Have you ever noticed?

[Eye]

That things don't seem to go wrong until they leave?

If anything can go wrong it does. One time 2 days after he left, my house sprung a leak under it! Another time our dog was hit by a car! Ear Aches so bad in the middle of the night you have to drag all 3 kids to the ER because there is no one else to watch them.

My husband is leaving in March. We PCSing, and he's moving their first, I'm moving there in 5 months. I dread the first couple of weeks for sure!

[Gunslinger's Gal]

AMEN!

When DH deployed to Iraq the first time, my beloved rottweiler died. This year - he went to AIT - the hamster died. He had a special 3 week training in October - the cat died. He left for two weeks the end of November - my fish died!

Here is hoping I don't drop dead next year!

[Windy]

Car craps out on you, you get lose your job and find a lump in your breast (turns out to be nothing). I'm not sure if things really do go wrong when he's gone or I just notice it just seems that way because I'm dealing with it alone.

[Eye]

OMGosh! That's NOT funny but I'm laughing! My husband would love that! Every time he deploys I end up getting ANOTHER PET! LOL! This last trip I got 2 new beta fish! He just rolled his eyes. A couple of years ago it was a bird. LMAO. Now we're moving and he says WTH are we gonna do w/ all the pets? We now have a barn cat and 2 dogs as well!

I told him, just wait till we move!!! Maybe a snake or lizard next?

[MandyK]

YES!

I always try to prepare myself that within a week of his deploying that something BAD is going to happen.
I've had the car break down, gotten pulled over, a ticket and had to go to court because he forgot to leave all the paperwork in there (insurance card, etc), and those trips to the ER with three kids in tow in the middle of the night were horrible!
I guess it's made me stronger though. To know I've been through it all and can tackle it without him...it makes me feel good.

[Eye]

Originally Posted by Windy Car craps out on you, you get lose your job and find a lump in your breast (turns out to be nothing). I'm not sure if things really do go wrong when he's gone or I just notice it just seems that way because I'm dealing with it alone.

I hear ya windy! I wonder that too!

[Gunslinger's Gal]

Originally Posted by Eye OMGosh! That's NOT funny but I'm laughing! My husband would love that! Every time he deploys I end up getting ANOTHER PET! LOL! This last trip I got 2 new beta fish! He just rolled his eyes. A couple of years ago it was a bird. LMAO. Now we're moving and he says WTH are we gonna do w/ all the pets? We now have a barn cat and 2 dogs as well! I told him, just wait till we move!!! Maybe a snake or lizard next?

My husband is not a pet person. He has told me that if he comes home and there is one new pet in this house we are going to have serious issues.

IMHO - that only means cats and dogs. Hamsters and fish don't really count as pets, do they? I mean, you can't walk a fish.

[marinewife4life]

I always say God never gives me more than I can handle but then I always say I wish he wouldnt trust me so dang much!!!!!!!

[Corenn]

WHen my dh left on his last deployment..that week i got a flat tires and since i was almost 7 months pregnant couldn't change it :o( it wasn't a fun moment!!!

[68W-LVR]

Like a letter for not filing last years taxes appearing before he even landed.