Dear Family and Friends,
Tuesday 12/28: This morning the weather was 30 degrees but it felt like 23. The sky was clear. I mention that because the sky fills with dust from throughout the day that the camp becomes a dust bunny like Pig Pen shaking his security blanket. I stood on the operations center roof and took some photos to the East and to the West:
[Photos still do not post... sigh. I'll try again tomorrow.]Quite breathtaking! By midday, the mountains become obscured by the prevailing dust cloud.
Oh for Christmas, some of our Indian foreign nationals put some decorations on our tree:
It turned out pretty festive.
Except for our early evening rocket attacks, things are pretty benign. It would be easy to forget that we are in a warzone, if it wasn’t for the daily booms. It seems to me that the attacks are like the drunk driver careening down the avenue. If you drive defensively and hit the floor in the first few seconds after the siren sounds, you are mitigating risks. Once the driver passes (even though it might have been a close call) or you lie on the floor and hear the rocket burst elsewhere, life is good. Keep driving or get warmly dressed and trundle out to the bunker for a 45 minutes commune with 20 of your best friends.
Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays. I think of you often but I don’t wish you were here…
Love, Chris
HI It sounds like you are keeping a sense of humor, always important. Jeff thinks that you have been in harms way long enough now and would like for you to come home. I don't think he is alone in that thinking! We made it home safe and the traveling was never a problem for us, unlike many others caught in the winter storms. No snow at home in MD wither. We just missed this one. Miss you and think of you all the time.
ReplyDeleteMom and John seem good, just slowing down as time passes. Dad and Marcia are real characters. We received a hilarious photo of them for Christmas! I'll bet they have on for you unless you already received it? Dad days that you need snacks. What kind would those be? We are good for some snack sending...
ReplyDeleteDear Holly and Jeff,
ReplyDeleteThanks for you concern and I promise to come home safely. Your observations about Mom and Dad are appreciated and I concur. Nancy sent me a photo of Dad and Marcia's biker shot. Pretty snazzy. I was going to show it to one of my associates here but thought better of it (ha).
Snacky stuff that is not a Cliff Bar would be wonderful. You are the best snacks person that I know. Please check at the post office the large priority international mail boxes with no weight limits. I forget what the low low price is but it's reasonable to an APO address.
Love,
Chris