Yellow Ribbon

Here's our yellow ribbon. I went to Ethel's flower and they donated the ribbon to us. So wonderful! Figured it was better to tie it to the house than on the tree in the backyard which is the only tree we have left. Now to get a flagpole hooked up somewhere in the same area and that project will be done.
Was able to talk to Brendan for quite awhile ,this afternoon. He's sounding good , just anxious to get things underway. He bought a cell phone over there. What would cost $15 here cost 3 times that there and the connections are horrible. The day before we got about 3 sentences in between 2 calls. Better luck today , only one disconnection. Still trying to get used to the huge delay. No new updates , just the usual Army hurry up and wait routine.
On a lighter side, Matthew is learning to read............