731 more days

In 6 and 1/2 hours I'll do one of the hardest things I've ever done! Drop Alex off at the MTC.

He was set apart as a full-time missionary last night and so far we all seem to be hangin' in there!

It makes it a lot easier on mom's when the boy is so excited to go! There has hardly even been a moment of anxiety with him - HE'S READY!!

I woke up at 4 a.m. (hmmm, wonder why) and laid in bed for an hour, trying to get a grasp on what I was feeling - finally I got up, and as I was making little notes to hide inside his shoes, journal etc. at 5:30 a.m. I decided to check his mission website.

It's no longer counting down the days til he goes to the MTC, now it says... "There are 731 days until Elder Petersen returns home." yeesh! That seems like alotta days!!

Can I count today as day 1 - even if he is still asleep in his bed at home?