Well, its finally time - the van is packed, the "stuff" is "stuffed" (instead of just the turkey) and its time to get on the road again. Early in the morning we're headed home. I don't know who is more excited, K or me, but we are all ready, I think to settle in at home and await the arrival of both big men - Santa and Daddy!
We've spent from Labor day to turkey day with the inlaws and it has been a complete God send being able to share C's birth and the task/joy of raising the three kids together, however it is certainly time to move on to our own place and our own lives again. C has never known a day without any one of several adults available to touch, pick up and hold him, and he might just be shell shocked to be stuck with "just" mommy for a while.
On a side note, it will be good to get out before the snow flies on Sunday night. Although we've had flurries off and on and it isn't a huge storm coming, it is enough to make me thankful that we're leaving now.
My next post will likely be delivered from the old homestead down south, and our internet is due to be installed on the afternoon of the 3rd. Wish us luck that Cable One doesn't bite us in the butt (again), as they seem to be the only show in town for non-dial-up on base. grrrrrrrr!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
NF: Military makes sense
NEWS FLASH!!!! The military has done something that makes sense. Or perhaps it was Congress, which would make it even bigger news. When Frank was in the Reserves in Kuwait, he reenlisted. Recently, we received a letter stating that the bonus he received when reenlisting was due to be returned (meaning we needed to repay several thousand dollars) since he did not fulfill his RESERVE contract. OUCH!!!
I finally called again on it, I had always seemed to call after hours or at particularly busy times for them and never got through after an initial contact wherein they told me they couldn't talk to me until they had a copy of our Power of Attorney. Anyway when I got through today they said that there is a new policy, by which anyone who leaves the Reserves to go on active duty without a break in service would no longer be required to repay that Reserve bonus as long as the Active Duty contract would fulfill the time obligation for the Reserve contract bonus.
Long story short, we just wiped what would have been a large amount of debt off of our backs!!!! Wooo Hooooo!!!! I can move that payment into other areas of our budget where it will be well appreciated. Now THAT was a great phone call.
I finally called again on it, I had always seemed to call after hours or at particularly busy times for them and never got through after an initial contact wherein they told me they couldn't talk to me until they had a copy of our Power of Attorney. Anyway when I got through today they said that there is a new policy, by which anyone who leaves the Reserves to go on active duty without a break in service would no longer be required to repay that Reserve bonus as long as the Active Duty contract would fulfill the time obligation for the Reserve contract bonus.
Long story short, we just wiped what would have been a large amount of debt off of our backs!!!! Wooo Hooooo!!!! I can move that payment into other areas of our budget where it will be well appreciated. Now THAT was a great phone call.
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