Dreams

So ironically enough my husband has been lovingly reminding me to blog as his blogging excitement levels have become much more motivated. So instead of the situation in the beginning where I felt like I was pushing a donkey up a hill in getting him to blog, he's now the one pushing me. His previous title referred to something called "superfatting" which is a soap term. Basically when making homemade soap you need to have enough oil to lye ratio so that the soap isn't irritating. So superfatting is where you increase the oil by about 5-10% of what's called for just to make sure you have enough oil bound to those pesky lye molecules. It also makes a much more moisturizing soap, and the best ratio of superfatting is one that leaves your skin feeling moisturized sans greasy. Another way to superfat is to lessen the amount of lye called for in a recipe and keep the oil called for the same. All in all it's pretty simple. Typical of Michael's style, he really loves the word superfatting. He claims it's a military term that's used in regards to the chow hall where everyone goes to "superfat."

So I've got a doctor's appointment on the 27th. This is the one that changes my working profile. Pretty cool. I'll be doing radio watch after that for a few weeks, more than likely. Then when they feel I'm ready for full duty, I'll be going back to my original routine. I'll really miss this time off, that's for sure. I am kind of looking forward for work again, but I'll miss having time to read in the mornings, or take a mid-day nap, or have lunch with Michael. We've gotten a lot of extra time together from my injury, and it's been really nice. So our time will be cut into while I'm back to doing what I do.

We've been talking about apartments and furniture and cooking in a real kitchen again. Things we're looking forward to when we get back. I really miss the real world. We talk about hiking trips, kayaking trips, camping trips. Michael finds pictures online of all the places he wants to take me to. They're absolutely beautiful. So we have a lot to look forward to once we get back.

My Calculus class is moving along at its own pace. It's not quite as fast as I'd like it to go, but I'm getting there. The important part is that I'm understanding what I'm learning. So certain parts move a bit slower than others. I find doing extra problems, step-by-step helps.

Speaking of Michael...YES he is writing a book, and Hancock House has been keeping in contact with him about publishing. It's pretty cool, and I'm very excited for him. The book is called, "50 Uses for a Bootlace." I don't know if any of you know what paracord is (also known as 550 cord) but he has come up with well over 50 uses for bootlaces made out of paracord. The cool thing about paracord is it has these "guts" of thin, white string that make it so useful. His latest knot tying extravaganza has been making fish/bird netting out of these "guts."

Michael came home with dinner, and he's, "pretty much the most professional saran wrapist." He's currently trying to get our ice-cream out of its wrapping. He also wants to know the internal strength of each one of those 550 cord guts is. Our internet is currently down, slightly frustrating, so I'm finishing this thing up and saving it in a word document until I can post it properly.

Anyway, all is good on the home front. We're moving right along. It's hard to believe that not only is today five months of marriage, but in about 2 weeks we'll have been in our Mesopotamian paradise for five months as well. We've almost hit the halfway mark. As I go back to work I'll be breaking in a pair of new combat boots like Michael. I really hope they don't cause the blister damage that Michael went through, and is finally starting to heal from.

Well, I think that's all for now in the Woolley household.

R.