D-Day Plus 3

I did end up receiving a phone call from Tom on Thursday night. We were only able to talk for about 2 1/2 minutes, so I don't really have much info to share. He arrived safely in Kuwait, where he'll be for several days to acclimate. It was early morning there when we spoke, and he told me that the temperature was already in the high 80's. He told me that he was going to be attending some briefings over the next few days before hopping a flight to Baghdad.

I haven't heard anything from him since so I assume that he has not had any access to communication. Hopefully I'll hear something soon so I can update on how he's doing.

In good news: the donut has moved! We're already 2% done, which means that time is moving much faster than I had anticipated. It'll be at 50% before we know it!