Life certainly hasn't slowed down since we moved, along with unpacking, walking the dog (still don't have a fence) and all my other single parent duties, I have been putting in time working with the person who currently does the books for the Gift shop. With interruptions it took much longer for us to go thru all the stuff she does. I think I have a pretty good grip on it and will enjoy the new challenge.

We are all adjusting well to the new neighborhood, we hosted a Happy hour on Friday, which was a huge success. We got to socialize with new neighbors and some old friends who are leaving Fort Drum soon. As always the food was good and the fire pit was warm.

20 houses were offered this week so the neighborhood will fill up over the next week or so. Most were people living on post in the older homes so I know a few of them. They finally sprayed the front yard with the grass seed, so in a week or two we should see some growth. The backyard is still a mess, they have been fixing the "problem" this week and hope to have it completely fixed tomorrow, they hinted that maybe our fence might get started. I was getting upset as they were starting to fence houses that were still in the construction zone...even before all the ones that were offered this week.

Terry is doing well, he will be home some time this summer for his 2 weeks of R&R. There is a bit of confusion on exactly when that will be. When he goes back, he will change jobs, he will be the X-O (Executive Officer) for 4-25 FA (Field Artillery). He is ready for the job change.