Boy, I have been missing him more than ever for the past few days. I was doing ok for a while and staying optimistic, but it has been harder lately. It seems like it will be so long before I get to see him again and my family is back together again. The final inspection on our house was today, so it is good to finally have all the work at the house done. I feel like I can spend more time with both of my boys now. The next hurdle is Jack's surgery on Friday.

What else can I say? Every day is just ok at best. I will be so excited to look back on these posts right before he comes home and to be so glad that our separation is over. But still, I know that there are so many things to be thankful for about this deployment and I am always thankful for them, like the fact he is only gone 7 months.