Summer time

Things have been calm the past couple of weeks. We have built a few cabins, preparing for winters arrival. The zeds are far and few between, and the ones we see are looking to be in bad shape. All rotted and falling apart, we still dispatch them as we have always done. We still dont venture towards the city, dont want to risk it. Everyone is doing ok, although Im worried about another winter, if its anything like the first winter we had we might not make it, that is if we dont venture to the city. Weve exhausted most of our gas, so any sortee into the city will have to be done on foot, and that just adds to the danger. We are going to have a discussion about it tomorrow over breakfast. We have enough guns and ammo to make the trip, but its still dangerous. But it needs to be done if we are to survive. We are running low on medicine and canned goods, weve been lucky so far, but you can only get so far on luck...

Thomas is growing into quite the little man. Casey and I found him a .22 in one of the farm houses and we are teaching him how to shoot, hes pretty good. Yvonne, Aurelia and Amanda are teaching him and the girls every day. Its important they get some sort of education. Everyone works, there are no exceptions. If my parents could see me now, building houses, growing my own food, I dont think theyd believe it. I miss them, I really do, especially a few months back, I had a birthday. My 21st to be exact, I think sometimes on where Id be if this didnt happened. But then I push the thought from my mind, I have to keep myself and the others alive, I cant daydream. Lets hope the Army arrives soon, everyday I scan the skies for a jet or a helicopter, ever hopeful. Its been ten months....