08/18/11 12:26PM

Wow, it has been a lonnggg time since I've updated or even read pleo. I just don't seem to have as much time for blogging anymore, and pleo doesn't seem to be as active. Then again, when pleo was active - it was full of drama. Something about getting a large group of "Christians" together and sticking them in a chat room seemed to attract drama. And as much as I despise FB, there are so many people on there, and lots of networking opportunities. Ugh.

Well, many things have changed over the past few weeks. Hubby and I are moving in with his parents next weekend. We had planned on waiting until December, but some recent bills have made it quite clear that that isn't reasonable. I've had to have "major" dental work done (major as in very expensive), our internet bill went up, medical bills etc. It just seems to be never ending. As we pack we will be setting things aside to sell/give away. And pretty much everything else will be going into storage. This weekend Lonnie is going over to his parents to help them clean and move things, and I'll be home with Avery packing.

That's pretty much it, for our family. I'm going to be so glad to be out of our apartment.

-Sam
  • sullivan
    I'm sure Nanny and Pappy are excited to have Avery...I mean all of you...there before you move!! :) Good luck, love!
    by sullivan at 08/18/11 12:43PM
  • jenlew21
    Good luck sweet pea!! We just had to go through this ourselves too! VERY hard, stressful, and exhausting/depressing. If you need to vent, you know I'm here. :)
    by jenlew21 at 08/22/11 9:31AM

We're officially Army

at 06/29/11 12:06PM
February 5th - Lonnie checks into a hotel with the other new recruits in the area
February 6th - MEPS, and his official ship out to Fort Benning
February 13th - Basic Training begins
April 23rd - AIT begins at Fort Gordon.

Lonnie has decided not to do the Airborne part. There is still a chance he could get put with an airborne unit, however. And there is no way of knowing if that will happen or not until he's there. They also offer financial incentives for certain MOS if you volunteer to go Airborne when there is a need.

We were originally told May 23rd would be when he was to start his job specific training, but it's actually April. Apparently our recruiter didn't know that 04 was April ;)

Now I just need to decide if I should rent a house, or an apartment. I'm thinking a nice apartment so I don't have to worry about yard care. But I really don't know. The other thing my head is in knots over is moving my stuff there. Not looking forward to that part at all. Wish I could just find someone to stay with, but I'm not exactly a good house guest. ;)

I know that the UPack system is a lot more expensive than say, driving a UHaul. But I just don't want to worry about driving 16 hours by myself, staying at hotels, with my daughter and my cat. Still got a lot of time to decide though.

We were considering the Air Force as well, but they could not offer us a specific job. He would have been able to choose a area of interest, and then they would have filled him however they needed him. And since ever area has a couple really lame jobs, we thought it best to avoid the chance he could be stuck with a really lame job for 4 yrs+

Well, that's pretty much all for now. I have a lot of work to do in my fiber business so that I can re-order.

-Sam
  • robynbobm
    :)
    by robynbobm at 06/29/11 4:25PM
  • jenlew21
    I can understand that all too well! We just moved in one week...uck. :/
    by jenlew21 at 07/04/11 2:32AM
  • ucnclmeal
    You mentioned in the Married_Women group that you did some secret shopping with a legit company. Which one was it? Did you have to pay to get involved?
    by ucnclmeal at 07/19/11 5:02PM
  • ucnclmeal
    Thanks for the info!
    by ucnclmeal at 08/04/11 10:37PM

06/27/11 4:01PM

Going through a lot of tough decisions right now and trying to find our way. Not sure what things are going to be like on the other side, but I'm hoping it is something I can handle.

Army, Navy, Air Force...I'm really tired of thinking about it. They all seem so opposed to the other, and each has their good points. Guess it's going to just be one of those things that I won't really no how good or bad it is until we are actually there. Hope it's not more than I can handle. This is what we signed up for after all!

Lots of prayers would be appreciated. And maybe some hugs. I feel a nervous breakdown coming on ;)

_Sam
  • robynbobm
    Hugs. Just pray and keep communication good between you and your husband. God will take care of you. :)
    by robynbobm at 06/27/11 4:23PM
  • aleta
    Hugs, Samantha. Good advice.
    by aleta at 06/27/11 4:33PM

06/22/11 6:23PM

Who knew it would take nearly $2K to move from Houston to Georgia? Ugh. Looks like our plans might be changing up just a wee bit.

Details Details Details

at 06/22/11 5:48PM
Pending the physical on Tuesday, this is going to be our schedule -

February 5th - Lonnie checks into a hotel with the other new recruits in the area
February 6th - MEPS, and his official ship out to Fort Benning
February 13th - Basic Training begins
May 23rd - AIT begins at Fort Gordon.
August 27 - Airborne training begins, at Fort Benning and lasts for 2 weeks.

Since his basic training is for a shorter period of time than we originally thought (the website says 25 weeks), I will not be able to live on post with him at Fort Gordon.
Our plan is for me to move out there and rent a house nearby, so that he can visit me whenever he is given leave or a pass. While he is in Basic, I will be packing, planning, and organizing our move.
Once AIT is over, he will temporarily report to Fort Benning for his Airborne training. This will certify him to jump out of planes, something he's excited about - me not so much. =) Before he leaves for Fort Benning, we should know where he will be stationed once his training is over. While he is in Fort Benning I will once again pack, plan, and organize - only this time it will be much easier since I'll be moving to our post location.
For his first assignment, we do not get a preference - it's simply wherever he is needed. But if he decides to re-enlist we will be given some options as to where we can go. There is no guarantee we will get what we want, but I'm open to all sorts of possibilities.

And that pretty much raps it up! I can't believe this is all happening. And February seems sooo far away. I wish they'd just take him now so I can get the 10 wks over with! And did I mention I'll gt my first check on Valentine's Day? haha We should be getting our tax return around that time too - so we should be good on moving money. I'm hoping I can draft some family members into helping us move in May ;) Someone will need to drive the UHaul for me!

I cannot wait to meet YOU!! I'll try to find some place close, k?

-Sam
  • robynbobm
    Things are falling into place quickly for you! :)
    by robynbobm at 06/22/11 6:36PM
  • jenlew21
    Sweet! That's exciting and trying at the same time! :)
    by jenlew21 at 06/23/11 10:35AM