In-processing

So this week is in-processing week. All week I show up at too early o'clock, stand in a group, and get direction about what agency we have to check in to or what lecture I have to hear about something to do with the Army and El Paso. Grant it, they really do the whole process for the lower grade Soldiers but us seniors get caught up in the process. The whole thing could really be taken care of in 2 days but instead it's drawn out. Not to complain too much, it gives me time to kind of ease back into the working mom mode. I tell you, 30 days had me spoiled. The kids and I had a good routine going and now we're really tweaking it. Of course daddy is at home so they are with one parent but I wish that parent was me. What does this year have in store for me?

I did get a chance to go by my new BDE on yesterday and whew, I have my work cut out for me. It's a brand spanking new unit. So new that they have nothing in place. No SOPs, no equipment, barely any Soldiers, etc. We're working from the ground up. It's good in some ways that everything we come up with will be doctrine for our unit and every BN will be on the same page. That way when they get ready to go downrange (notice I said they) that we'll be all together which should help cohesion. But that will probably add up to some very long days over the next few months trying to make the pieces of the puzzle and putting them together. Especially when the big boss gets on ground some time in the early summer.

And on the home front, my new dryer came in on Saturday. Yay! It works wonderfully. The old dryer did work but I didn't know it didn't work that well. It did dry but it just took forever. I just thought that's how it was supposed to be. The new joint came about 1400 on Saturday and I started washing about 1700. By 21, I had 4 loads completely washed and dried. I was stunned! Everything was clean and static free and almost folded. Now let's not get carried away, lol.