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Hey guys!
I hope everyone's week has started off well! It's down to about 40 degrees here. Yesterday was really foggy all day. Brendan had the day off so was a very relaxing day for us, which is great. He got off pretty early today, too. The work days will most likely continue to be short until deployment.
Last night we spent about two hours packing and unpacking all of Bren's gear for Iraq. It was mind boggling to see all of the things he has to carry with him at all times over there. I couldn't believe it. He has three HUGE duffle bags plus all of the add-ons to his ACU's (his camo work outfit he will have to wear basically 24/7). He's not allowed to have any civi's. The closest thing he has to those would be his PT (physical training) clothes. Needless to say, he is not happy about that and I don't blame him.
The word is right now is that he could possibly be over there for 18 months rather than the 12 months because Obama wants to be out of there in 16 months so he won't send over anymore troops. But everyone knows how much things constantly change in the army. If he does end up having to be over there 18 months, he will get two two week leaves instead of only one. He still has no idea how long he will be in Kuwait or where they are going after that. A positive is that he bought a laptop a few days ago so I will be able to keep in much better contact with him. That is basically where we are at now. Not a lot has changed.
Caiden's doing great. He laughs, plays, and "talks" all the time. He is rolling over now. Spoiled as ever, but you can never spoil a baby too much. I have some more pictures attached of course. You know me, the camera queen. Ha-ha :) Have a wonderful week everyone.