The weekend ... and beyond!

What a week it's already been!! Things have been going and going and going ... I think our family mascot is an Army of Energizers! :) After our fun and exciting times with Quinn (who FINALLY made it home at 11:30 CST Saturday night ... eek!!!!), we went to Joplin to enjoy a night with some friends from the Dallas area.

Kassie, Kristin and Gabe actually beat us to the ranch, but we went mudding on 4-wheelers for about 2ish hours! We had a BLAST!!

And maybe we got just a LITTLE dirty! ;) But of course, Kassie sports it with style. :)

We had an awesome night/day of 4-wheeling, grilling, smores over open flames (and not candles :) ), and shooting to celebrate Kassie's birthday!!!

 We're so grateful for sweet friends to help celebrate wonderful events in life! And while  we didn't get to sleep under the stars - as we had hoped - we will be planning another trip soon for just that purpose! :)

Yesterday, around 1p, Cain called and said that a high school sports banquet in Graham was dropped in the Weatherford Recruiting Station's lap, so I needed to bring him his uniform. I ended up going with him and SSG Garrett as they presented the Graham High School football team with Team of the Year. They actually got to present it to Coach McCoy (Colt McCoy's dad; he was the Graham football coach until he retired earlier this year) which was really exciting!

Cain's been doing a great job with recruiting and even though he's staying busy, he's changing lives - and he loves that aspect of it! :) So that's a quick update in the lives of the Schulers! :)

Random surprises are the best!

So I've been intending to - and trying to - update this blog ... and I have several drafts ... but inevitably it seems I get called away in the middle of it and then, well ... life happens! :)

We've been staying BUSY - with work, with friends, and with all the things that make life ... life! Cain's been working longer hours than normal, but has been doing a great job and has some awesome "future soldiers" under him! And we keep praying more good recruits in - so we know that they're coming! :) I've been staying busy with WallBuilders and will hopefully be pitching in with our friend LTC (Ret.) Brian Birdwell's campaign for state senate; he's in the runoff and we know he will do a GREAT job as a state senator - so we're doing what we can to help make sure that he gets there!

Earlier tonight (or rather, last night :) ), I was thinking that while things had been super busy, there hadn't been anything random that had happened lately - which was pretty rare for us (well, at least me!). And everyone knows the rule is that as soon as you think that, something will happen. And it did! :)

Around 11:30ish pm, Cain's phone rang ... and he was sound asleep. Since I was still awake :) , I  reached over for it and saw that it was Quinn (Cain's twin sister)! I answered ... and it disconnected. So I called her back and got the shock of my life when she said she was in Dallas and asked how far away we lived. Before I could say anything about her not calling to tell us she was going to be in town, she quickly explained that she wasn't even supposed to be here, but her flight home to Tucson had been diverted (I know there's a lesson in there about being being quick to listen, slow to speak ... but that's for a later post :) ). She said she was going to just stay at a hotel over there ... and I quickly explained that she was not and that I was on my way to get her! After my unsuccessful attempts to wake Cain (have I mentioned he's been busy??? and is really tired???), I headed to the airport! :) We're now back home and are caught up on the joys of Army life and the life of a reporter ... and are wishing that Continental would let her catch up on real life by  answering their phone ... but apparently they were getting too many calls ... so they aren't answering any. That's always a good solution ... I think they picked it up from the government ... or vice versa ... :) When we got home, Cain woke up - and had the biggest shock he's had in quite a while (we're pretty sure he thought he was dreaming at first).

(Maybe it's clear that this isn't from 2am, but I  like it nonethenless :) )

Now I think it's time to catch some quick shut-eye before heading back to the airport, then to Joplin for some possible mudding and celebrating a dear friend's birthday!!! But I'm grateful for random surprises that are of the BEST kind and we're glad Quinn came for a visit - even if she wasn't planning on it! :)