My mind!!

I started the day by waking up and having to go to the bathroom at 5:30am, and you know, sometimes you have those days where you just can't get back to sleep til it's time to wake up?
Yep, today was that day, and luckily I went to bed about 10:45pm last night and got a decent amount of sleep.
Well, I think I had lots of dreams last night, including one where I had a hurricane at my house!
I mean the house I grew up in where my parents live! So, that was an experience, considering it was Minnesota!
I find myself on cruise control lately, just wanting the days to end so I can get to the next day, and a little stressed as to what my family is going through! Seems the kids are sick, Kendall has bronchitis, Madison has been out of school for a couple days, and now I guess Hunter might be as well, so I guess I'm sorry I can't be there, and Madison has been having a hard time again with me being gone, and going back to school, and I do worry about that! She might be a little like both Missy and I. I like to develop habits, and patterns and not deviate from it and keep it repetative, and when it gets changed up a little I don't like adjusting to it! Well, Madison is a GREAT student, and likes a lot of friends, but she says she worries about mom when she is at school! I mean, you take Hunter, and plug him into something new and he doesn't hesitate to adjust! Well, I don't really like when the kids are sick anyways, because I feel helpless, and I just sometimes want to be there, especially when Missy doesn't get a lot of rest when Kendall hasn't slept all night, and there is no one to spell her! Thank god for great next door neighbors, Mark and Jody!
Anyways, I took pics this morning of my area outside, and want to explain something. The DEAD tree I am leaning against is one that I transplanted last spring, and it has over time and wind now shaped ITSELF into a leaning tree! People ask me why don't I cut it down, but I tell them it will come back next year! I don't think so but it adds character. And the bushes, are finally now coming back after going dormant in August from the heat! I began watering it again, and now it is starting to bloom!

What else? Ummm! I wanted to also add that all those MN troops scheduled to leave next week, I will be thinking about you and your families, and whatever you need let your families know! I gotta say that our units Family Support Group headed by K. Cline has been great and she has done AWESOME, and her husband is no longer even in our unit! Thanks K.
Good luck to all my friends that are leaving, and I will miss you when I get back, but I am proud to serve with such good people that TRULY understand sacrifice and unselfishness. If you all need some advice. Bad, Good, or Untrue, let me know! I will be happy to make some stuff up!
Later,
Erik