The Army is driving me crazy

In Korea the man says he can't help Cory because he already has orders for NY. At Ft Hood the man says he can't help Cory but that as soon as Cory gets to NY they can help him and if not he can always re-enlist for guaranteed duty station (ft hood) and come back. The man in NY tells Cory he can't help him until he's been in NY for at least a year and he should have done all this in Korea. Also the unit he is attached to will be deploying in Oct. So, if Cory stays in NY for a year he will deploy and his contract will come up while he is down range and he'll actually come home from the deployment early because he'll run out of time. There is no way my husband will re up while he's away from home - he's already had two shots at it.
So, do I put my house up for rent and move my family to NY to live with my hubby for 8 months and then turn around and come home alone? Do I stay in NY alone for a year, knowing my husband will be unemployed again when he gets back? Do I make my husband miss another two years of his childrens lives and just stay here? Most importantly, does the army offer disability payments to spouses when they've gone crazy from dealing with all this junk?

We were all at Simons pack meeting and we were playing "stink eye" (a currant favorite of Spencers) and I asked Max to show me love eyes instead of stink eye. So, in about 12 yrs when I see this look on his face again, I'll know he's found the right girl, or he's high and watching the colors spin.

New Years Eve

I wanted to sit here and type something inspirational and beautiful and moving - I got nothing folks. All I can say is I'm glad to see the back side of 2009. I can honestly say I don't know anyone who had a good year (aside from Robyn and Joe who had the cutest baby ever this year, but mentioning that would ruin this blog, so I'm not gonna). Too many health scares and job scares and money woes and husbands gone and relationships on the rocks. I thought Soap Operas were crazy and that no ones life moved that fast - until this year. But, I also know alot of really strong people who made it through this crappy year. Medical miracles and stretchy dollars and realizing some things are worth the effort, seeing the big picture and finding the eternal side of things. Tomorrow starts 2010, and I know that things around here aren't going to be any easier any time soon, but I can't help but feel hopeful. I think that's why they invented the whole year concept way back when, so we could have a time to begin and end, a time to say it's okay to change and to start over. I wonder if they realized how smart that was.

The blog that never was

I just erased about a paragraph about what a crappy day this was. Don't wanna preserve that for posterity. Mostly because it made me look bad, since it's my PMS ruining things. So let's move on to better things. It was sunny today and we went to the park and teased the geese. Simon wanted nothing to do with the geese, Heidi went over very slowly, Max thought he was brave until they started to charge. Only Spencer seemed completly unworried about them, and they must have realized it too because as soon as he headed for them, they backed off fast. We also made sugar cookies. It was everything I thought it would be. The kids loved it, and Heidi went around the neighborhood dropping off plates of cookies to her friends. I have a feeling it's gonna be an interesting two weeks

Well, folks. I found that I was running out of things to do to keep from having to clean my house, so I decided to write a blog. Please understand that this in no way implies that I have anything useful or surprisingly wise to say. Anything said on this page cannot be used against me, nor am I responsible for any drama created by following my advice.