Well - the job has FINALLY been posted. Apparently it ended up going to the CO of NMC (the main office in W. Virginia) before anything was finally done. The REC got a phone call yesterday from a lady at NMC who had been told to make sure it got done no later than the end of the day "by direction of the CO". So, as we're breathing a sigh of relief, we find out that it takes 30-90 days for the hiring process to be complete...ARGH! If they knew that, they should have gotten this taken care of MONTHS ago! The listing opened yesterday and will be open for 7 days. It will take about a week for Tony to get the applications from NMC after the listing closes. It shouldn't take Tony more than 2 days to finish what he needs to do, but after he sends the paperwork to NMC is when the 30-90 day period starts. Seriously - I'm about ready to explode from the ridiculousness of this whole thing. I guess that's why it's so hard to fire anyone in the Federal Government - no one ever gets around to actually getting anything done!! Tax dollars at work... In other news, Liam is back at school today after (forcibly) taking 2 days off. He came home from camp with a HORRIBLE hacking/croupy sounding cough. We assumed it was allergies (he hadn't taken his medicine while he was gone), but it wasn't going away...or even getting any better. So I took him to the doctor on Monday, where it was pronounced to be a virus...and we were informed that he was due for 2 shots ;) I'm sure you can all imagine how well THAT went over! He wanted to wait until his birthday checkup, but I told him no...this summer is just too busy to count on getting him in on time, and he needs those shots to be current for school. So - he got them both, and did really well with it. We kept him home one more day, but he's back today. He was so excited to be getting back to school... As for Ceana - Phil was getting ready for work this morning, but had to wear his uniform because he was heading to the base first to take care of some retirement paperwork. As I was watching him get stuff ready to go, it dawned on me that this will be one of the last times Ceana will ever see her daddy in uniform. Not only that, but she's so young, she won't remember it. So, I took a picture of her standing with daddy this morning - and I'll have to get a few more these last couple of times he wears his uniform. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a couple with Liam too... We're also trying to figure out his retirement ceremony. He would prefer an office ceremony, but apparently the CO won't let that fly. So - Phil shot down the color guard and some of the more formal elements, and it looks like it will be an informal ceremony. He needs to get Liam a gift, as it appears that Liam (and maybe Ceana?) will be recognized at the ceremony for having had to deal with all the issues that go along with being part of a military family. Liam is so excited (he doesn't know about the recognition - it's a surprise) that he gets to go to the ceremony though...Plus, the folks at the REC are trying to plan an after-party too, though Phil isn't thrilled about that either. Honestly, he'd be perfectly happy just sliding out of his enlisted years and into civilian life with as little fuss as possible. In the meantime, I'm planning the wardrobe for the kids and I... As for me - same old, really. Oh, though I am now a member of the SW Charter School Board. I was voted in a couple of weeks ago, and my head is going to explode trying to catch up on everything going on! Between regular school meetings, extra meetings for the property committee (we need a new building, and we need it FAST...the search has been going on for almost 2 years now), I'm just trying to stay afloat. I had a meeting last night, and I have another on Thursday - and these weren't even the regularly-scheduled monthly meetings. But Phil and I feel so strongly about this school that we want to do everything we can to help it succeed. We also asked our landlord about a month-to-month lease vs. another year, and he kindly said yes. He also offered to be our realtor if we ever get to the point where we're try buying a house, AND he also offered to sell this house to us. That was a bit of a shock...So, we'll have to see what the next few months bring and go from there. We're looking at possibly moving closer to Liam's (and eventually, Ceana's) school, but who knows? Anyway, that's the latest. We'll still appreciate any prayers/fingers crossed/positive thoughts you can afford to wing our way. Oh, and any extra for our friends the Germans. They are in the middle of moving out here, and she is incredibly pregnant. We just would like everything to go smoothly for them!
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