Oct 7, 2009

Hurray! Rand called today! If you read the article from the last blog, you can understand why Rand has been a bit busy, but it was so good to be able to do more than just hear that he was safe like his last call. I was able to visit for almost 15 minutes! We talked about his French Bull dog, Brody, how to pay his bills, what his dad and I have been doing, what he's been doing, in other words a "real" conversation! Rand said he's tried to call so he's not waking us up in the middle of the night and with a 10 hour time difference, that's a tough thing to do. I told him not to worry about it - we'd much rather hear from him than get some sleep!

Rand is settled into Camp KV; he's enjoying weight lifting to let off steam and to be ready to "wow" the ladies when he gets home (his words not mine :)) There is another reason for the lifting - to be prepared for Recruiting School, too....

He said they are getting ready to leave on a mission that will last about a month. They'll be driving in the desert looking for insurgents holed up any where they can find them. He'll try to call on the satellite phone, but the connection is always "iffy" with it. (better than nothing, though!)

Until next time - thanks for your prayers and thoughts - they are so appreciated!