News from the front

Well, not exactly the front, but you get the drift.

I've had two calls from Brandon and an email. He called from Ireland yesterday morning while on a layover and again last night from the Middle East. (Where, by the way, it was forecast to be 135 degrees today. cough cough.) He is not at his final destination yet, but should be there in a couple days and hopefully get an email address we can use. He was able to access his Hotmail account this morning and say hi and hopefully will be able to do that a few more times over the next day or two. We were given two 1000 minute calling cards by an associate of Rob's, enabling an occasional call home. Of course the 1000 minutes translates to about an hour and a half, depending where he calls from - phone type and location. But hey, I'll take a few minutes a week over not hearing his voice any time. Now, we'll have to work on using our few minutes for something of substance, since all I was able to do yesterday was repeatedly say, "I miss you. I love you. The dogs miss you. Okay, I miss you. Okay, I love you. Okay. Okay." Not the best use of time!

Thank you all for your kind words of support. No matter our politics or views on what's going on in Iraq and other places, we can all wish for the safe and swift return of all serving and working there as well as safety, security, and stability for the regions in turmoil and the people of those countries.