September 28, 2008

We had a great time in Casper. It was nice getting away from all our responsibilities, if only for a day or two!

We met up with my sister, Traci, and brother, Donny "Joe" and my sister in law, Heidi for lunch. Later that day we went "treasure hunting" with Donny and Heidi, and my sister, Tiffini and brother in law, Tyson. The kids had a blast. They all got out their metal detectors and hunted around by an old bridge by the river. They found many treasures including an old bullet casing, some "tetanus rods" (rusty nails, a few old pull tab pop tops, and a few coins. The oldest coin was from the 80's (that is 1980's!) and the newest was a 2008 penny Tyson planted for Regan to find...I don't know whether she fell for it or not, as soon as she dug it up, she said "That sure is a shiny penny!" The kids had a great time, and helped take all of our minds off the stressful events of the past few weeks.

Now we are back home, and time to get back into the swing of things! I will be going to Casper on Thursday for a memorial service for the soldier from Jayson's team who was killed. I am sure that will be difficult, but it is important that I, and all of the other wives and family members, be there to show our support and unity for his family.

I am worried a lot lately, and if I don't hear from Jayson for a few days, I start to get nervous. I can't imagine what it must be like to have that knock on the door. It terrifies me, and I think I would just not answer it. If you don't answer, they can't tell you. I am sure that isn't something I should be worrying about, but it is hard not to. 8 more months...