Just a little update in case you were wondering. I had a CT scan last Thursday to check that my lungs have stayed where they are supposed to stay and not developed any more collapse...and they HAVE! This is as good as it gets. The doc will get 2nd and 3rd opinions this week but otherwise it looks like life is back to normal and I can fly again!

Roland just deployed again (we actually said bye straight from the hospital!) but is nearby this time (2 1/2 hrs away) which is a comfort. The rest of us are just plugging away - the boys in swimming lessons and Wesley and I working through his K/1st year of homeschooling. I also want to lose 15 lbs while he is on this deployment, which is reasonable, but also TOUGH! When he returns I hope we can make a 10 year anniversary trip somewhere, perhaps to Paris, and then we are planning a trip to Italy with friends in July, and then we are heading to the states for my sister's wedding in September! I'm excited and hopeful for a busy and HEALTHY 2009. Thanks for all your prayers and good hopes and thoughts!