Earlier Leave Dates

Now, I'm not always sure what to believe about the Army and what "it" says... But the travel manifest (or whatever acronym means the same thing...) now has Andrew leaving Ramadi on September 19th instead of the 23rd. I get to see him a few days earlier than we thought! And that changes our countdowns considerably, as well. : ) Instead of 42 days, we're now at 38. What a jump!

Prayer Request Update

That title kinda makes it sound serious. It's really not. It's merely that Andrew's company was not able to keep the phone after all. But God knows best and He already has planned out ways for us to stay in communication. His ways just may not be at the great price of "free" any longer.

Andrew stayed up way too long when he shoulda been sleeping last night to hook up to the community router and get his own internet connection for his laptop in the barracks. We have to pay a monthly fee, of course, but it's all worth it. We hope to get the webcam back up and working soon! I haven't "seen" him for so long, now. Yeah, weeks seem long.

On the sunny side... I found the perfect place for our belated anniversary get-away when Andrew comes to Portland! And I'm not telling where. But the lady is just handing me great discounted rates AND free upgrades! She must be an angel.