Hi girls,

I got so upset this morning. I was watching Sunrise and they were talking about ANOTHER soldier who has been killed in Afghanistan yesterday. And they had these politicians on there talking about how we couldn't just pull out of there and how it would all be worth it in the end. And I'm sitting there thinking "yeah but it's not your father, brother, husband,son, wife, daughter, mother or sister" over there risking their lives and I started to cry.

It makes me so cranky sometimes to hear them talk about it and it's so impersonal to them. They say the soldiers have sacrificied for their country and everyone acknowledges that, but it doesn't impact their lives. They make decision every day to send more and more of our soldiers over there without thinking about us. And I know that this is the choice that Jeremy made when he joined the army, but still show a little compassion for the families left behind. Those of us who sit and wait and worry for months on end while our loved ones "fight for their country".

Grrr, anyway's that's my rant this morning!