For the Heck of it!

How in the world can someone confuse “he called from Germany” with “he is waiting for a plane out of Iraq”? I just don’t get it. My husband told me T. called from Germany. I thought he was on his way home from Iraq but now I find out he is still there waiting for a flight.

I keep asking my husband how the information got miscommunicated but he just says it was hectic at our daughter-in-law’s house today and it was just a mistake. This bites.

T. is my husband’s son from a previous marriage but I consider him to be “our” son.

I know that our daughter-in-law M. put in a few phone calls to the Marine Corp last night regarding her mother’s death but I honestly didn’t think they would let him come home, but we have word that he will be coming home from Iraq in the next day or two.

We think he might be staying in the states for good because they told him to make sure to pack everything he owned. I’d think he would do that anyway, but who knows? I hope and pray he does not have to go back to Iraq. He has been there two times. That’s enough.

He is already on his way and called from Germany to let M. know his status. I’m sorry he is coming home for the reason he is coming home. Thank God he is out of Iraq and on his way home.

Added Note: He was still in Iraq when I wrote this – there had been a miscommunication.

When the phone rings at 2am it is never a good thing. The ringing cell phone is even worse. There are only a few people that have my husband’s cell phone number. I knew something bad had happened as soon as the phone rang.

My husband’s daughter-in-law (M) was calling and my first thought was my step-son (T) in Iraq but it wasn’t news about our son. I was shocked to hear that M’s mother Mona passed away last night. Suddenly. Just like that. Gone. She died of a brain aneurysm without warning. It happened at around 5pm yesterday and she passed away around midnight.

My husband is on his way to M’s house now just to be there for her and to help in any way he can. M told me last night that she has always heard that God doesn’t give you more than you can handle but she just doesn’t think she can handle any more. Her Dad died when she was 7 and she lost her 2 month old first born and now her mother. It is a terrible tragedy for our son and daughter-in-law and our extended family.