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the latest from me, oh my
| Thu, 12-03-2009 - 11:04am |
as you know we went through the wedding from hell in march. my daughter in law and i have not been exactly close since they got married. well, she called me the other night and i was quite shocked by it.
you know she is pregnant and due to deliver in june. well, they are supposed to deploy in the fall. there is a possibility that both of them will be going to afghanistan. so, she has to make provisions for the children. she has asked her aunt and uncle to keep the girls which they have done before.
get this, she has asked dh and i to keep the baby!!!! i said yes, of course, that was a no brainer. the baby will only be a couple of months old when they leave. so if this happens we will have to get all kinds of baby stuff. at our age this will be quite an adjustment to make having a newborn in the house.
plus it will mean that bugfest next year will be out for me.
it's a good thing that dh and i are going on the cruise in april, lol
i think we will both need that before this all happens if it does.
of course i am praying that both of them will not have to go.
so, that is my big news for today.
have a good one all,
you know she is pregnant and due to deliver in june. well, they are supposed to deploy in the fall. there is a possibility that both of them will be going to afghanistan. so, she has to make provisions for the children. she has asked her aunt and uncle to keep the girls which they have done before.
get this, she has asked dh and i to keep the baby!!!! i said yes, of course, that was a no brainer. the baby will only be a couple of months old when they leave. so if this happens we will have to get all kinds of baby stuff. at our age this will be quite an adjustment to make having a newborn in the house.
plus it will mean that bugfest next year will be out for me.
it's a good thing that dh and i are going on the cruise in april, lol
i think we will both need that before this all happens if it does.
of course i am praying that both of them will not have to go.
so, that is my big news for today.
have a good one all,









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Been following this development on FB, glad you posted here also. You are one big hearted lady. Doesn't the military give any allowance for new mothers?? How long will they be gone? Adjusting to an infant could be a whole lot easier than dealing with a rambunctious toddler. I can see you now - smiling at baby in grocer cart, cuddling late at night. Oh - the memories you will have. Most importantly - how does DH feel about this?
Jacquie
This just seems wrong Ellen...not that they asked you to be the baby's guardian but that the military would deploy both of them to active duty at the same time with them having a newborn. I so hope this doesn't come to fruition.
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i just have to keep hoping and praying that they both don't have to deploy.
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Ellen,
Looks like the rules have changed in the last year -
http://www.military.com/military-report/new-army-deployment-deferment-policy
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Ellen I'm so glad you were given this offer. I'm not sure I could have been as eager as you are.
Kathey
all the leaves are brown
and the sky is grey
Kathey
Dogs have families, Cats have servents.
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Wow, Ellen.
Miracles do happen, don't they?
K
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