Leaving

Leaving her behind was one of the hardest things I’ve done in years. We left for the airport early this morning and quickly found out that my original flight plan was not going to work. Instead of flying through Denver to get to Baltimore we flew direct to Dulles and took a cab to [...]

Still working on it

We’ve spent the last two days moving virtually everything that I own and its been quite a task. Jessica now understands why I try to keep as little chaff around and why I retain the wheat (thats todays only farmer analogy). We’ve got some clothes left in the apartment, a bed, and a Christmas [...]

Boxing your life up

Everything must go – its got to get into a box of some sort – nothing can be left behind. I’ve taken my life with me but I always leave something behind. This time around I’m leaving boxes and furniture but there is something more that I am leaving behind. This time, I’m leaving [...]

The Obligatory Christmas Letter

“Whatever does not destroy me makes me stronger.” — Friedrich Nietzche

    This past year has been a roller coaster ride of events for our family. None of us could have foreseen what was in store for us this year.

    and Becky didn’t get the chance to [...]

… and a happy new year

Well, as I’ve mentioned, I’m scheduled to depart for my four months in Iraq and I finally have a date when I’m leaving – Jan 1. I still have quite a bit to do so I can take care of all of my personal affairs but I think I’ve got almost everything else wrapped [...]

Wonderful World of Snowboarding

Well, Sunday I was introduced to the wonderful world of snowboarding. Not at all what I expected. I knew it would be hard, and I knew it would use muscles that I don’t really use ever. John loves to go and so he thought it would be fun to do it together. A little [...]