I was surprised to realize today that a week has gone by since Terry left. Maybe that is a sign that the next 51+ will go.

I received a really nice Thank you note in the mail today from my neighbors. We had given them a basket of goodies for Christmas as a small token of thanks for all they have done for us. In the note she thanks us for the items in the basket ending with an ornament that says Fort Drum saying they will think of us each year when they put it on the tree. She goes on to offer their help during Terry's deployment. At the end she mentions that having a "military neighbor" helps them to see the sacrifices the families make for our country.

I was moved to tears by her kind words. I am so eternally grateful for what they have done for us in the year we have lived here. God is taking care of me....