NOTHING TOO EXCITING

November – Hard to believe. Every time I look at the calendar I am amazed at how quick things are going. It seems just like yesterday (okay maybe last week) that we arrived in August. The weather is definitely better, still not good, but better. We had some rain this last week. It was not too much but definitely to wet the ground and give everything a very distinct smell. It is almost like water on a very dusty hot car. It almost smells burnt, but not as strong. They have had a bunch of water problems here to include rationing, water breaks, and tank leaks. It has not affected us too much, but you never who when you will come across a flooded area or not have water for a shower. More an annoyance than anything else.

We are in the midst of saying good bye to the Reserve augment we had assigned to us and hello to the new group. I am always amazed that every single reservist put their entire life on hold when they are recalled. It works fine for most, but there are always the ones that the job they were doing is just not around anymore of it had to be filled while they were gone. There are laws that protect them, but it is always a fear when they are heading home. The new group is from Ohio, Michigan, Illinois area. I don’t know too much about them yet, but they seem to be really motivated and ready to get to work. It will be nice to get them settled and integrated with the rest of the group.

Been disappointed that I have been missing all the UT games this year. Seems like they are really playing as a team and pulling each other together to win. Next year, I am definitely going to be in Knoxville for a game or two.

Halloween around here was fairly tame. They did a nighttime 5K the night before. I dressed up as a box of water. Okay, it was short fused and I only had a couple minutes to throw it together. It consisted of a box around my waist. Weak I know, but better than 95% of the people that did not do anything.

We are having a surprise visitor this week to re-enlist on the troops. I can guarantee there will be pictures next week. You just have to wait to see who it is.