Homecoming

Hello all.

Dan is home!

I got a phone call at 4:15am on Friday morning. It was Dan, and I was very surprised to hear him say that he was in Washington DC. Apparently he couldn't find a phone in the Kuwait airport so had to wait until they hit the US. He had a quick layover in DC and then flew here to LAX. It was a wonderful surprise to get him home 3 full days earlier then expected. I picked him up at LAX at about 10:20am. It took a while for all of his bags to come through baggage claim, but we got them all and then had to drive him down to work. He just had to check in and get information about reporting to work Monday (today). After that we came home, he ordered a pizza, and the 8 loads of dusty laundry began.

He's been sleeping alright, despite the 11.5 hour time difference between the US and Afghanistan. The first afternoon he took a 3 hour nap before I woke him up (I was afraid he wouldn't sleep at night if he kept napping) and then later he slept through the night. Saturday and Sunday nights he's woken up at 3am and had a rough time falling back asleep after that. He's been enjoying the Internet, the availability of new music (thank you i-tunes), and his phone. Our girls (the ferrets) are enjoying having new stuff to climb all over and check out. I've decided Rooster would be a fantastic TSA agent - she's all over his clothes, in and out of boxes, and very cautious of him. We spent the weekend running errands and eating at restaurants that he's missed. We got to go to church and have lunch with some friends yesterday. Today Dan is back at work, busy with paperwork and stuff like that.

Thank you again for all your love and support over the past few months. We can't wait to see you all!

~Jen~