Another month gone

As I sit here today and type this and think about things, I basically feel like either screaming or crying or doing both. People assume when you are in the military everything in your life is great, well here is a hint, it isn't. As most of you know I am very close to my parents and my dad has been sick and taken to the ER twice in the last 24 hours with high blood pressure, which he has never had. My mom has had penumonia which has basically done her in for going on a month now and the meds the doctor put her own she was allergic to it, so they had to change that. The one thing mom has said that since she has been sick is that she has quit smoking now. It will take a good 2 months for mom to get back to her self again, if she listens to the doctor. It is killing me that I'm not there but I know my sisters are handling it and his fellow firefighters are helping out. It really does hurt us that we can't be there for my family, Mike's mom and grandma but they know we love them are they are in our prayers.

Not only do we miss out on holidays, birthdays, anniversarys, marriages, births and deaths, we miss out on when our families need us the most. Yes we knew this would happen when we signed up but it does not make it any easier especially when you have unsensitive people telling you well guess you should have thought about that. You know, because my husband has made the sacrafice for you and your family to make smart ass comments like that is why we are here.

Our time is coming closer to the big "D" day and we are trying to get in as much family time as we can. It seems like all of a sudden time has decided to speed up rather we want it to or not. We are hoping to get to come home for the holidays, it may not be for a full week but anything is better than nothing.

Kyla is doing so good in school down here, it is like night and day. She loves choir and her dress for choir is beautiful. We did find out that when they do their Christmas concert people can log onto the schools website and actually see the concert as they are doing it.

Mike has been busy with training and getting his military drivers license. I am looking for work, which like back home, isn't to easy down here. We have been so blessed to have met some wonderful people here and make lasting friendships.

It is hard to believe the holidays are fast approaching. The one thing we miss is fall time because I don't think we get that here.. It is still in the 90's. I miss my homemade apple butter, but not the crowd there..