How crazy that Michael is in Iraq

Even though I am totally at peace with the whole thing, I still can't believe that my husband is in Iraq. He has been there for about a week and seems to be doing okay. He played ping pong yesterday for two hours, so he can't complain too much. It is crazy to learn what things are like over there, like the fact that their base gets about two bombs a day. Michael says that the sirens go off a couple of times a day, but most of the bombs are shot down in the air. Still, I didn't know that the terrorists were that busy. He drove a hum-V last Friday, which was fun for him. Next week he will travel to another base (he can't tell me where until he is there) and do dental work on some of the Iraq troops. Hopefully that will be a good experience. Braden sure misses his daddy. He comprehends things pretty well. It's funny, because he is always thinking about the time difference, ever since we explained that Daddy is 10 hours ahead of us. When he prays at breakfast, he will say "bless daddy to have a good dinner" and tonight at dinner he said "bless daddy to have good dreams". It's pretty funny, but also very smart. He loves to email his daddy and he and Conner draw pictures to send him. We all miss him!