Coming home!

David called today to say he is scheduled to leave Kuwait on Oct. 1 and arrive Oct. 2.

In just about 48 hours, he'll be on his way home.

We won't see him until Friday, at his request. That's hard to deal with, but at least he'll be on U.S. soil, doing ordinary things -- driving his car, looking for apartment, drinking beer at his favorite bar. I'll only have to worry about the usual things parents worry about 23-year-olds get into instead of IEDs, mortars, snipers and overturned Strykers.

Home! Soon!