Updated to tone it down a bit.

Thoughts?

Dear Cody, 08/29/2011

Hello son. I missed last week so my letter streak is now restarting. Good job on your last test. That puts you at a 90 or above on every test based on the grades you told us about.

We have been pretty busy the past couple of weekends. Two weeks ago Deema and Deepa came down for a visit. We had a good time. Nothing too exciting just good family bonding stuff. Last weekend we actually did not leave the house except to hike around the lake a couple of times. We have been getting stuff ready for the paperwork for the Qatar assignment. Your mom is getting excited about Qatar. This will be her first international living experience and she seems to be looking forward to it.

How is your relationship with your room mate going? You have mentioned the last couple of calls that you don’t care for him too much primarily because of his incessant Wii and Xbox gaming. I bet you have not missed the irony of his behavior and how much it annoys you. You are growing up kid. Good job. And .... Woo Hoo!

Thanks for giving your mom a call on her birthday. We both enjoyed talking with you. Your energy and interest in what you are doing is obvious and your mom and I are thrilled that you are so engaged in what you are studying and engaged in the USAF. We are proud of you.

Now for a dad moment,an hour a night WoWing???? That is 5-7 hours a week. Take 30mins of that time and CALL YOUR MOTHER at least once a week and 15mins to call your GrandParents at least once a week!! Damn it! Grrrrr! And yes, these are angry noises. Think about your mom's feelings please!

We are planning on heading down to Biloxi so see you Labor Day weekend so we will give you a call to make sure you have our visitor’s access set up. Expect Deema and Deepa to come with us and we will drop off one or the other of the cars for you.

We are starting to get stuff staged for disposal or storage. You will need to send your mom a comprehensive list of your stuff that you want to keep. We are going to empty the house and get rid of just about everything before we leave for Qatar so whatever you want you need to tell your mom and we will box it up and save it for you. We are either going to give all of the furniture to Dana’s parents or your mom, Deema and Deepa are going to take a U-haul road trip to Oregon and give it to your mom’s family. Pretty much all we are taking to Qatar is our clothes and a few personal items. Everything else is gone …… soon.

Well, I have to get back to international assignment paperwork.

I love you son. And …. CALL YOUR MOTHER. Really dude, call her.

Love, Dad.