Boring and Stressful

We had a Saturday morning phone call from the boys. Life has been a little on the slow side with few missions taking them outside the wire. Seth again spoke of how different this deployment is from his time in Afghanistan. Time on the base can be a little slow and boring, but that contrasts with the stress of going outside the wire. Seth and Eli took second place for their native American presentation. I asked Seth if they were robbed, but he explained that the winning company had a full-blooded Indian and they built a tepee with fire pit and she dressed in traditional garb and led them through a typical day for a Native American in the 1700's. How can two white boys compete with that? The boys continue to sound really good and we're all looking forward to Christmas. Seth did warn us, however, that with the Army nothing is definite until it's done, so leave could still change.