Yikes, another long-time-no-write here.  There hasn’t been much going on yet I feel pretty busy, too.

Mr. Benjamin has started walking!!  Its still those early steps where they don’t realize what they are doing.  And each time it has been to *ME*!  Just a few here and there, just like E did.  I’m hoping he doesn’t take off until we’re in Indiana.  One less airplane ride w/o a new walker wanting to get down and go.

We leave for Indiana this weekend.  I’m really excited to see my family and get away from here.  I can’t wait to get some cold weather!!

We’ve had crazy amounts of rain here lately.  It has rained a LOT in the past month and then, last week, we got around 20 inches in just a few days!  Lots of buildings have been flooded, roads closed, etc.  The past couple days have been pretty dry.  Hopefully the land can dry out a bit now.

As for me…I’m in a bit of a funk.  We’re two months into the deployment and I’m feeling pretty good about that.  But that means I still have ten more to go.  And probably six until I see Jim again.  We just passed the one year mark of being here.  I’m not where I want to be as far as being involved in the community.  I can’t do some of the things I want to do, though, because I can’t be away from Ben too long.  He’s yet to actually swallow any food (he loves to chew it though!).  Plus he’s just really a mama’s boy.  I love that yet I’m itching to do a few things by myself.  Hopefully that can happen in the new year.  I’m also on the lookout for a good babysitter.  I get 20 hours of free care at the center each month but I really think Ben would do better for longer periods of time if he was at home.  Jim finally got internet in his trailer, so we’re able to talk more often.  That has gone a LONG way in how well I deal with the deployment.  Most days we get to IM at least once.  Much better than once a week phone calls!

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