Robert's Time In Iraq

To My Family and Friends,

Hello Again!  Well let's get the weather talk out of the way right away... the highs are around 58ºF and the lows are around 30ºF.  It has been raining on and off, but no snow yet.  It did snow 1 day last year... so we will see. 

In between the rain we had crystal clear night skies.  A few of the nights decorated with a crescent moon and two very bright planets.  It was breath taking.

Since Thanksgiving, Advent has flown by... which I guess is a good thing... 1 more month down.  I was able to purchase an 18" Christmas tree from the base exchange.  So, I do have a little touch of Christmas in my room with gifts under the tree that Davina and Corinne sent me.  There is a Christmas tree at the chapel and little ones in the offices... but, not many holiday lights hanging around base.  Basically, there is a partial sense of Christmas on base but not a complete one.  What is missing is our families... Christmas is about families.  To fill the void we all try to be there for each other... but we look forward to the day when we are home with our loved ones.

On another note I caught my fourteenth mouse in my office!  As it gets colder outside they are trying to come inside.  We have plugged many of the holes to the outside... but they keep finding a way in.  The numbers are slowing down though...

I have included some more photos of life at Al Asad for the month of December and they can be viewed by clicking here.

As always, thanks for your support and I will write more next month.

God bless and take care,

Robert