The hunk....

This is the extremely good looking soldier I pray for constantly. (Extremely good-looking if I DO say so myself!!)
Good lord! How do they move around with all the stuff they carry? I need to order some cool bandanas for him - it will be extremely hot, miserably hot, unbearably hot soon. My sister had found some for him last deployment and he told her on return that he "used the **** out of them!" We'll have to inundate him with them soon!!

Contact lens update - last night they came out with zero difficulty - total time including cleaning, less than probably 2 minutes..
God bless and protect my son and all of our military ment and women. God keep them all safe and help and bless those of us who also serve. Keep us strong, keep us calm, keep us in your loving care..

Monday Morning....

Whew - a bit of a roller-coaster ride last week. When they (MSM) announced the Operation Swarmer (?) and that it involved the 101st Airborne. Now I know, 101st Airborne is HUGE. It is a Division made up of thousands of troops, many breakdowns therein. It's just that to this mom - and probably all moms, dads, spouses - you may as well just scream their soldier's name as say "101st Airborne Division" -- at least until we know specifically otherwise. So it came as a bit of relief to find out the operation involved the 3rd BCT, as my own son is in 1 BCT....

At any rate, I have been plagued once again by wierd dreams and wakings at odd hours that cause me to desire a nap during the day because I'm not getting enough sleep!!! And when those wakings come, I always start figuring the time in Iraq, trying to think what SPC Tab is doing, and praying, praying, praying, praying, praying. Now I know better than looking at the clock in the middle of the night - but I am no longer able to NOT look at the clock because of Troy's being so far away, in such a dread, dangerous place.

On an up note, I got contacts last week! I have only had to wear glasses all the time (okay only if I wanted to see) for a little more than 2 years and I had really come to a place of HATING TO WEAR GLASSES!!! So I am now motivated to wear contacts and I am loving them! Of course there have been little glitches in the wearing. For example, I went to take them out the first day at the appropriate time, and 20 minutes later I got to try to take the other contact out!! That also took 20 minutes!!! And my right eye, particularly, was quite irritated and red and tender so that I did not wear them at all the next day. That was a good choice as I felt much better the next day and it only took about 20 minutes to get them in(!!) and 10 to get them out that night. It will only improve - last night they came out very quickly and this morning - under 10 minutes, closer to 5, total to get them in.

I was reading some soldier's mom's blog - and must recommend it to all: http://www.somesoldiersmom.blogspot.com

God bless and protect all our brave warriors-- and keep them always in your loving care.