Still waiting....

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a WONDERFUL memorial day and weekend! I know I am extremely behind on blogging but I have a very good explanation as to why!! In my last post, Matt was scheduled to have his "solo" ride, however do to weather, mechanical problems, and many more reasons he still has yet to perform his Solo. I kept waiting thinking this is gonna be the day and something else would occur and he was then pushed back another day. As of right now.... Today is suppose to be the day; however due to military games he may or may not get to. I am still going to stay an extra day in hopes that he does indeed get to fly. For the past two weeks they have been playing these military games where everyone acts out terrorist attack scenarios. Currently Matt has been bused over to the base hospital because he was shot (NOT for real- just a game). Here are some snap shots the he took of all the action going on in these games:

he apparently got hit in the arm through the wall....

Again, this is not real just practice. He said he was actually hooked up to oxygen and the whole shebang and that one of the guys has more pictures for me and I will put those up later. We are hoping that these games will be over by the time he is to fly!! So fingers crossed yet again!!!
Since the last post, we have worked hard in the yard:

purchased a razorback statue (from the Red Barn in Y-City, AR):

Baby Mac (or mac-n-cheese) continues to grow:

And matt continues to wait for his chance to solo:


STAND UP:
Each day, Matts flight (class) participates in a formal briefing. In these formal briefings they cover the weather, landing pattern, general knowledge questions, and Emergency Procedures (EPs). The EPs are done in a "stand-up" format that is designed to recreate a stressful environment similar to what is experienced during an actual in-flight EP. Matt and his classmates are given certain EP scenarios and stand at attention and explain what they would do in that situation. If you answer incorrectly or do not know your knowledge, then you sit down.
Matt and I have decided to create a section of our blog that explains certain acronyms, lingo, and rules that we have learned and you may not know. We have decided to name this section "stand up" so that if you are ever tested with this information/knowledge then hopefully you will be able to remain standing :P

Again, I hope everyone had a wonderful memorial weekend! Our lives would not be what they are today if it weren't for you service men and women! Thank you for what you have done and continue to do!