Been so long! Original Post 16 December 2006

I just noticed how long it has been since my last post! Life has just been crazy! What happened first? My wonderful new printer went on the fritz! I spent very long days working with tech support on the issues, and they finally(!) decided to send me a new one! Then it was a week before it arrived! Not to mention the time picking it up at Yellow Freight, installing it, getting everything in working order again, etc. What a nightmare!
Then my beloved aunt died. I grieve with my cousins (her kids). Losing a parent must be really hard, and my cousins have now lost both their parents. And so hard with the holidays so close.
Then I got the flu! Really bad, the last business week before Christmas to wake up with the flu. Just glad it wasn't any worse and it didn't last any longer than about 24 hours!
To my wonderful customers, I am sorry your orders are taking longer than anticipated to finish. Please trust, I am working 15 hour days to make sure everyone receives their order in time.
Now, to my son. I talked with him only briefly once this week! I hate it when I have to say "I got to go-got work to do". Because I never know if it will be our last chance...He said they had been working very hard-long hours and days. 12 hour days-8 days straight-had 2 down days-then back at it. Their fob has been getting shelled-so their "down days" really aren't relaxing when you have to keep running to the bunker! Now I haven't heard from him since Wednesday....two whole days...worries me that someone is hurt or worse....so far no knock at the door, so I feel some comfort at that. I just pray that he and all the other soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines will come home safe.
I just want the killing to stop. I wish the insurgents or who ever they are would quit the car bombs and the sniper attacks. They have to know, we aren't leaving till this stuff stops.
I did talk with my "right arm" on Monday. Her son is the soldier that was hurt from my son's squad Thanksgiving weekend. My son's bunk mate. Troy is doing well. His arm is healing really great. His mom said she couldn't believe how much it had healed in so little time! She did say thought, we they said they had to open it up-they opened it up! The incision line is from the elbow to the wrist (literally) on the right arm-on the top of the arm and the underside of the arm-two incisions that long! She said it was really something!
I did get to do something fun for myself! My daughter called late last Saturday night and offered us two tickets to see the Kansas City Chiefs play the Baltimore Ravens. Not just tickets-but club level seating-with food and drink and a place inside to watch the game where it was nice and warm! I jumped at it! I don't care to watch it on tv-but I love to go to the game! My hubby wasn't interested in going, so I took my mom! She watches it on tv every week! She was so excited! It was so cool to see her like that! She said here I am 70 years old and I am going to my first Chiefs game!
Well, that is about it for this tired and weary Army mom. I have just put in a 15 hour day and will be doing the same again tomorrow. I haven't done any baking or decorating or anything for the holiday. I haven't had time! My daughter asked me if I would go through our photo albums and choose photos and then scan and email them to her so she could send her brother a photo album. I told her I DON'T HAVE TIME! Ya just don't understand until you walk in my shoes....ought to be a country/western song in that don't you think?
Good night. Have a wonderful weekend.