Well, sometimes life takes over and seems to hit you with speedballs from every direction, and it looks like Ive been selected as target of the month. So... life has been a bit crazy and almost surreal in some aspects, but interesting enough that I thought I would share.
First off... the surreal. The wife (Dragonfly) comes from a multi-generational Navy family, So a few years ago, she expressed an interest to me about possibly joining the Navy reserves. Her father used to be the head steward on the Presidential Yacht back in the day. So she checked it out a couple of years ago, and there wasnt anything she was really interested in job-wise available. She had paperwork (waiver-able) problems, too many dependents, all sorts of little things that basically made her a no-go. Well, lo and behold... all those little things have been fixed when the oldest son left for boot camp and became US Army property and no longer a dependent. So.. all of a sudden, shes cleared for boot camp with like 5 months left before she became too old. Well, she goes to MEPS, finds a job she was willing to take, passes all the tests and medicals and is offered a ship date... in 5 days. Yep... Monday. 2 months boot camp, 9 months "A" School. So.. now I have a say so in whether she goes or not, but I cant feel Im supporting her in all she wants to do if I say "stay here". Yea, so shes going, and im almost shitting bricks.
Next off... The deployment mission has ended at my current military job, so I am back to normal "reserve military" schedule. Which means... Stormy has to get a job. I applied for everything that came down the pike and ended up with a job offer working at The Wisconsin Challenge Academy. Think of it as boot camp for troubled teens. Not a bad job, great pay, but... 2nd shift. Now, coupled with the wife leaving for the next 9 months... guess that means Ive got to start looking at fulltime day care or a live in nanny. Time is drawing short... and still no luck.
Business partner flew out from California to settle on the house/property. But his final move out plans got delayed by a few months. So the ammo manufacturing business is also delayed even longer now, because hes getting pushback from his wife about moving out here. They currently live in SF City and he HATES it although hes a SF Native born and bred. He purchases a house and property, all the major furnishings... and now the wife doesnt want to move out... just adds to my stress level is all.
All the weather pretty much hasnt even started to affect me (unlike all you guys... Poor Izzy!)that or Ive been so preoccupied I havent even noticed it, still not sure. Got a million and one things running thru my mind, and trying to keep this "fog of war" cleared in my head... but damn. My walls havent been over-run yet... but damn... Hannibal Ad Porta.
Anyways, kids are sick... Wife is nervous as hell... I feel like Im herding cats with a broken leg and I needed a brain break... so here I am. Hows everyone been?
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