Life Unexpected
This year seems to have slowly become more difficult as time goes by. I can say with complete certainty that it will get more difficult before too much longer. The best way to describe what has happened and what will happen is overwhelming, exhausting, and unexpected. The last few months have been wrought with worry, stress, and pain.
My grandmother became ill.
Over a few months, her condition deteriorated, and I made an emergency trip home to see her. She passed away the same week. It seemed out of nowhere, but I guess I wasn’t really “in the know” about how dire her illness was.
It’s been very difficult since she passed away, and I miss her a lot.
My husband found out that his request to extend at our current location for a year was denied after we’d speculated it would be approved. He’s getting ready to go to the senior leader’s course for seven weeks, and we don’t know when he’ll be getting his orders.
My son was accepted into the school district’s preschool program, which is for at-risk children, but we have to PCS. I have no idea when or where, but that’s nothing new on that end. I’m worried about my son and whether I’ll be able to get him into another preschool program since I’m not sure if we’ll be moving before or after the school year begins. He needs to be in preschool due to his language disorder. He’ll have to try and catch up before kindergarten even begins.
I only recently started my son’s EFMP paperwork as it never occurred to me he needed enrollment. The turn-around time is nearly a month after his physician completes it, so I’m feeling stressed about getting it done so we can make sure it’s on my husband’s ERB before his orders are written.
I worry about where we might end up and whether it’ll be a terrible place or one I’ll like. Scott AFB hasn’t been too bad, and there are worse places, but I’m concerned about being moved somewhere I don’t want to go. When your spouse reaches the point in their career to become “needs of the military,” it’s a little scary.
The one bright side is that we’ll be going home for a couple of weeks while my husband is at SLC. I’ve planned to do more than the usual lounging around. We plan to head to Shipshewana (a primarily Amish town in northern Indiana) to do some shopping and take a trip to Chicago. I’m also planning to visit my college town to see some friends and take my kids on a tour. I may even go to Indianapolis or somewhere in Michigan for some other activities.
Wish me luck everyone. I think I need it!
What do you do when things seem to be piling up? What do you do when an unexpected PCS comes around? Sound off in the comments below!
