Insert Jeopardy Tune Here

Do do do do dodododo do ... I find myself singing that in my head several times a day just waiting for the phone to ring. Yesterday, I had the phone turned up as loud as it would go because I was all over the house doing stuff. I went to Kmart last night and had forgot to adjust the volume. I think everyone in the store knew that someone's phone was ringing. Oops.

We continue to wait. I have not heard from Josh since Friday morning and the anxiety grows by the second for the next phone call indicating his newest location. I honestly thought we would have had a new location by now. My boss said well, "no new is good news" and I told him and as I have said before, "no news is no fun!"

... do do dododododo dooo dooo ...

And these are the days of our lives...

Waiting! Seems that is what Josh and I are doing a lot of these days. Waiting for any word, any movement to occur that will indicate he is coming home.

E-mails from Josh are quick and sporadic which means he is staying busy. I don't really get a lot of information. Each day more and more of the Illinois National Guard arrives, which means the end is near. They have doubled up in their living quarters -- 2 to a room, so they have 14 people in the b-hut now. Can anyone say crowded?!

Preparations for the holidays are in full swing at home. Still a few purchases to make, but for the most part the shopping is done! Some of the gifts are packaged up and ready for giving, some are still sitting in bags. The tree is not up yet... hopefully soon though. We invested in a really nice artificial tree last year. Though I prefer the smell of the real tree, I don't mind the stress free "up-keep" of the artificial one. It will stay up until Josh is home, so for this year it works really well, as we don't have worry about keeping the tree alive and flourishing. I guess that is why Yankee makes the scented candles!

We'll keep you posted...