A Note for My Army Buddies

My husband is in the Army National Guard and he'll be gone for the next three weeks defending our country. Actually he is going to be in Pittsburgh defending the G20 Summit from protesters. He got his orders last week and we scoured them trying to get the concept of the mission. There seemed to be one key component of the plan missing. It did not state where the troops would be living while in Pittsburgh. This kind of thing is usually written in military orders. Jess made some phone calls and found out they would be sleeping in tents in Pittsburgh for three weeks. He didn't even sleep in a tent when he went to Iraq.

Before Jess' unit goes to Pittsburgh they are first taking their annual Army Physical Fitness Test. The test consists of push ups, sit ups, and a two mile run. Believe it or not they Army is very concerned with safety and they make the troops wear a bright reflective belt for the duration of the fitness training. It is supposed to prevent them from being hit by a car or attacked by a bear but primarily just makes them look like goof balls. In honor of this great tradition I found an old reflective belt with our Army stuff and gave it to JAC this morning. He has been crawling around dragging it behind him. He'll stop, inspect it and chew on it. He's pretty sure it is the best toy on earth and I'm hoping this is not going to turn him into a goof ball in the future.