The Phone Rings!

This posting is a bit delayed, but after 34 days. . . Josh called! Yes, we had chatted on IM and/or e-mail from time to time, but to hear his voice is something entirely different. Quite honestly, the e-mails came few and far between over the course of that time as well. I had last heard from him on May 1 and he called last Wednesday! He was tired. They are working very hard over there and stay pretty busy. It was tough to hang up the phone. We just wanted to stay connected for any amount of time longer.

I received an e-mail from him this morning. Here are some portions of that message...

"Everyone has been talking about the hot weather back at home. It is quite the talk of the town. This is funny because it was a 110 here today."

"We were watching the news and the economy just seems to be capsizing. The dollar is down against every major currency except the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso. Food prices are up, stocks are down, and (soldier) said that gas in Binghamton is $4.25. The news said that gas in NY could reach five dollars by the end of the summer. Good gravy!" (Thanks for reminding us, Josh! haha!)

Josh has been over there for 2 months now. It's sad to think that there is still so much more ahead of us. However, two months down is better than him still being in Fort Bragg.

Your continued thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated!