A brief respite

Just a quick update, since I'm completely wiped and am about to fall into my plush Four Seasons bed. I'm now on a later flight to Baghdad tomorrow, which is the best news I've heard in days. My original flight was at 9, which would require leaving the hotel at 6:30--not welcome news for someone who's been traveling for 36 hours. I definitely need a full night's sleep tonight, and now I'll get it. My plane leaves Amman at 2 and gets into Baghdad at 4:30. It'll take a couple of hours to get through customs and get to our house, but I promise to post something here as soon as I'm back--should be around 7 or so (11 a.m. EDT).