I guess it has been awhile!

Things have been so busy so I haven't really updated in awhile! I got to talk to Jordan again today. He just wrapped up Victory Forge. They did a 10 mile march, some smaller marches, combatives training, and more. He enjoyed it. Now they start out processing. Hopefully he gets his orders soon so we can get housing. As of right now, we are going to try to get housing next week monday! Then I can be down there when he has free time. He is so excited to get off post and see the "world" again. He hasn't had much in the line of current events so it might be a culture shock! It has been almost 10 weeks! I can't believe it! It actually went a lot faster than I thought it would. It helps that things were always busy!
So onto Officer school! He will have to push himself even more. Hopefully he can do well enough to get the job he wants. Now he is talking about Airborne school as well. He thinks it would be good especially since he is an officer. It is highly encouraged. We'll see!! As long as he can stay in one piece, I am happy! Since he has to be so active, he said he thinks his muscles have toned a lot more and he feels like he is over all stronger. His bad joints seem to have improved significantly!
Well Lorelei can't wait to see her daddy. Last night she found a play kitchen in a magazine she wanted. She was SOOOO excited so I told her to ask her daddy! Well she remembered....this morning when he called she said "hi daddy...I want my kitchen" He was a little confused but she certainly knew what she was asking about! She has grown up so much. She talks constantly and comes up with the cutest things. She randomly said "mommy I love daddy" in the car today. I think she will be happy to see him. I wonder how long it feels for her? Does time makes sense at her age?? Well he is certainly excited to see her! A few minutes on the phone doesn't work too well for a two year old!
We leave for SC Wednesday morning!! Just a few days left til we can see him again!!

Well the graduation weekend was awesome!! I mean we were super excited to see jordan but it was also a really fun weekend!!

Cool army demonstration! Here they come! 

Together at last!!

Not sure about this guy in uniform! 

Phone call 1 1/2 HOUR call!!

This past weekend we were at one of the homeschool conventions. On the way home Lorelei got sick...twice...once in the motorhome and once in KFC! YUCK! Well we decided to skip church this morning just in case. She seems to be feeling fine now. But I got another surprise this morning. Jordan called and said he would have an hour and a half to talk!! I guess the DS said she didn't want to deal with them and gave them their phones! It was so nice to actually get to talk! He is doing well. I guess he only has about 3 weeks of actual training left. Then he starts outprocessing or something! He did his rifle training and got sharp shooter. He was happy but he was hoping for expert. Only about 45 out of 1300 guys got that! But I was able to update him on our plans. Lorelei and I will be moving down to GA in less than a month now. We will be able to get on post housing it looks like so we will be nice and close. We aren't totally sure how much time he will be able to see us (some people say not too much at all and other people see their spouses everyday...we are hoping for the latter!) So we will be moving right after graduation. Jordan and I will go there to choose a place and then my parents will be coming up shortly after to help me move in. Jordan only has a day or so, so they will actually get us all settled. Then I have a conference but will be back in GA after that. It will be nice to be close. I can do his laundry, run errands, or anything he needs to try to lighten the load so he can focus and study! OCS is supposed to be a lot harder than basic, so he will need to focus.
Lorelei got to talk to her daddy too! She was so excited....she babbled on and on. Then one of his friends sent a picture text so she got to see him too....in uniform! He looks good! He is one of the only guys not to loose much weight. Joe is trying to help me figure out how to post it from my phone. I am not very technology savvy but I am learning!
He did say his foot was better (thanks for the prayers!) but now he is worried about his hip. (the poor boy is falling apart...at 23...lol!) He has had hip problems for awhile. He sometimes throws it out but usually it works itself back. Well last week they were running and he had shin splits for the first time. Then he threw out his hip. He said it was the worst time ever. But of course, Jordan won't go to the medic. He is worried they will have to take xrays and he won't be able to do PT for the week again. If he misses it again, he may not be able to graduate. So he just really wants to tough it out and hope it doesn't happen again. The DS did say that almost every cycle someone breaks their hip. So more prayers would be appreciated! He is really hoping that it doesn't happen again and that he can stay fit. They just started getting some free time to work out, so he said he is going to go with some of the guys. Hopefully build up some muscle strength and that might help with his injuries!
They had a concert last night. A Christian country singer. Jordan said it was good. Nice to kick back and take a break. Plus they got pizza, pop, and candy! A dream come true I guess! I asked him what he missed most about home, besides family and stuff. He said "relaxing"! He said all the guys talk about how much they just miss sitting down and taking a break. So hopefully he can relax a little before OCS starts! He said he also just misses everyday life....the news...music...that sort of stuff!
So we were really happy to hear from him. He filled me in on some of his friends and some of the guys getting kicked out. Got to figure out all his graduation stuff. Tell him some funny Lorelei stories. Fill him in on stuff happening here. Just normal again! It is just a little over a month now left (32 days I believe!). He is excited to see everyone again either at graduation or when he finally gets some leave! He is really enjoying learning new skills but he will be glad when "real life" starts again.

Address and Graduation Info.

So life in the Army is already confusing! Took a bunch of phones call but I think I have the correct details now! Looks like he will be graduating April 30th. That gives him just two days before he needs to be at Ft Benning for OCS. So basically I will see him for a day before he is shipped over there. I kept telling myself it was only 8 weeks and then a week off and then 12 weeks. But now it is like 22 weeks straight! I guess they don't count reception or any of that as part of the training "weeks".

Also got his address!! Yay! I have seven letters are written up from last week and ready to go. Hope he isn't too embarrassed. I started typing them so I could insert pictures of Lorelei and stuff without sending the actual pictures. Thought that would save him some space. He has locker checks and they can dump out all your stuff if it isn't up to standards (or if they feel like it...) so I figured the fewer things to clean up the better!

Also, the "food scare" I guess sounded bigger in the news (plus a worried wife at home who hadn't heard from her husband) than it really was. He said some guys who had just graduated from AIT at threatened to poison the food at Ft Jackson. Doesn't sound like they actually did poison it or even possess any poison.

Here is the info from Fox.com

" The U.S. Army is investigating allegations that soldiers were attempting to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.

The ongoing probe began two months ago, Chris Grey, a spokesman for the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division, told Fox News.

The Army is taking the allegations “extremely seriously,” Grey said, but so far, "there is no credible information to support the allegations."

Five suspects, detained in December, were part of an Arabic translation program called "09 Lima" and use Arabic as their first language, two sources told Fox News. Another military source said they were Muslim. It wasn't clear whether they were still being held.

Grey would not confirm or deny the sources’ information."

Well I guess I have to get used to this type of stuff. He is in the Army!

Here is his address if anyone needs it. One thing to keep in mind is all letters are monitored and they aren't allowed really anything but letters and photos. I guess sometimes people try to send baked goods and that gets them in a heap of trouble. For right now it's like he is in prison...lol. Don't feel like you have to send anything. But if you wanted to you could send it to this address or feel free to email something and I can add it in to one of my letters. I have sent him all the comments from here and facebook so he can see the support here at home. Thanks!!

Pvt.  ...
3/13 193rd Regt. Platoon 4 (with Underscore)
Fort Jackson, SC 29207