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6,721 miles. 182 days.

doug got his orders to deploy on may 31st. he is excited to get his hands dirty and work in a *M*A*S*H* tent.....but we will be very sad to share him for 6 months. good news is that three of his good friends will be in the same band as him. this is his second round in kuwait and although i don't think he wants to leave us - i think he is chomping at the bit to go back.

with all the modern technologies....FB, Skype, etc, we will still be able to talk to him all of the time, but huston and i are sure going to miss him! huston is young enough he won't even remember...let's just see how i can handle being a single mom for 6 months ha ha. doug is a lot of help even though i give him a hard time. i could be selfish and say i don't want him to go, but the fact is i am really proud of him.

yesterday at the mall we saw the most disturbing thing. a young couple was walking with their baby and a grown man - probably 50 yrs old - grabbed the guy by the shirt and took the drink from him and threw it all over him and his family, screaming "get out of my sight". at first we thought it was a family dispute, but the girl broke down in tears and came and asked the store to call security. it was then that we found out the man had been upset at the young guy's shirt. it was a band t-shirt....and their name was "Anti-flag".

now i don't know that man's story - for all we know, he had lost someone in a war. but his actions completely go against what is being fought for. that boy has the right to wear whatever shirt he wants. and his family, especially a 3-4 month little girl, doesn't deserve to get doused in soda over it.

i'm not really one to get caught up in politics and i am still not sure that i agree with us sending soliders over, but i am proud that my husband is willing to go without question if that is where they need him. it's one of the many things i love about him.