12 Feb 09 - Calm before the Storm

Good evening from Dave's world, The picture on this post is from our lake cruise. We took a cruise on Sunday on our last day off for sometime. The cruise was interesting with everything from floating houses, houseboats, and homes on piers. We saw Bill Gates house that has rooms that read a computer chip on your ID given to you at the door. When you walk into a room the walls change color, the music might change, as well as the temperature all based on the individual. We ended the day at the Crab shack for some real fresh seafood.

Today soldiers from the main body arrived from Minnesota. Tomorrow the rest of the soldiers will arrive to their home away from home. I can only imagine what must be going through their minds right now as they carry their duffel bags into their new dwellings. I know my thoughts were not the happiest at first. Its a hard adjustment for most going from a king or queen size bed to the Army's state of the art bunk beds. I was being a little sarcastic when I said state of the art what I meant was top of the line in the 60's maybe. The good news is they are indoors and not in the tents that some of our soldiers are using in IRAQ.

My best moment so far was last night when I talked to my Grand baby and saw her through the web cam. I felt a lump in my throat and it made me realize how much I miss my family. My grand baby Aubrey has grown more since the last time I saw her. It won't be long and she will be two. It seems like just yesterday she was born. But then again my oldest baby is going to be 25. I can't believe how fast time goes by.

I also wanted to say that last night the old dogs won two of the three games of cribbage. I'm sure I speak for MAJ Howe when I say it was either let them win or face the possibility of the young pups never playing again. The cumulative score now is old dogs nine and young dogs three. I could go on to say a skunk was involved but then I would have to mention one of the young pups was pegging backwards again.

That is all!

Dave