Yup, we made it another week.

Week 5 down, 22 to go.

This one proved to be a bit more miserable then the rest... well really just yesterday and this morning. I think the girls have just had enough of me. They aren't voicing complaints of missing Daddy, but Kailee is being a bit mischievous (lying and putting EVERYTHING in her mouth? What is that about????) and Addie is just pouty. And I mean arms crossed hip cocked to the side, crabby face, pouty about EVERYTHING! Like this morning, I asked her "Addie do you want raisins in your oatmeal?" (mind you, she likes them in her oatmeal 99% of the time, but being that this morning was shaping up to be what it was, I asked to be sure) Addie answers "NO I don't like them!" okay. I do not put the raisins in. Hand bowl to child. She looks up at me and says "MOMMY I SAID I WANT RAISINS!!" Ummm.... no ya didn't. Give child raisins, child is happy. Really. That is all day yesterday and this am. Let's just say, I didn't feel bad dropping the little mood swinger at daycare for the poor unsuspecting teachers to deal with. I did add the disclaimer... "Just FYI, she's been a bit crabby this morning". Teacher just smiles and says, "Oh we'll be fine." SUCKER!!! HAHAHAHA! I mean. Of course you'll be fine, that is what I pay you for.

Anyway, Mike called last night around 7, which is much earlier then usual. After the routine beginning of phone call niceties, he says "I got into a fight today." HUH? "With who?" I ask. "An instructor." He answers. Oh Lord, I think. "It was PMA (physical methods of arrest)" AHHH YES... "I fought my instructor with the baton and it was AWESOME!!!" I can hear the smile through the phone. "AND I got my PT (Physical Training) shirt back!!!!" (They had ALL lost their "pretty" PT shirts the first day b/c they weren't up to snuff in fitness and had to wear plain white t-shirts w/their last names sharpied on the back. They have to earn the "pretty" ones back.) "I was 1 of 3 guys!!!" That was the highlight of the week for sure. We later found that our friend who went through academy took 10/11 weeks to get his shirt back. At week 5, Mike is pretty excited.

He comes home tonight and I am looking forward to relaxing with my man. There are not words for how proud I am of him and for how amazingly blessed we are!

The academy has a blog that just went on line:
http://www.chp.ca.gov/cadet/09-I.html





It has pics, one of Mike when they are practicing marching

Tall guy on the right of the pic, 2nd row.

That concludes this round...

Keep the prayers comin!!