WOW!!! Where do I start?

It has been so long since I was able to sit down and blog. I guess the best place to start is close to where we left off.

We had planned to fly to New York to visit with Scout before his deployment but, then he told me that there were some things he wanted to send home so we decided to drive.

Almost there, the trip wasn't to bad. We drove straight through and other than trying to keep four people comfortable in a vehicle for 22 hours, we did ok. The leaves were starting to turn and it rained most of the time we were there but Ft. Drum was beautiful.

We visited Niagra Falls in the rain. It was amazing and I suggest anyone headed that way take the Boat Tour out into the falls.

Took Family Pictures, lots and lots of family pictures.

Toured Ft. Drum and stopped by to visit the Climb To Glory monument of a WWII Veteran giving a helping hand to a 10th Mountain Soldier. This monument is surrounded by plaques listing the many campaigns that the 10th Mtn has been involved in and many show the names of Soldiers that died during those campaigns. As Scout said "we were on holy ground".

And then it was time to say

Be Safe Scout and come home soon!!!!

It is official, we are a deployed family.

I have so many mixed feelings about this but, most of all I feel :

Pride:

I am Proud of my Scout, the entire 1-89 Cav Unit and all of the Men and Women that are protecting our freedom and giving freedom to others.

Fear:

I am afraid of what he is going through and what could happen,

and

Faith:

Faith that God has a plan for our Scout and he has not come to the end of his path here, faith in Scouts chain of command, that will make sure these young
Heroes are the best trained unit out there and faith in my Scout, who will do the best job possible and always stay true to himself.

Stay Safe Scout and all of our 1-89. We will be here waiting!!!

Greetings

from Ft. Drum NY

We are currently in Watertown NY visiting Chris during his last week on American Soil, in a few days I will officially be the mom of a deployed Soldier.

We arrived on Thursday after driving 24 hours and it has been a wonderful few days that have flown by and I am dreading tomorrow when we will have to get back in the truck and head for home.

We still are internet deprived at home and they are cracking down on our internet use at work so I am not sure how often I will be able to post in the next few weeks but, I will try to do better about checking in.

Hope everyone is doing fine.

God Bless,

aam

Let Us Never Forget

I just wanted to take the time today, to say Thank you to all of those that continue to remember 9/11, the victims and family members of this day and the men and women who continue to keep us safe each day.

God Bless,
aam

Update

Hi all,
Just a quick update to let you all know that our Scout has returned to Ft. Drum safe and sound. I will be away from my blog for a few days while we continue to move in and set up our new house. I am currently trying to decide between DSL and Satellite internet.

I will be back soon.

God Bless,
aam

Tuesday Photo

07/29/2009 -

U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Griesemer, assigned to 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, shakes hands with a young boy outside the Huda Girls School, in Tarmiyah, Iraq, July 29, 2009.

Joint forces came to the school to conduct a junior academic achievement mission meant to facilitate better relations with the citizens of Tarmiyah.

(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Ali Hargis/Released)

All Is Right In My World

Our Scout is home.

It is so good to have him home with us for a few days. We have been busy catching up and just being family, his brothers do not let him far out of their site and it sounds so good to hear his voice throughout the house.

I promise to post pictures as soon as I find my camera cord. We are in the process of moving and the cord is in a box somewhere.

Chris has promised that he will guest blog while he is home, so stay tuned.

God Bless,

aam

Expectations

Expectations

While talking to a potential recruit, the military recruiter said, "Exactly what kind of job are you looking for in the military?"

The high school kid said, "I'm looking for something with an enlistment bonus of about $20,000, where I won't have to work too hard, and won't have to deploy overseas.

The recruiter said, "Well, what if I could hook you up with a skill that allowed you to come straight in as an E-7, where you'll only work weekdays, and you can have the base of your choice and stay there as long as you want?"

The young recruit sat up straight and said, "Wow! Are you kidding?"

The recruiter replied, "Yeah, but you started it."