The Small Stuff...

It's been a little slow around the house as of late. Mainly just trying to get dates written down and making a list of items that need to be taken care of prior to my wife's departure.

One of the big items is insurance, and in the military it's TriCare. With my wife in the Guard, she's eligible for TriCare Select, which is still extremely more substantial for a lesser price than what she is paying now at work. The big questions come into play of, once she goes to BMT and Tech how fast does it switch over to TriCare Prime and what does that cost (still less than current), and what all does it cover. We have started to make a list of all these questions for my wife to ask her Family Readiness Officer at her next drill. It's the fine things that will jump up and bite you when you least expect it or need.

Some of the other items that we are having to go ahead and contemplate is school registration (middle daughter will start K next fall but will have to be registered while my wife is in training), making sure of all my oldest daughters Girl Scout activities and when wellness checkups will need to be scheduled, and then the important schedule, when will I be able to go visit my wife while she is away at Tech school. Looks like it'll be at least a month before I will be able to do that, and that is strictly due to the new phase program they have while in Tech School (they didn't have this while I was in Tech School).

The girls are still excited and proud of mommy. I think we are going to make of of those ring things, like the ones made at Christmas time, to count down the days until my wife graduates BMT and Tech School. I figure this would be a good way for the girls to count how many days it'll be until they get to see mommy. We're getting accustomed to me taking care of the nightly stuff, that way the girls will be adjusted by the time Ship date gets here. I'm sure the time will pass by quickly, but we will still miss mommy and I will still miss my wife. Important thing is that we are all very proud of her and what she is doing.