Sandi,
And I forgot to answer question about distance. OM lives in southern Texas, we live in DC area. ZERO chance of either one of them getting transferred somewhere together for a minimum of 18 months...

GW

M39 W41
Two children
WAW bomb dropped 11/7/09
Piecing Aug 10 - Nov 10
No longer piecing...Nov 10
Separation Jan 11
EA ends again Feb 11
Piecing attempt #2, Mar 11