So things here have gotten much slower, thankfully. It's happening for a lot of reasons, but mainly because of the decrease in violence against US troops. There is... dare I say... hope in the air. Hope that things in this country will improve, that the Iraqis will forgive each other and move on, hope that the government of Iraq will be able to step up and function as it should... on its own. Enough of the soapbox, though. So the slowing down in the hospital has actually made things boring. Sure we still have busy days, but two days ago was not one of them. In fact, we proved that idle hands are not the best idea when it comes to people who have been living away from home for almost 11 months... Watch the video to see what I mean.

Moosh and Bear are the stuffed animals of two of our nurses who seem to go on more adventures then anyone else I know. They have been flown to almost a dozen different bases, explored numerous locations and slept in countless beds. Anyway, they left the bears in the ER one day, and well, we were bored and came up with somthing to do.

Other than the facial expressions (and the fact that the casualtiy is a stuffed elephant), the video is not too far off from what happens when a real person shows up here - since a lot of you wanted to know what I do on a daily basis.

There is a sequel in the works...

There really isn't all that much else to say today. Other than I get to come home for leave soon. I get to find out if the girls still remember who I am and that they really do still have a father. Sara had her third birthday party and is growing into quite the young princess. Naomi has finally grown some teeth on the bottom and wants to do everything her big sister does... including talking non-stop. Can't wait till I get to see them.

Cheers!