thank you all. it's just harder sometimes more than others. although my dad won't be back to spend christmas with us, we'll still be able to spend time with him...and that's all that really matters. i just have to be able to think of going out shopping for a dress so i can be his pretty little daughter. his only little girl. we're also planning this cruise for when he comes back. we've never really had a real vacation. but other than that, i just think of what he's doing at different times of the day. with the 9 hour difference between texas and baghdad, he's most likely asleep, or just waking up. it's nice to have the thought.

well...i should be writing him an email he can read when he wakes up. got a lot of catching up to do. thank you all again.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines
-Steve McCroskey