I have been ignoring my blog for the past month because I have been in a virtual grounhog day scenario which has become mind numbing. The big change that I was referring to on my last post is that we are jumping to Afghanistan in about 2 1/2 weeks. It looks like our team will no longer be intact, and we will split into two groups once we get into country. I will certainly miss some of the guys I have been with but the change will be good because we want to go where we are needed and the fight is in Afghanistan. I'm battling some type of cold right now so it's got my body a little run down. I've got a mini pharmacy in my room so I'll survive until it passes. One of the camps bordering us has a big outbreak of the flu, but I have been vaccinated already so I should be good. Another forward surgical team has arrived to replace us so we are doing the left seat/right seat with them. They could take the mission now if their equipment was here so we'll hang out for a little longer.
Shannon and the kids are doing well. All the kids have been sick at least once since I have been gone (Murphy's law). Macy even had the flu but has rebounded well. Audrey seems to be doing well right now, but she was quite sick about three weeks ago. The little girl is a fighter, but she shouldn't have had to go through it if only the pediatrician had listened to Shannon from the outset. It will good to be back in North Carolina with her because we will have more control and capabilities available to her there. Please keep the prayers up for this little girl and Shannon. It has been a tough road since I have left, and Shannon definitely has the heavier load.
Our home renovations are underway and things appear to be going well. We ran into a snafu with the deck, but my contractor will be able to fix the mistakes of the previous contractor who put the deck in for us last year. Sometimes I don't know what I don't know, and that was painfully made aware to me with trusting someone's previous work. The renovation should be complete by the middle of November. Shannon and two of the kids are heading to NC next week for some appointments for Audrey so she should be able to see the progess so far. It will be exciting to come home to a bigger house.
That's about it for now.........later. JB
This is a site to say hello to all of our family and friends that we don't get to see that much because of our travels with the Army. We hope this is a place for our family and friends to check out photos of the kids and see what we are up to.........
