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RE: Military wives support - 8/21/2009 12:44:44 PM
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OneOfHisJewels
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He was basically told that ft sill really messed him up.
What's ft?
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Does he know what direction he wants to go in as a civillian?
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RE: Military wives support - 11/5/2009 5:05:57 PM
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The news about Fort Hood has just shown up as the main lead story on our BBC News At Ten. Praying for all concerned. Does anyone here have friends/family there?
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RE: Military wives support - 11/5/2009 5:54:44 PM
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I heard about this on the way home from the grocery store today. Praying that everyone is ok.
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RE: Military wives support - 11/11/2009 3:53:55 PM
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Ok ladies, I need some ideas. Ray is deploying to Iraq sometime this spring....probably late spring sometime but not sure yet. What are some ways for us to prepare for it? How can I help him? The last time he deployed he was single. Now he is married, we have a home and a baby. We are both having a hard time coming to terms with him leaving. How can we make it easier for everyone?
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RE: Military wives support - 11/11/2009 6:49:44 PM
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What are some ways for us to prepare for it? How can I help him?
Be prepared for the last month before he leaves to be hectic...you could be called on at the last minute for all sorts of paperwork and such. He could work very late hours or have a very weird schedule. Be prepared.
You personally need to get things together for your end, esp if you need his help with that...for instance:
*Are you staying there when he leaves?
*If you are, who can you call for house issues that you don't want to have to call a professional for?
*How does he feel about what roles his parents will play when he is gone? (esp since you live near them).
*Make sure you get a POA and everything else you will possibly need while he is gone
As for helping him, you can get him prepared for being downrange...possibly not being able to be around a PX. Make a list of his essentials, and start buying that now so you can send it to him once he gets there (or you can send it in his stuff, but that can be a tight fit sometimes). Get together writing stuff...papers, pens, envelopes. Figure out as many logistics as you can on the limited amount of info he has right now.
This far out, the biggest thing is to be prepared for every plan to change immediately...him to be bumped up to a new date much closer, or him to be postponed or never sent.
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RE: Military wives support - 11/19/2009 5:51:24 PM
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sharonjef2007
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See, I am normally the person who does all the home stuff (including repairs and maintenance) as well as bills and business stuff. However, the yard is going to need some help next year. I plan to have someone turn part of the yard back into a lawn instead of all of it being stone and garden. Too much to deal with and the kid needs some actual grass to play on.
I know I'll have help and support from church peeps and some growing friendships here. Actually asking for the help will be a big step for me though. I do plan to spend some time back east, but not all of it. So there will be some planning in regards to that. Emotionally though, how do you prepare? Is it just like dealing with the newborn, a matter of survival and eventually adapting to it?
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RE: Military wives support - 11/19/2009 6:54:03 PM
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sharonjef2007
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I would HIGHLY suggest having him set up the lawn care before he leaves...either with someone you know or with a company.
We are gonna need to do that anyhow so my yard/garden can be taken care of while I'm back east. I'll probably not bother with a veggie garden this year.
Any ideas on what to do with out cats? I'll probably go east for two month long stents and a few shorter ones too. I'll probably do boarding for the shorter trips, but I don't want to spend the money for the longer trips. I'm sure I can have someone from church keep an eye on the house.
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RE: Military wives support - 11/19/2009 7:24:25 PM
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manda59
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Any ideas on what to do with out cats? I'll probably go east for two month long stents and a few shorter ones too. I'll probably do boarding for the shorter trips, but I don't want to spend the money for the longer trips. I'm sure I can have someone from church keep an eye on the house.
Could that person from church not just also come in twice a day to feed the cats and change the litter?
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RE: Military wives support - 11/20/2009 12:23:59 AM
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I feel bad that I never came back after Rob got home to report how things were. Here I am, better late than never right? Well, the first week was fun with only a few tense moments. One having to deal with sex but apparently we got that resolved since I am now 8 1/2 weeks pregnant. Ha! God must have really wanted to bless us again because looking at the calendar we shouldn't have been successful in that arena. Yet, u/s showed us a little bean and a heartbeat this morning. :)
My hubby is back at his civilian job which will have him traveling some again. He is trying to decide if he will stay in or resign from the Reserves. Big decision.
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