Kristina - this is more than days Missy's hubby has been deployed - she has not yet heard that he has arrived at his destination. He has been gone for nearly six days so surely he is there (wherever *there* is) but has not been able to contact her is my guess. He will be gone until early 2006 so Missy is coming to USA to stay with us in about 3 weeks. Paul's (hubby mom) will be flying to see her in less than two days though - and they fly back to the states together Oh and Boomer is coming too! He will stay with us until they have a stateside assignment in fall 2006.