This is just sad.

[ilovelamp]

What happened over here?

How is everyone?

[meltoine]

Congrats killercupcake!

We are on the VML again, three years early.

My business is doing well.

Kids are good. DS1 starts preK3 in August .

[Dory1988]

I didn't want to be the first to say something but, yep it's boring in here.

Bet you and your H are both excited Killercupcake!

I've been on hold since I graduated school as a Corpsman. It's not fun. I have orders to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune though so at least my co-location went through. Bright side to everything...

[pennylane]

killercupcake -Woohoo re: your H!
meltoine - I can't believe your oldest is 3! Where has the time gone?
Dory1988 -Orders are good

I am mostly working on cooking this kid. I've had a fairly rough go of it until the past week. Now that I'm feeling better, I need to start prepping for the baby and for moving. We're supposed to be PCS'ing after the new year, so we'll have an approx. 2 month old. I figure I should do all the pre-move purging and organizing before I have a newborn to contend with too. However, H does not have orders yet, so we're trying to wait patiently for those to eventually come through.

[maebyfunke]

Yay Killercupcake! That's so exciting!

We're slowly making our way through H's deployment. We've got a busy summer ahead of us; both of my siblings are getting married, other weddings, bridal showers, trip to the in-laws. Hopefully time will fly.

[kpol]

We are in Korea for one more year and contemplating putting in for a COT for our next PCS. I got a promotion at work and M is still busy with his Company but we are still trying to travel as much as possible. Next up is the Philippines in July!

[amaristella]

Dh volunteered to go IA for a year but he doesn't get to negotiate his follow on orders until later this year. I'm a little bummed that we won't be able to go overseas as a family but it might give us a unique opportunity to get stationed closer to our families so that my son can develop more of an actual relationship with his grandparents.

[amaristella]

Jun 10, 2014 13:13:44 GMT -5 Stan said:

I'm still hurt and don't know my status. I'm depressed as hell.

I'm sorry. Any idea about your timeline? How long before you'll know more?

[G22]

We are gearing up for a super busy year. Family is visiting this summer for 3 weeks straight, a trip home in Sept, and going out to JBLM in WA for our first IVF cycle in Oct. And next year is a PCS year.

Weee!

[ilovelamp]

Jun 10, 2014 6:28:15 GMT -5 Dory1988 said:

I didn't want to be the first to say something but, yep it's boring in here.

Bet you and your H are both excited Killercupcake!

I've been on hold since I graduated school as a Corpsman. It's not fun. I have orders to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune though so at least my co-location went through. Bright side to everything...

Are you doing any C school?

[Dory1988]

Jun 11, 2014 11:10:40 GMT -5 ilovelamp said:

Jun 10, 2014 6:28:15 GMT -5 Dory1988 said:

I didn't want to be the first to say something but, yep it's boring in here.

Bet you and your H are both excited Killercupcake!

I've been on hold since I graduated school as a Corpsman. It's not fun. I have orders to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune though so at least my co-location went through. Bright side to everything...

Are you doing any C school?

Nope. They meritoriously awarded me the respiratory tech NEC because of my civilian training/certification/license so I got to skip the C-school. My orders got messed up so I got stuck here filing medical records all day.

[styme46]

Jun 10, 2014 13:13:44 GMT -5 Stan said:

I'm still hurt and don't know my status. I'm depressed as hell.

I think you need a vacation to Wyoming!

I'm great! My job is keeping me super busy during the day and my kids and h keep me busy at night! lol

Dd just turned 9 the beginning of May. Her last day of 3rd grade was Friday. She left today to go to Vegas with my mom, sister, and nieces.

Ds will be 2 in August and he is HUGE! But he is so, so fun right now. I just love him to pieces. He seems to have inherited my temper, which is not a good thing.

H was back to doing the security system work at banks and was traveling a lot. He decided it was too much (we saw him for a total of 4 weeks in 5 months...which is peanuts to you guys, but it's a lot for us) and he was missing the kids so he's back to job hunting for something more local. I'm bummed this opportunity didn't work out like we were promised it would because that would've meant me being able to stay home with the kids and now I can't. But everything happens for a reason right?

[styme46]

Jun 11, 2014 16:07:44 GMT -5 Stan said:

styme46 B is NOT 9! Omg. One of these days in coming back for Frontier Days. That was just way too much fun.

I know! It's crazy isn't it!

Yes, you will have to come back and bring J with you next time!

[audette]

Jun 10, 2014 17:06:57 GMT -5 kpol said:

We are in Korea for one more year and contemplating putting in for a COT for our next PCS. I got a promotion at work and M is still busy with his Company but we are still trying to travel as much as possible. Next up is the Philippines in July!

We really do need to figure out a meetup while we are both in Korea.  (do we have anyone on the board in Japan or otherwise nearby?)

We're dreading the increasing temps and humidity of summer here, and trying to avoid turning on the a/c (it's ridiculously expensive here).

We now know DH's next duty station.  Looks like it'll be pretty nifty, so we're both looking forward to it.  We don't expect to see actual orders for quite a few months (no idea why we found out about the next assignment so early...).

I'm attempting to work out regularly again.  The heat and humidity is not conducive to this, but I'm trying to suck it up.

[amaristella]

Jun 11, 2014 19:42:24 GMT -5 audette said:

I'm attempting to work out regularly again.  The heat and humidity is not conducive to this, but I'm trying to suck it up.

Any swimming pools nearby? That's probably what I'd do.

[audette]

The nearest pools are on base. And getting to/from base without a car isn't easy, and I don't have time to spend 2+ hours on transit every time I want to work out...

[nsl]

We've now been at Ft. Bliss for 8 years, and I think we're getting very close to being ready to move on to a new base. This has been a wonderful place for us, and it's given me some really fantastic career opportuntiites, but once H's current assignment is up I'll be ready to move on to new opportunities and so will he. It's a bittersweet realization, but hopefully one that will result in some great things in the future.

[softspot]

We've settled into civilian life back in MO. J's job is way more stressful than I anticipated, but we're pushing through. I thought the politics in the MC were ridiculous, but man, this shit is out of control. 

O is 2.5 now and truly the light of our lives. (Aw, lol.)

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[Smurfette]

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[Smurfette]

Jun 13, 2014 22:16:21 GMT -5 softspot said:

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Omg! He is the cutest little guy! I can't believe he is 2.5 already! 

[prettyinpink]

killercupcake So excited for you guys!
Lacy O is adorable!
Stan this too shall pass.

Things re status quo here. E and I are still trying to work through things. I think we will make it out of this though.

My first year teaching rocked! I am meant to do this and it makes me so happy. I became a Stella & Dot stylist for something fun to do and am having a blast!

[Smurfette]

prettyinpink I'm so happy for you! I hope things continue to get better for you and E.

[NomadicMama]

Hello! We are still in Germany and enjoying it. LO and I spent the last week in Munich and Prague with my parents. It was a good trip, but it's nice to be home.

DH has dropped his retirement paperwork. We have about eight months left here. Part of me is beyond excited to move onto the next chapter of our lives, but the other part of me is petrified! We will move wherever DH gets a job, so for now, the possibilities are endless but reality is scary.

LO will be five next month. He is thriving in his German kindergarten. I love hearing him speak German with his friends. We will keep him in his kindergarten until we move instead of enrolling him in the DODEA school on post. I plan to supplement American kindergarten curriculum at home (I can't believe that I'm going to homeschool him, even if it's just for six months!).


My PSA for y'all, especially those who live in the north (or south if south of the equator) or areas where the sun seldom shines, and you find yourself feeling not so fabulous, ask your doctor to check your vitamin D levels (this involves blood work). A new doctor checked mine and put me on a mega supplement and it was a near instant boost to my depressed mood. It was amazing. I'd been struggling for some time and this was such a simple fix. In fact, I had one doctor tell me that my expectations were too high and that I needed to settle for less. Great advice, huh? (This was a psychiatrist here, I sure hope that he's more helpful to other patients.)

When all is send and done, we'll have been in this location for nearly three full years. I think that this will be the longest that DH has been assigned to one duty station during his entire 20 year career. This is house number seven for us in eight years of marriage. It's been nice to be in one place this long!

[NomadicMama]

Jun 14, 2014 21:39:38 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

We are terminal, y'all!

Eeek.

H starts his new job on Monday night. So, yay for two paychecks for a bit. lol

KC, such exciting news!  I'm hoping that we'll be in the same situation with DH pulling in two full paychecks for a bit.  I hope that the transition to civilian life goes smoothly!

[NomadicMama]

Smurfette, I'm sorry that the transition has been so challenging for you and your DH.  I hope that things turn the corner and you and your DH find employment that is steady and enjoyable.

[Smurfette]

NomadicMama Thank you. I know it will get better eventually. Just waiting sucks in the meantime.
G is almost 5, how is that possible? I hope you're still enjoying Germany!

[kcd0531]

Haven't posted in what seems like forever. Have been lurking though.

Been keeping busy working, being involved in L's GS troop, and chasing after E. Cannot believe the kids are 10 (11 in Nov) and 2 now. And Butterbean is almost fully baked; EDD is July 3rd and cheesy me is kind of hoping this kid will be an Independence Day baby.

Oh, and to make life more interesting, we put in an offer on our first house. It's a short sale so we're keeping our fingers crossed that we hear something soon and hopefully that the bank accepts our offer. I'd really like to move before the end of summer since this will mean a change in school districts for L.

K is counting down until retirement as well; but he does have about 2 years to go and bemoaning the fact that he ever got out for a couple years to begin with since he would be retired now if he hadn't. Life goes on. In the meantime, I am encouraging him to think of what he wants to do career wise since his civilian job is likely to also end in about 3.5 years since his sheriff has made it known that he has no intention of running again and will retire at the next election and the city has been chomping at the bit to close the jail. Plus he has no interest in doing helicopter mechanics once he does retire; Blackhawks are apparently quite the PITA.

[brandienee]

KC, that must be terribly exciting for you! I am kind of jealous. H still has about 14 years left before his retirement. Which makes me die a little inside thinking about how long that really is.

I mostly lurk these days. I don't necessarily have the confidence to jump into ML, so I take baby steps. ha ha.

I am starting grad school full time starting in a couple of days. I am sort of terrified for that. One part of me wants to just suck it up and get some work, and the other part wants to wait, because we will be moving again soon. At least there will be American Literature to take my mind off of things. I am kind of sick of school, but I know that the end goal is better than what I am feeling right now. So that's a plus, I suppose.

[Beeps (WOT?*)]

audette - where in Japan? DD1 is in Misawa with GS2 and GD3 (oh, and her hubs, of course.)
@g22 - Your furries are adorable. Madigan? XH used to get his care there when he was first disabled; I used to go there all.the.time to watch the planes launch. It was so relaxing for me. Good luck and hope you have a 2 legged baby soon to join the four-legged ones.

[G22]

Beeps (WOT?*), thanks.Yes, we're going out to Madigan. I'm looking forward to it. And I love your sig picture! Too funny.