Almost done!
He's hurting and exhausted, but for once that's no different from any of the other guys in his company!
They are done to the point of doing their 5 jumps this week. Yesterday they were supposed to do one, today two, and tomorrow two, but only about half the group got their first jump yesterday. Aaryk wasn't part of that group, so hopefully he'll be able to get three jumps in today.
Graduation is Friday, and even though he tells me that this one is no big deal, I wish I could be there for it. I've been to the others, and that will have to do. He's under orders to get pictures taken and emailed to me though!
This weekend we're having the estate/moving/yard sale at my Nana's house in preparation for the house being sold in a couple of weeks. All of my Nana's kids are here (Mom, Uncle Wayne, and Aunt Wanda), and assorted grandkids too. Last weekend we went through her things and that was a good but very emotional weekend too. (For those that don't know, my Nana is in a nursing home at this point, and they have to sell her house to use for paying for her care before Medicaid will kick in.) So, while I'm not as physically drained as Aayrk, we're both feeling it at this point!
After graduation, he will be headed to Ft. Bragg, and from there we will figure out what's going on as far as the move. A lot will depend on how much time he gets to make the move, and how soon he might be deployed. Yes, it's almost a certainty that he WILL be deployed before the end of the year.
If you are praying for us, please pray that his deployment won't be until later in the year, or next year, so that we can get settled and have some time together before he has to leave.
As always, thanks for the prayers and support!
They are done to the point of doing their 5 jumps this week. Yesterday they were supposed to do one, today two, and tomorrow two, but only about half the group got their first jump yesterday. Aaryk wasn't part of that group, so hopefully he'll be able to get three jumps in today.
Graduation is Friday, and even though he tells me that this one is no big deal, I wish I could be there for it. I've been to the others, and that will have to do. He's under orders to get pictures taken and emailed to me though!
This weekend we're having the estate/moving/yard sale at my Nana's house in preparation for the house being sold in a couple of weeks. All of my Nana's kids are here (Mom, Uncle Wayne, and Aunt Wanda), and assorted grandkids too. Last weekend we went through her things and that was a good but very emotional weekend too. (For those that don't know, my Nana is in a nursing home at this point, and they have to sell her house to use for paying for her care before Medicaid will kick in.) So, while I'm not as physically drained as Aayrk, we're both feeling it at this point!
After graduation, he will be headed to Ft. Bragg, and from there we will figure out what's going on as far as the move. A lot will depend on how much time he gets to make the move, and how soon he might be deployed. Yes, it's almost a certainty that he WILL be deployed before the end of the year.
If you are praying for us, please pray that his deployment won't be until later in the year, or next year, so that we can get settled and have some time together before he has to leave.
As always, thanks for the prayers and support!
posted by Kyrie Drake | 2:05 PM
2 Comments:
"Deployed" as in "places where people are being shot at"?
Yep.
The 82nd is in Afgahnistan at the moment. Being in for three years pretty much gaurenteed him going to 'the sandbox' at some point. Being in the 82nd Airborne sealed it.
But, that's part of why he's back in the Army after all.
Kyrie
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