Halfway done!!!!!!

As of last night, we are officially halfway to graduation!!! I am so excited, I just hope the second half goes by as fast as the first! I'm sure it will, what with Halloween and Thanksgiving going on between now and then! Andy graduates on the 4h of December and I get to spend all day on the 3rd and the 4th with him! Can't wait!!!!!

He does have a new battle buddy now, which is great news! The other guy got "recycled" back to reception and will probably start again with the next group. All he wanted to do was go home but now it will take him twice as long. Kind-of sad! All the guys have been fighting colds due to the nasty weather in Oklahoma and all the stress on their bodies, I'm sure! They average about 4 hours of sleep a night and spend most of their days marching in the wet cold. They are halfway through week 4 now, and have spent all this week and last week at the range practicing firing their weapons. Andy has been excelling at everything thus far and spends most of his time helping to coach the others in his platoon. I'm so proud of him!!!!! He is a natural leader and his Drill Sargents have taken notice!!! Way to go, Soldier!!!

In family news, Drew had his preschool Halloween Party today and had a great time! Shelbie and Owen have a parade at their school tomorrow and I hope the little ones and I don't freeze to death, as it is outside so we'll see how that goes! We are getting really excited for Halloween, we always have "mummy dogs" for dinner and hot chocolate when we get home while we watch our "scary" movies! Can't wait! Hopefully the weather cooperates!!! We continue to mark our days off the calendar and make the most of each one! Can't wait to have our Soldier home!!!!!!