It's that time again. That time were we will upheave our lives and move or transition or something. We're still in the mindset that hubby will retire from the Navy if he can manage to stay in, so we get to play the 'oohh what's available' game.
Of the 9 or 10 possible options hubby asked for, the only one that was mentioned as a possibility was the dead last one on the list. One he didn't even consult with me before putting it on the list. This of course throws my theory of 'you get the 4th or 5th choice' method out the window. That or hubby really made someone somewhere mad. It also shines a light on the practice of promising 'just take this crummy position and next time you'll get first pick' as total nonsense. Because THIS was one of those nobody-wants-to-go-there places and well, the people who make those promises know that they'll be gone and don't actually have to fulfill any of those promises.
Although as I understand it, if you want to promote and stay in, it 'looks good' to have a check box in all the life in the military inconvenience boxes. Cross country moves (X) Deployment (X) Green Side/Operational (XXXX) Overseas ( ) oh, I see. yes, that box is still vacant. Lucky for us, we need a waiver to go to many of those such places since we have more than 2.5 kids. Apparently housing regulations prohibit you from putting 4 kids in a closet. Only on submarines is this permissible and then only with grown men.
SOOOO since it is terrible form for the spouse to get involved I have to wait for hubby to get in touch with the person who makes the final decisions and he says she isn't answering the phone or replying to emails. *I* would be tempted to keep re-dialing until she finally gave up and answered the phone. But that's just me. Plus I don't have troublesome time constraints like a job to hold be back.
Although I have managed to almost over commit myself even without a job. So Monday afternoons we're in a group writing class, I'm teaching 3-5th graders. Friday morning we're in a co-op, I'm teaching 6-8th science.. Suddenly the possibilities of long weekends are shot. Or I'll just say 'hey, I need a substitute this week' and let someone else figure it out. The science class I'm actually a little excited over, the coop purchased dissection kits and frogs and had far more resources than I have at home (yet) And since a $250 microscope is pretty breakable and military movers are notorious about not breaking things I just couldn't justify it. Plus I am counting on dual enrolling for science and math and english (ok pretty much everything) for the second half of high school. Assuming we are in the US. OR there are online options but I think you just can't get the smell of science and chemistry labs without the actual classroom/lab experience.
The kids are good. Mostly. Some days I think I'd like to send a certain 8 year old to school because he just can't finish a task without getting out of his chair, but then I realize that I'd be getting those 'behavior reports' from whatever teacher he would have that would not be ok with said behavior. Also they don't usually appreciate his tendency to be the class comedian. HOWEVER if we go overseas and the DOD school is good, he is ABSOLUTELY going to school. and potentially to the pediatrician for that conversation about ritalin.
Spring sports sign ups are upon us and they don't offer soccer so it looks like baseball it is. Golf was an absolute waste of time, so I think we'll pass on that one. There's a running club that I'm mentally preparing myself to get the kids involved in. However, practices are at 7 am and we're just not morning people here. But then again, I'd like to be more morning people than we are. Larry leaves at 5:30 3 times a week, so if I can not go back to bed, it's a whole lot more morning left than if I crawl out of bed at 7:30. We will see, first practice is next monday, and since it's a holiday for hubby it'll be THAT MUCH HARDER to get out of bed. Maybe we'll catch up with them for the second practice. I think base offered track in spring, so maybe we'll get it together and sign up for that.
Joey's in scouts now, and aside from all the boys being pretty much live wires, I think he enjoys it. He's skiing this weekend with them. Hopefully he will return with zero broken bones. Speaking of, I need to remember to make a copy of his health insurance information to send with him....
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