29 posts tagged “brad”

 Thursday was family and our first time to see and hug our soldiers in over 10 weeks!! Friday was graduation day and right after he graduated he had to report to his AIT unit. We waited a couple of hours for him to get processed into his new unit and to see if he would get a weekend pass to come home with us. HE DID!!!!! We've had a wonderful weekend with him. Today he goes back to Ft. Sill to begin his AIT training. I hate to see him go again. This is the only weekend he will have to come home. He will have access to his cell and laptop in the evening though. He's not taking his laptop because one of the guys had his stolen Friday after just arriving at AIT.

Josh should have started basic Friday at Ft. Jackson. I haven't heard from him. We don't even have an address yet. I'm hoping he will call today. Here is a video  from Thursday. It's of me hugging my soldier (Brad) for the first time in  over 10 weeks!! Enjoy!

This morning we handed Josh (son #2) over to Uncle Sam :o( He will be at Ft. Jackson, SC. for 10 weeks for basic training. I'm such a wreck right now...I do have a something to look forward to though. Brad graduates next Friday!!!! We will get to see him Thursday also :o) That is keeping me going!! I will try to post here more often, sorry I've been MIA. I've been blogging at my other blog....
http://www.myhometownhappenings.blogspot.com

Come visit me there anytime :o)

Brad called us today!! He sounds good. He is really liking it! It was so good to hear his voice :o) He will call us again next Sunday. I've been napping most of the day. Not sure why I am so sleepy.

From Brad!! WOOHOO!!!! He started basic today at 08:00!!!!!! Now I have an address to write him :o) **Doing My Happy Dance**

I went all day Monday without crying, I did pretty good over the weekend. Yesterday I did good until 5ish, then I started crying out of the blue. I know I will have days when I don't cry, and some days that I will cry. Today isn't fairing much better, I have teared up twice so far today. The not knowing and waiting to hear from him is the worst! I don't know if he's in his unit yet and has begun basic or not. If I knew that his training has begun I could at least start counting the weeks until he graduates. It's going to be stormy here today, tomorrow and Friday. Tornadoes are possible.
Hope you have a great day today! {{Hugs}}

I was so hoping Brad would get to call us yesterday. We've still not heard from him, tomorrow will be one week since he arrived to the base. Until he calls us and gives us his address we can't write him. We don't even know if he is out of reception or what? His basic doesn't start until he gets to his unit there. Maybe this week we'll get a call. I'm doing much better. I still tear up now and then, but I'm really doing better. I knew it would take time to get use to him being away. I'm calling my doctor today to see if we can get my surgery scheduled, and talk to her about some other issues. I have to get this surgery done so I can get healed by the time Brad graduates from Basic, should be around May. Then in August we'll travel to SC to see Josh graduate basic. Busy summer for us!!! I hope everyone has a great week. Keep those prayers and vibes coming!!

I'm not alone today!! But I've lost it once already today and it's only 8:22am *sigh* I did make it about 3 hours yesterday with out crying!! But when I did start to cry I looked at the clock and it was 5:15pm....The time Brad always walked through the door smiling, sayin "hey mom". When I'm stressed like this I don't eat, or get hungry. So yesterday I didn't eat all day, didn't even get hungry. But when Chad got home from work he drove me to Taco Mayo to get some food in me. I ate it but felt so sick afterwards we had to rush home. It was that sick feeling you get in your stomach when something feels wrong. I just knew something bad was going to happen, had happen. All I could think of was Brad...was he hurt, okay, etc...Chad called his mom to see how she was doing, and she was just like everyone else when Chad told her I wasn't doing to hot with Brad being away. She said "it's just basic". He told her no it's not just basic...he's got his orders! She then started crying. I thought she knew...I thought it was odd that she wasn't emotional at Brad's going away party Easter. Maybe now the family will be more supportive to me! I did sleep last night...I took some slepping meds and got some good sleep. That's the only time I don't cry and think about Brad. As soon as I wake up I think, what's he gotten done already today, what is he doing right now, is he happy, I could go on, and on with my thoughts. It would help if I knew his routine, then I could say it's such and such time, Brad's doing this right now. I'll have to include that in my letter to him. Everytime the phone rings I RUN to answer it in case it's Brad calling. So far nothing. I did get a job offer yesterday but had to turn it down due to the upcoming surgery :o( We need the cash right now! We've got to come up with X amount of $$$ by the first so they won't garnish Chad's wages!!! I hate bills! Everything is falling on my shoulders all at once...I'm strong but I can't take much more right now!! I did find some bible verses that were helpful...I hope you all have a safe and good weekend. I'm going to try to enjoy mine. It will be just me and Chad until Sunday night. {{Hugs}}

You know, there are some really good people out there. Chad is a member of some online group, and they set up a website where people can send in donations to help us out. Here is the link...and please don't feel like you HAVE to donate. I just wanted to share that good people still out there. We gladly accept prayer donations ;o) Help The Hale Family

Last night I did good, I didn’t cry! So far I haven’t today, but it’s only 8am. I didn’t sleep last night. I was thinking to much. Thinking about Brad, how is he doing, what is he doing, thinking about the surgery, when will we get to go see Brad, will the surgery cause me not to see him when we can go, will we have the money to travel to South Carolina to see Josh graduate from basic. Just so many thoughts! (scratch that haven’t cried yet. I was talking to Josh just now and started tearing up). DANG!!! Josh will be gone tomorrow, Saturday, & Sunday for a military competition of some type. I have to drive him to Chickasha tomorrow to meet up with his recruiter so he can drive him to Duncan. While in Chickasha I will stop by and see Kassy and Jeremy :o) Saturday I'm going to the library and grab some books to keep me busy. I'm almost finished the book I'm on now, Playing With Boys. Maybe I can get that finished today or tomorrow. Well guys I'm off to rest and I'm hurting pretty bad right now. Keep those prayers coming for Brad and for us as well!!