for those of you that arent aware that Mike and I have been going through a CRAZY time with being out of work...WE HAVE!!! God has finally put a light at the end of our tunnel. I prayed so much and even left my children with a not so confident husband ( capable but not confident) , listened to my baby SCREAMING over the phone, heard the horror stories of Mike's day and sweated my behind off in a warehouse for 12 hours a day, all to make sure that if we were going to be out of work, we had money coming in!! WE WERE MISERABLE!!! just a side note, my husband, who is really amazing, and does laundry, TRULY appreciates what I do as a stay at home mom~!!!
OK back to the story! Mike's contract with the Navy expired April 21, 2010! He tried to switch branches but apparnetly the recruiters we were working with didnt want the bonus of signing people, and just werent moving fast enough! So Mike tried to re-enlist in the Navy for 15 months, pending a promotion and aquiring another FMF pin ( dont ask me what that is beacuse I dont know). WELL, the Navy didnt want to let him do that, simply put, if he didnt achieve both of those things they would have to pay $20,000 BIG ONES come next july!!! I think thats a fair deal!!! I cant even describe the stress we were under, mostly bc of the healthcare costs ALONE...for the 4 of us we were looking at $700- $1000 bucks a month....WHAT!?!?!?!?!?! Mike and I cried and cried, well I cried, he cursed....we just didnt know what we were going to do. Our plans of expanding our family were put on hold, which made me very sad since I feel VERY ready for another baby!!! WHAT should we do???? We could try to both get jobs but we were totally dumping our kids on my parents, and believe me, they dont deserve anything else from me being dumped on them! Even with both of us working full time...we would still struggle...since Mike who is the equivalent of a NURSE PRACTIONER....couldnt even sit in for the EMT BASIC test...wasnt really qualified to do anything else...and over qualififed for alot of things he could do!!!
Well, God has a funny way of making you work for patience....since last wednesday he decided to knock the Navy straight and allow them to let Mike sign his extention....YIPPEE!!! the bad news...we have 9 days to go to wilmington, find a place, pack all our stuff, rent a truck, drive out to wilmington, get settled and send Mike back to work!!! Now i dont care who you are or what your life is like...NOONE CAN MOVE IN 9DAYS!!! my family has done it in 12~~
My mom went with me last weekend to look at places, and we found a GREAT one! Its a townhouse first of all, on a lake with paddle boats, a 5 mile walking trail, bus line access, playground, pool, picnic tables, and a Saturday morning community breakfast cooked by one of the residents who lives there, just to meet your neighbors!!! and it was UNDER our budget!!! Now dont get me wrong, I am very thankful to God that He sent his hand down to help us, but next time....could we not cut it so close, GOD!?!?!?! REALLY??!?!!?!
I am excited to move into our new place, have our own family space, be a mommy again, and try for another baby!!! I am SOOOO VERY SAD to leave charlotte! this city has been my home for almost 20 years, and I cant imagine finding the gems of friends i have here anywhere else.
To all my amazing friends: i love you all! you know who you are, and please know that everyday i will miss your wisdom, love, friendship, guidance, advice, care, fellowship, prayers, and hugs!! There are a few of you who mean more to me than I even have words to describe, and my heart aches for the loniless I know is coming as I move on to better things with my family!!! Please know that you can never be replaced and that God has helped you guide me through some of the most challenging phases of my life, and there is nothing I can ever do to thank you or repay you!!! I love you more than you know!!!
Peace to all...and prayers for our continued love and friendship!!!!
