Two Days Left

Well just Friday and part of Saturday left and then we are outta here! YAY! Goodbye Fayetteville, Goodbye North Carolina and Hello cross country trip.

We are both exhausted from the packing, furniture moving, yard stuff, cleaning and so forth but we are also both anxious to get on the road and start heading out. Wow, a four bedroom house, 2 car garage, shop, storage and misc. kids' crap has worn us both out. But we are nearing completion and the garage has become the staging area for the U-Haul trailer to be loaded from. We pick the trailer up tomorrow afternoon and the guys will focus on loading the trailer while I focus on the last minute stuff in the house, carpets, extra cleaning and so forth. This has been a long process and we are both ready for a well-earned break.

Sherry's dad is back in the hospital and it is all concerning me...something else is going on with him and I just cannot for the life of me, figure it out. Talked to Sherry today and she has already created a huge "Honey Do" list for hubby with tons of projects waiting. As for me I ask her for 24 hours of doing absolutely nothing when I arrive and she informed me that for the first week I am to do NOTHING...she said eat, hot tub, eat, hot tub, eat, hot tub, sleep and repeat. LOL. She is so funny sometimes. I could not sit still for a week if I tried or was forced.

Well back at it, doggies go to vet in the morning for their shots and a good grooming. YAY! They will hate the process but love the results, as always. More later.....

The First Official Day of Retirement

The first official day of retirement from the military has begun. It is odd waking up and not having to answer to the US Army. I have been through a wide range of emotions so I can only imagine what husband has been through.

I know he will miss it and I am just sorta holding my breath waiting for him to get hit by the loss of his career. When it does hit him, I will be right here with him to go through that just as I have been through his injuries and this medical retirement process. I know he is happy to be out but also not happy about it. But he is very happy with our future plans and goals. He has stated more than several times that he is looking so forward to being back in the NW and to lifting with his wife. So now we just have to get the house here finished up and getting out to Washington.

Finding a gym nearby may be a bit of a hassle but we will find one. We are both anxious to get back to our workout schedule and get ready for a hard winter bulker. We are shooting for competing next year together at the Emerald Cup but it will depend on where we get and if we are both happy with our physiques at that time.

Time to shower and get busy around here. Still have some errand running to do also. But at least we see the end of the tunnel on this long journey and that in and of itself is a great thing!

The latest and partly the greatest!

Well things are moving along. Packers are supposed to be here Monday and I still have tons of work around here to get done.

We have our final out appointment on post tomorrow which is fabulous because we are just one step closer to being out.

Meanwhile, there is the consideration of the move, the trailer, the house preparations for the final inspection, and all that good stuff. If I can just get everything done, I will take a minute to breath and de-stress. The older kids are being of little use, which somehow is not surprising to me. In many ways, I would prefer them all just to get the heck out of my way and let me get it done. Ah but I am sure husband will not do that because it is just too much work for one person to get done. So there are going to be a lot of long nights between now and Wednesday.

Sidhefire's father is doing much better and is home so her plan is to come home on Friday as scheduled. This is a good sign. If she is comfy enough to return home that I am comfy with the thought he is going to be fine. :)

Well onwards and upwards as they say...more stuff to get done.

A crazy busy weekend coming up!

Today starts a very busy weekend. I have tons of stuff to go through, tons of stuff to pitch and tons of stuff to try to decide what to do with.

We finally got the Amended Orders for husband...on Friday. We ran around clearing the hospital and medical facilities for the Unit and the Installation. Monday and Tuesday we hopefully will have the rest of the clearing done.

Monday is also the hearing for my son in the afternoon concerning my grandson, so I will be saying prayers for him that all goes well. I miss my grandson and want to spend more time with him so badly.

Sidhefire flew to Denver yesterday to be with her father ... I did not hear from her last night which has me worried. I will keep saying prayers for her dad and her family. I hope that the doctors can determine what is causing the problems and help him get well soon. Meanwhile, I am sending all the positive healing thoughts I can and worrying about her. :(

Well time to eat some breakfast and get a move on. There is much to be done.

Wicked Thoughts

Is exactly how my wonderful husband has made me feel the past few days. He has been much more attentive than usual (which is always a lot). All of this tells me that some of the stress he has been feeling is lifting from his shoulders and he too sees the light at the end of the tunnel. What a great feeling for both of us. Each day that goes by we are closer to leaving the Army and Fort Bragg...those two things will make any amount of burden worth the weight.

Meanwhile, the contest at BuffMother is rocking right along and while I am staying in for the sole purpose of motivating and encouraging the other ladies, it is nice to join in for participation aspects alone.

Meanwhile, Sidhefire was able to talk to her father and he is doing much better in the hospital. Although he was still in ICU, he is coming along well. She will be flying out to Colorado for a week next Friday to be at home with him during the day while he recovers so mom can go to work. This trip, while a little hurried, will be a good thing for her to be able to see him herself rather than hearing how he is and looks from others.

Well that is all for now...