Day 15

I just got some TERRIBLE news from Cody. Not only is airfare now ridiculously expensive thanks to the last minuteness that the army loves when it comes to giving us families dates on home leaves, but Cody's FOB (forward operating base) in Afghanistan is a five day trip from the closest airport. SO his R&R which we were planning for July for Oliver's first birthday is basically not going to happen... So, for Oliver's first Christmas, he might not get to be with his daddy due to the financial limbo that we'll be in thanks to the awesomeness (note the sarcasm) of the financial limbo the army is putting us in. Although I am glad we have an income that will support us. That's a blessing. I just wish we could be together as a family at least once through this tough time... So please pray. And as I'm typing this I'm watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition where this woman lost her husband in their room in their home which they had just purchased after 13 years of marriage and six children (the sixth born in the same room a month prior to his death). He died of an allergic reaction to toxic mold spores in the air as a result of him remodeling their home to better accommodate their large family. He was a volunteer firefighter. He passed on Christmas Eve. Kind of put things in perspective...