Well, the long tour in the sandbox is over, and I have returned home. Never thought I'd miss all the little things like "honey-do" lists, cutting the grass, taking out the trash, etc. Of course I missed the good things even more. I wanted to thank all of you for the packages & thoughts. They mean alot. I also want to thank all of the posters on the board. You add a much needed "normalcy" in a place where nothing is "normal". We get limited internet time over there. I can truly say that email, a quick news scan, and this board were the only links we had to the real world. Looking forward to trying to get to some of the NOLA & Houston herfs I've heard so much about!