Rainy Season

Iraq has a rainy season and it is happening as we speak. It last through February I believe, and I already want it to be over. I have to ford a small pond to get to the bathroom, and our shoes are covered in mud which means our CHU is close to being covered in mud. The other problem with the rainy season is that it is no longer warm outside, so it is cold and rainy. The only good that comes from cold and rainy is hot cider and warm fires, and I don't have either one of those over here so clearly I am not a fan of this season.

I think the rain has finally stopped from the most recent storm. It started Tuesday morning and rained through Wednesday night. There is so much standing water that one of the ponds that formed had what appeared to be waves on it. I also have to scale the T-Walls in order to avoid the ponds that have formed around my CHU. I will take a picture of this action so you can put a visual to what I have to go through to get out of my CHU.

Not to mention I had to buy another pair of running shoes, because you are not allowed in the gym with muddy shoes. I could walk to the gym in my boots, but then I would look ridiculous, and I needed new running shoes anyway. I just didn't want to be forced into buying them because of an Army policy.

The only good thing about the rainy season is the lightening. It really is impressive, and one of the 90th soldiers has a great picture of the lightening from a storm a couple weeks ago.

In response to Uncle Dale's question about what food to send...well peanut butter and graham crackers are a favorite of ours. Chocolate is also greatly missed. Like chocolate covered raisins...we both agree that chocolate covered raisins are the best candy. Trail mix, dried fruit, and nuts are also food that we go through way too quickly. We workout at night and then go back to the CHU and eat a second meal consisting of whatever people send us in care packages.