Peace and Quiet

I am so glad that today has been very peaceful. Not too many airplanes taking off, no attacks, no phone ringing off the hook, no visitors and not too many meetings. Whew! I think I'll sleep in late tomorrow and just start my day after church. Then maybe I'll go home early. The peace and quite is strange, something that you get used to quickly. I keep telling people don't get complacent with the bad guys. You have to think they are smart and can outwit us into thinking they aren't gonna hurt us, but they can and will. The next few days will be tough, so pray that things go well with the Iraqi people and their future.

I have found that the best thing so far in this war is the ice cream. We get such an unlimited supply of ice cream here that I'm concerned I'll gain weight while I'm here. I hope not. It's Baskin Robins 31 flavors, but they only give us 3 flavors, but I love them all. I probably will not eat any ice cream when I get home since I know I have other things to eat that I love. Wings, bar-b-que, steaks, french fries, you know all the good stuff. I better stop thinking about this stuff, I've got some time left. I don't want to say for sure, but it looks like my replacement may be showing up here on the 1st of Sept. So, we'll see if that actually happens but I'm hopeful and I'm already thinking it might happen that soon, that's only 19 days away. I saw the new Deuce Bigalow in Europe last night, thank goodness it was free, but it was funny if you like gutter stuff like I do....sometimes. But I'd wait till the $1 movie starts showing it if I were you. Well, I'm off to my hooch on this Saturday night in Iraq. Enjoy your Saturday and I'll enjoy my sleep. That is that.