Just Doing His Job

Happy Monday :)

Things here have been lots of fun recently.  Summer has come and gone and the kids are back in school.  We had a fun trip to Lagoon and did some Bowling to finish off the summer, and now the kids are ready to learn and grow and they have fantastic teachers to help them do it.  One week in and we're still having fun. :)

John still works at the prison and still enjoys his job.  They have been doing a lot of searches recently because someone stole a bag of needles from a Med-Tech and they have to find them.  They don't know exactly how many were taken, so that has been SUPER fun.  John assists in the searches and they have found a ton of potential weapons, drug paraphernalia, etc., but the search isn't over yet.

Last night during searches an inmate stole a baton from one of the Guards.  Technically he was one of the SWAT guys (though they aren't called SWAT anymore).  John was standing right there next to him when it happened and was able to take the guy down quickly without any injury to the inmate.  The SWAT guy had no idea it happened.  It is just a slight tug on the uniform -- hardly noticeable.  It really could happen to anyone.

Sometimes I forget how dangerous John's job can be.  I forget that, even though he works with them every day, these guys are ruthless.  Maybe even BECAUSE he works with them every day, they would be willing to do some serious harm.  I'm grateful that John has presence of mind to keep track, be observant, and be ready.  I love him and I'm grateful for his training that keeps him, other guards, and yes, even inmates, safe.  I know he doesn't think it's a big deal because he says he's "Just doing [his] job."

I'm proud of him.

-C