I know it's going to be like this until June...

[Brandi]

but it still SUCKS.

Jason leaves June 1st. Still 7 months away. We have plenty of time to prepare for the 9-12 months that he'll be gone (tentatively anyhow, but could be extended depending on ship's schedule ).

But it's almost like I've got myself in this absolute FUNK, like he's almost already gone or something. We've been bickering a little bit, which hasn't happened much aside from during our PCS move (when stress levels were very high) and I keep thinking to myself "I wish you'd just go!" and I know that's AWFUL but I'm just anticipating how crappy it's going to be when he really is gone. I haven't had to do the deployment thing in a long time and I haven't had to deal with very much separation since we've had kids. So, here I am, 7 months away from his departure date, and I'm already stressed out about it. He leaves June 1st, a day before my birthday, and will supposedly be home within the first quarter of 2009, HOPEFULLY. So, he's going to miss my birthday, Shelby's birthday, Hunter's birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Valentines, probably Easter, Jaxon's whole first year of Kindergarten (with the exception of maybe the last month or two if he can make it home), Shelby's first year of preschool, and everything in between.

What sucks is that I'm here in SD, while the majority of the people attached to his command are in New Orleans with the ship. Most people were authorized to move families there, but not him b/c he's phase 3 and they don't think it would be worth it to move us there. Funny how they will move families to Great Lakes while students are in bootcamp and school, yet they don't think it would be worth it to move us. That makes sense. But it will boil down to me not really having a family support system here b/c there are not many people from that command that will be here.

I'll get over it, I'll deal with it, I'll flip the happy switch and put on a smile even when I am crumbling inside. I'm just feeling really bummed knowing I won't even have family around to support me. So, I guess that basically means I'm going to be on here bothering you all way too much.

His command has given Jason word that they are losing their Ombudsman and may want me to step up and do it, so I'm hoping that will be something that will give me a bit more communication and support from the command, and also something to make me feel more connected. Not sure when or if that will happen yet though, and I don't want to get my hopes up.

Someone tell me a joke or something. I need to get outta this funky funk.

[PattersonGal]

I have a joke!
A teacher asks her class, "If there are five birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?" She calls on little Johnny. "None, they all fly away with the first gunshot."
The teacher replies, "The correct answer is four, but I like your thinking." Then Little Johnny says, "I have a question for YOU. There are three women sitting on a bench having ice cream. One is delicately licking the sides of the triple scoop of ice cream. The second is gobbling down the top and sucking the cone. The third is biting off the top of the ice cream. Which one is married?"
The teacher, blushing a great deal, replies, "Well I suppose the one that's gobbled down the top and sucked the cone."
"The correct answer is the one with the wedding ring on... but I like your thinking."



I hope you feel better in the meantime. Try and make the best of your time together until June

[Rachael]

Its the middle of May for us, so one positive note...well go through a lot of it together and can do dinner/ different activities with the kids!

[Pebbles]

I am going to bust out my



Dancing Heroes. I hope they put a smile on your face

[Rachael]

Originally Posted by Pebbles I am going to bust out my Dancing Heroes. I hope they put a smile on your face

man I wish I could groove like that! lol

[Brandi]

Originally Posted by PattersonGal I have a joke! A teacher asks her class, "If there are five birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?" She calls on little Johnny. "None, they all fly away with the first gunshot." The teacher replies, "The correct answer is four, but I like your thinking." Then Little Johnny says, "I have a question for YOU. There are three women sitting on a bench having ice cream. One is delicately licking the sides of the triple scoop of ice cream. The second is gobbling down the top and sucking the cone. The third is biting off the top of the ice cream. Which one is married?" The teacher, blushing a great deal, replies, "Well I suppose the one that's gobbled down the top and sucked the cone." "The correct answer is the one with the wedding ring on... but I like your thinking." I hope you feel better in the meantime. Try and make the best of your time together until June

Thank you for that

Originally Posted by Rachael Its the middle of May for us, so one positive note...well go through a lot of it together and can do dinner/ different activities with the kids!

Yes, that is a huge plus. They will probably be leaving right around the same time. What I am hoping for is that they move his leaving date up so he leaves earlier, but let him come home earlier. I was hoping before the holidays but I know that won't happen so I'll just hope for January or before Valentines, at least.

One big plus that I keep reminding myself of is that even though he'll be gone, he'll only be in Louisiana, he won't be in a hostile area and we'll be able to talk on the phone and such. So, that's a really big plus

[Amber V]

[Brandi]

Originally Posted by Pebbles I am going to bust out my Dancing Heroes. I hope they put a smile on your face

I LOVE them! I need to find my dancing spidey

[Brandi]

Here he is!!!

[Rachael]

I keep trying to block it out! It will come quicker then I can imagine. We just did this in August of last year, so in a way its a lot easier then you having had Jason home for quite some time now!