Another Post, And So Soon!! :)

I know, another post and it's only a day after the last post. I'll wait for you to recover from the shock of seeing 2 posts so close together...

I'm waiting...

Are you about recovered? Need another second?

Okay, so in case you don't know already, my sister Brooke got some pretty shocking news last Monday. She and her hubby, Elliott, and their little girl, Ellee, were happily living in Colorado, enjoying their little city and excited about expecting a new baby this October when the phone rang. They were told that Elliott was to report the next day for his deployment. What??? Elliott is in the Army Reserves but no one had told him anything about being deployed. They figured it must be a mistake, but after checking into things they found out that it was true, he was being deployed that week! They wanted him Tuesday but agreed to give him until Thursday so that he could get some things taken care of before leaving for a year and a half. Turns out, a transportation unit from Phoenix was short some people so they picked Elliott out of his unit and now he's off to Iraq. Needless to say, things have been a whirlwind since then. If you want to read more about what's happening, you can visit Brooke's page, the link is on the right side of this page, listed under Brooke and Elliott. He should be in Iraq for a little over a year and he found out that he actually leaves for there in a few weeks. Right now he is in Texas doing some training before the big trip. Brooke and Ellee are moving to Snowflake to live with my parents until he gets back, then they should be going back to Colorado since his job will wait for him. Brooke has been so sick with this pregnancy that she is sure missing Elliott and all of the help he is to her. But hopefully he will be able to get a little visiting time and maybe catch the birth, who knows.

So, I've been thinking a lot of about them and feeling sad for them all and I decided to put my sad mood to use on my PhotoShop program. I've been learning how to use it in my CAD class this semester and it's getting to be more and more fun. I've made a few things so far, and this is my latest piece. I really like it, but hopefully in a year or so I will look back and say "Wow! I'm so much better now!!" :D Hope you enjoy it, and check out Brooke's blog. She's such a wonderful sister, I know she will handle things well and come out stronger when it's done. We sure do love them all and are keeping them in our prayers!!