THE TRAVELING GARDNERS

The day after Dan graduated from his training, we drove out to Utah. We got to our storage unit by 4:00pm. By 4:15pm it started to sleet and snow! So we headed to our lodging on base and planned on staying in the hotel until the snow let up. However, the next day brought us to the ER in the morning. I was having horrible pains in my left side and lower abdomen. After a few bags of IV fluid, pain meds, a few ultrasounds, and a lot of waiting, we discovered that a little bit of the placenta tore. So, I was put on bed rest. My amazing husband and his super hero muscles unloaded the smaller moving truck all by himself. (Since Dan's Mom was moving to Illinois, we gained a lot of family heirlooms and items from our 6 months in Arizona. So much that we had to rent a moving truck to bring it to Utah!) Over the next few days we stayed in our lodging hotel on base and watched as a huge blizzard hit Utah hard. The news was calling the weather life risking to drive. We were so grateful to be...

Dan was gone for a week to the field. This training was more laid back than other field trainings he has done. Dan had to come out of the field for a "supply run". The boys and I were able to meet up with him and give him some Powerades. We also made a "drop off" to him and his buddies at a renvendevous spot. The guys got spoiled with pizza one night and tacos another night.    Dan said that he had one sleepless night when the sandstorms were blowing around. He said besides that it was basically a guys getaway week. This completes one of Dans' final training of his re-class school. On November 18th he will graduate. We will then drive to Utah and stay in base housing until we get our final papers to move to northern California. We are hoping to be moved in before Thanksgiving. And I am hoping they don't move us to Cali until after Christmas. I love Utah during the holiday time!