I'm Here, I'm Here....

After being reprimanded for no updates (you know who you are, and thanks for the push:-) I am finally getting back to this. I promise to work harder to keep this going!

Update on Brett is that he is doing great for the most part. I really felt his transition to full-time military life was a bit rough at the beginning but he seems to have adjusted well at this point. When we talk to him, it's upbeat and for what he's living through, I think that's wonderful!

At first, Brett struggled with the fact that he didn't feel his job was "important." I assured him that even if his sole job was cleaning toilets, it would be important! He has been appointed as the mailman in Camp Bucca. As I understand it, his job is to sort mail and then notify the fellow soldiers that they have mail. He said they are always thrilled to hear from him!

Another job that Brett has is to write the monthly newsletter for the unit. Now this may not seem all that interesting to you but I am totally fascinated by this! If I had a dime for each time I had to push (yell, scream) to get him to do his assignments that included writing, I'd be quite a rich woman! And he tells me he actually doesn't mind it...change of pace, gets him out of his office. WHAT?? Can this possibly be the same Brett Dibbern that I know?? I so hope you are reading this, Mrs. Blake!

He has now decided that maybe irrigating wasn't so bad after all. He sent an e-mail one morning that said the temperature at 8:00 AM was 108! Can you even fathom?? Luckily they have air conditioning but I can't imagine that it could even begin to keep up. Mine at home has plenty of trouble on these hot, muggy days and it's not even close to those numbers.

The best news is that Brett has decided to come home over his mid-tour leave which will be Sept 16-Oct 6. He had said he wanted to spend his time touring in Germany but his buddy backed out and then another guy just returned and said it was terribly expensive due to the weak dollar. (I have no doubt that Brett would have gone alone but EXPENSIVE?? No way was he going after he heard that....those are fightin' words!) So, even though it's second choice, we are thrilled. I told him to let me know what he wants/needs when he's home and he said right now he'd be happy with a real bed and real food. I think we can handle that.

Please continue to pray for the soldiers. It's a very tough time of year with the weather and they need to know we care!

Until next time....