Gearing Up!

Well, we have been busy here prepping the house for the deployment. Last weekend, we cleaned out 3 1/2 years worth of crap from the garage, had lots to throw out and little to repack into bins. This weekends project is to finish the cabinets & countertops in the kitchen, then the walls this coming week. Hopefully in 2 weeks, I will have a completed kitchen. This has been a project that has been slow going because of all the obstacles we hit. At first, we thought it was going to be a simple remodeling project. Then we found basically a whole wall that was water damaged, which had to wait for warm weather to tear the wall out and replace it. That is just one instance of the obstacles not to mention that with all the extra unexpected isues, money then became a major obstacle. I cant wait for it to be finished.

We are on our last 6 weeks with the husband home and I know these next 6 weeks are going to fly by and when we are in the homestretch with only 6 weeks left till hes home, those 6 weeks will take forever to get through. Right now, we are concentrating on getting the house done and spending as much quality time as a family.

Since hubby isnt deploying with his unit, I contacted the State Family Readiness Assistant to find out about the FRG. It turns out he was in the process of contacting the commander of the unit that hubby is going with and also asked if I would like to be a core member. I told him I would LOVE to. I need something to keep me busy and occupied while hes deployed.