MONDAY AUGUST 7

Scott took Serena over to the medical clinic for throwing-up. The doctor gave her a shot. I hope it works. The wedding planer came and had a meeting with Serena, Daniela and Mom. It really brightened Serena’s day. I asked Scott when he thought Matthew would be back and he said, he was hopping on hearing something from them any day now. I tried to play with the kids and keep my mind busy so as not to think about it.

At the Monastery in the cloud Matthew and Jean are totally emerged in the intense mind and body training with the English Monk.

TUESDAY AUGUST 8 Talked to Mom a little today about a crib and baby clothes for the new baby. She thinks we should get Wyatt a new crib and use the one he is in for the new baby. I wonder if it is a girl or boy. I don’t want the doctor to tell me until Matthew gets back. If I am four months I have 5 months to work on baby clothes.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9 I hugged Serena today and said, how is my sister. She said she was doing better today. The wedding planner is coming back next Monday. Serena and I played with Wyatt a lot. I think it helps her stay happier.

THURSDAY AUGUST 10 Everything is great on the home front but we have not heard anything from Matthew and Jean. Scott called Carlson and asked if he could find out anything for us.

FRIDAY AUGUST 11 I woke up this morning laying there with this feeling of loneliness. Wondering when we will hear from Matthew and Jean. Thinking they must be held up with their classes or what ever they are doing. Maybe the class was supposed to be 3 or 4 weeks instead of 2. They left 7/3. That is only 39 days. We might be jumping the gun expecting them back already. They went to a class not a mission. Well they will be back soon and my news will still be a surprise. At breakfast there was a table setting between Mom and Scott. Carlson was sending someone to talk to Mom. A man showed in military camouflage fatigues. He said his name was Josh. He had worked for Matthew for 5 years on his extraction team and was now working on Matthew’s special project next door. He said he was 34, went to MIT getting a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Math. Then he went to Missouri State University getting a PhD in Defiance and Strategic Military. Megan really perked up. He was younger than her but she really like the ideal he was single and well educated. He told Mom he had contacted some people he knew to check on Matthew and Jean. He said he was sure they were just busy and hadn’t had a chance to check in. His visit made Mom and the rest of the group feel better. We felt Carlson had put the best person on the job. He said he would get back to us as soon as he learned anything.