Some lasts to make room for some HELLOS!

Last Box to Iraq: CHECK

Last oil change before he comes home: CHECK

Sent off more paperwork for our house: CHECK

Register Hinckley for his new school: CHECK

Start our OFFICIAL COUNTDOWN: CHECK CHECK!

Have Hinckley read his first book all by himself: CHECK

Chandler take off his diaper all by himself a million times a day: CHECK

Think Troy is surprising me by sending me 2 huge boxes: CHECK CHECK (will explain below)

Reconnect with a friend I thought I would never talk to again: CHECK

Send my girls off to camp with out me :( ALMOST CHECK

Get excited for my sisters to come: CHECK

Get excited for our Scott Shumway family reunion(first one in 11 years): CHECK

Okay so on Saturday we get a knock on the door and its the mail lady and she says she needs help with a very heavy package. So my Dad goes out there to give her a hand and he yells to me, "Are you expecting a very large and heavy package from Iraq?" Okay maybe I have watched too many "coming home" shows about soldiers coming home and surprising their family but I thought to myself maybe Troys home!!!!!! Thought was over when I saw my dad carrying the huge black box 3 pictures down. The same thing happened again on Monday when the mail lady said I need your help with a special delivery from Iraq.

But here is the good thing. We are 2 packages closer to him coming home!!!! YAHOO!

Plus I got the oil changed today in the van and the date for our next oil change is after he gets home! YAHOO! I am excited to actually vacuum out the passenger side of the van again.

When we opened the box below Chandler scream, "DADDY!" "DADDY!" It warmed my heart. PS The 2 packages from Iraq stink to high heaven!
Big old fat box I thought could have Troy stuffed in it. Well, close it was his uniforms!!!!!
Foot locker all the way from Baghdad!