An update...

[joy]

I don't exactly know what Kev and his team are going to be doing, when and where, nor do I want to. It isn't safe knowing, because if the information gets in the wrong hands, our husbands could all be in real danger. Anyhow, today is our 7 year wedding anniversary. I am doing really well, considering. I had to change my whole attitude on this deployment. I miss him, but I can't do anything about it, so I have been going places with friends, and cleaning my house. I have to go through a lot of paperwork, and stuff. I already filled 4 bags with broken stuff, things we don't use, and things we don't need and now I have to throw it away. I did all this today. I also cleaned the carpets(vaccuum and steam cleaning). Now all I have to do is the kitchen and tidy up the bathroom. I hate the kitchen though...my least favorite room! Dishes, ugh! Anyways, Kevin has been calling me(I've gotten 3 calls, some e-mails and we IMed each other as well. It's tough because They are 10 hours ahead of us now. Well, I need to get going. I will post again soon.

 

[joy]

Forgot to add that I will be sending off a care package as soon as I these fresh start vitamins(they help him with his psoriasis and make him feel better) I ordered for him. He didn't ask, I just ordered them...it's worth it to alleviate some of the stress, he'd been taking them when he was at home...they help!

 

[hensylee]

observations from an oldie:

I was a small child during WWII and saw women and girls write to their men who were in the thick of it. (women were kept out of the thick of the war). I saw mothers in tears (my grandmother had a gold star in her window). I remember it because it was scary for a child and scary memories stay. I didn't know how scary it was for the grown-ups. Then when I grew up, my soon-to-be husband was a Marine. I wrote him every day and he answered every day. The heartache was great - so was the danger. Now I see your generation - babies, you all are - facing the same conditions. And us oldies are so sorry. We had begun to have hope that wars were gone and that the world had become more sensible. Not, I guess. We support you and all like you who are facing this horrible situation. But you will get through it, my dear. And when you are old, like me, you might write these same words - I pray not, tho.

Sounds like you are doing all the same things that generations ago did - just trying to keep it all together while you wait for your partner to do what he has to do and then come back to all of you. Hang in there, Joy and we will support where we can. You know we are all supporting our troops, (and their families) no matter what we think about this dang war.

 

[pegne]

Joy

Joy

Happy 7th year anniversary. I have been and will continue to keep your family in thoughts and prayers. Peggy