Single Digit Midget

Ahh yes 9 days!!!!

I am now in single digits. I have 9 days left here. Up until this point, "this point" was as far off as the Baghdad horizon. It is slowly starting to sink in that next Wed I start the long road home and a return to the relative normalness of the States. No longer will I have to walk in gravel, with flip flops on, to go to the shower and bathroom. Nor will I look up in awe at the Apache helicopters figure eighting around the naughty Haji Mosque neighborhood searching for a point of origin where the latest mortar was launched at Victory. It will also be nice to be allowed to eat a meal without having to posess a weapon and ammo. Living in a 8 x12 double wide trailer will no longer seem like luxury once I return. It will also be nice to see a cloud or two. I am certain to see a few, especially in Seattle. Today I saw my first cloud since May. Speaking of clouds, it will also be nice to not be caught in any more giant dust clouds. Another dust cloud hit today and engulfed the entire camp. Once again I braced myself for locusts and floods. Variety and freedom of movement is a cool thing and you don't realize it that you don't have it.