pain relief.
9. You know the menstrual cycles of all of the women in your husband's unit, especially when they are in the field.
10. Your husband only ever wears two pair of shoes, combat boots and running shoes.