I was so glad to hear Dan talk of nothing but Iraq today at lunch. They weren't really bad things, just talking. I guess the worst thing was that my daughter bought their first house right before he came home. Apartment lease was running out, she couldn't wait. They can only afford a starter home, but she was very proud of what she got and how she had started to fix it up. He was disappointed, thought it would be bigger. The went from a nice apartment with large bedroom and closets to a small old starter home which as you all know, have small closets. So that was a downer.

He will get used to it. One of her main concerns was that it would have a fenced in yard for their dog. So they will all enjoy that. And it has a wonderful large screened in front porch with a porch swing.