why is it

That Paul has never deployed anywhere in the winter when things are dead? Today I must mow the lawn. Ugh! Its hot outside and I really dont want to do it. I get used to him being here and taking care of it and then he goes and well you know.

I got a lovely phone call from him this morning. It was nice to wake up to and even though it got me up an hour earlier than I wanted, it was so worth it.

I bought two identical kitchen clocks yesterday so that I can have one with my time and one with his time in Iraq on them. I like being able to just look up and know the time over there without counting forward. When I look at his time I imagine what he is doing at that moment and somehow it helps with the pain of the separation.

Well, I suppose I need to get out there and take care of the yardwork. Maybe if my pool is ever able to get right again I can get in it again before summers end. It would be so nice to hop in after the yard work but this entire year I have had issues with the chemicals...

ok, thats if for now.