Tuesday & Wednesday, Week 12!
The week has been moving along as they all do now. I always miss having Kev at home but our situation is continuing to feel more normal. At the academy this week, they have been focusing a lot on basic stops. That means long mornings out driving squad cars. When there isn't back to back testing involved, the week feels a little more mellow. Basic stops this week have been followed by an afternoon of classwork - memo writing and how to write a DUI report. I think Kev likes a little classroom downtime here and there. It's a break from PT, tests, and running from place to place. He shined brass on Tuesday night and went out with the guys for Liberty on Wednesday night. He is in the swing of things and reminded me that he won't have to shine brass for much longer - the new junior cadets will be arriving soon! It is always those small milestones that keep our heads up. It distracts you from the weeks remaining ahead and brings a bit of excitement to the 'now'.
As for interesting news, a cadet round finally went off! Kev was practicing PMA for the test on Thursday morning when he heard that a cadet accidentally fired off his 'cadet round'. When we finally talked that night, he warned me he may have to hang up the phone if the staff officers charge in the squads but it turned out to be a quiet night. We will find out how tomorrow goes for the cadet and class. One thing we do know is that the cadet will be walking around with a little plastic red gun. The academy likes to point people out that way, just like the red tape on the batons of the training table cadets and the marshmallow PT shirts. Kev feels for the cadet though. He says the accident may likely end up noted somewhere in his area office file, but that's why all those cadets are there - to learn. Kev said the academy is the place to make that kind of mistake and learn from it, he's right. That cadet will likely always be extra careful with his gun from now on. Mistakes and accidents usually refine you for the better. If he shakes it off, learns from it and keeps pushing, then he will still get his badge too.
This weekend is the community service day for cadets on Saturday. I'm not thrilled about cutting into what little time we get to spend together on the weekends but Kev's little brother lives in Sac, so we are staying with them on Friday night so Kev can report at 6 AM. That also means time with his new baby nephew that we love seeing!
Two more days until I see my handsome cadet and the love of my life!
"Success does not consist of never making mistakes but of never making the same one a second time"
- George Bernard Shaw
-Mimi
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