Well I've been looking forward to March 1st, just for the fact that Spring is just right around the corner! It has been a long winter and I'm excited to see the spring flowers start to bloom and of course I'm hoping for warmer weather too! I hope it doesn't rain all spring either, I really dislike the rain!! It's been a rough couple of weeks in the VanBlokland household, we are really missing Justin's presence and I really didn't realize how much he does affect our family unit. Tristin is having some struggles in school and I'm just flat not impressed with Pendleton High School administrators and teachers to be quite frank! I don't think Tristin has handled the transition from his dad being gone, and I don't think there is a support group for kids at school who have a parent that has deployed, I was told he was "put on a list of kids who's parents have deployed" but what does that mean? Do they check with the child and see how he/she is coping, NOPE......there is no support for these kids and I'm just really not impressed! I talk to him all the time about it, but I think he is tired of hearing me, it might be nice to have an outside perspective and someone other than me to talk to about it. He seems angry and depressed and I'm kind of worried about him, but I will continue to do the best I know how.
Justin is doing well. Not much to report on, he is keeping busy with work, and he did start working out this week, so that will be good for him, he is working out with one of the Army guys he works closely with. It doesn't appear that he is EVER going to get internet in his room, so skyping is out of the question, which is a bummer because I think that would be a great way for him to communicate with Tristin and maybe help ease some of his issues, but it's not going to happen anytime soon. Thank you for keeping Justin in your daily prayers as he is adjusting to Army life and seems to be getting the jist of all the in's and out's of work...that is a relief for me to know that he is settled and doing pretty well under the circumstances.
Happy Spring, hoping some sunshine might brighten our mood in the Van'B household!!!
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