September 27th, 2007
Closing did not happen today because they failed inspection again today. I don’t want to close without all the minor things done but we are going to get them in writing and notarized. It’s been a stressful day. Our washer and dryer we bought fit into the laundry room barely. There is an external and internal door in there as well as a mud sink. It makes it by mere centimeters. Also if we did have our household goods coming we couldn’t even move in until Sunday because the house isn’t being cleaned until Saturday. We can’t drive on our driveway for two weeks and nothing heavy for 28 days. Then tonight I went to pay our bills and the Army didn’t notice our new ETS date is for a year from now and they cancelled our health insurance, our paychecks, our bank allotments, and my dental coverage. They are not paying us anything. Not to mention I just had a large chunk of money transferred from our savings for closing. Luckily I still have some in there I can transfer until we get this fixed. I went to the eye doctor on Tuesday so it will probably be kicked back and I will have to fight Tricare to pay for it. We will have to do a pay inquiry and we aren’t even there to do it. It could take a couple months to get back on the right schedule. The stress at times is almost unbearable.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Hate Red Tape
September 24th, 2007
Today we found out that the Army put our household goods into permanent storage instead of temporary and they said we have to pay to move it. We called and explained to the lady that we didn’t agree to that and if I haven’t moved four times this year I might be able to find my fax I sent stating it needed to go into temporary storage. The lady that was helping us went to a town hall meeting at Ft. Campbell and heard about all the Red Tape that we go through at Walter Reed. She felt bad for us and is going to help us and go straight to headquarters to see what she can do. We are supposed to close on Thursday and move our things in on Friday.
Today we found out that the Army put our household goods into permanent storage instead of temporary and they said we have to pay to move it. We called and explained to the lady that we didn’t agree to that and if I haven’t moved four times this year I might be able to find my fax I sent stating it needed to go into temporary storage. The lady that was helping us went to a town hall meeting at Ft. Campbell and heard about all the Red Tape that we go through at Walter Reed. She felt bad for us and is going to help us and go straight to headquarters to see what she can do. We are supposed to close on Thursday and move our things in on Friday.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Yea you guessed it back to WR
September 16th, 2007
Today we are headed back to Walter Reed for a week of appointments that Bryan needs to complete. The eight hour drive is getting old but if I get that job then this may be my last. I hope that we are done with Walter Reed soon. I am ready to start our new chapter. I am sure it will be coming soon enough.
Today we are headed back to Walter Reed for a week of appointments that Bryan needs to complete. The eight hour drive is getting old but if I get that job then this may be my last. I hope that we are done with Walter Reed soon. I am ready to start our new chapter. I am sure it will be coming soon enough.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
A day with his brothers
September 11, 2007
Today we headed to Ft. Campbell to see Bryan’s soldiers. They are heading back again at the end of the month. Today is also the six year anniversary of September 11th and we couldn’t be spending the day with a better group of people. For some of these men they signed up because of September 11th and some are going back to war for the third time. I am both relieved and sad that Bryan isn’t going back. I know a lot of these men would like for Bryan to be there and be his leader again. However I am so glad I don’t have to go through the worry and stress for a third time. I talked with one of Bryan’s soldier’s wife’s and I could tell she was worried. I hope that I was able to console her some. I am not sure that I can because I am the one whose soldier came back wounded. However to get through a deployment you must keep the mentality that it won’t happen to your soldier. We hope that we will be able to see the guys again before they leave but the timing might not work with closing and getting back from Walter Reed.
Today we headed to Ft. Campbell to see Bryan’s soldiers. They are heading back again at the end of the month. Today is also the six year anniversary of September 11th and we couldn’t be spending the day with a better group of people. For some of these men they signed up because of September 11th and some are going back to war for the third time. I am both relieved and sad that Bryan isn’t going back. I know a lot of these men would like for Bryan to be there and be his leader again. However I am so glad I don’t have to go through the worry and stress for a third time. I talked with one of Bryan’s soldier’s wife’s and I could tell she was worried. I hope that I was able to console her some. I am not sure that I can because I am the one whose soldier came back wounded. However to get through a deployment you must keep the mentality that it won’t happen to your soldier. We hope that we will be able to see the guys again before they leave but the timing might not work with closing and getting back from Walter Reed.
Monday, September 10, 2007
We still have a home!
September 10th, 2007
We are so anxious to hear about the house. It’s past noon and she hasn’t returned my calls or e-mails. Bryan finally gets her on the phone and she updated our information and we are still getting the house! She said that there are no problems it is ours. I am so excited but nervous at the same time. Bryan needs to have another job lined up for when he gets out but honestly I am not sure if anyone will hire him knowing he has to go back to Walter Reed for one week out of the month. We will see. I know his VA money would help cover most of the mortgage so we should be ok.
We are so anxious to hear about the house. It’s past noon and she hasn’t returned my calls or e-mails. Bryan finally gets her on the phone and she updated our information and we are still getting the house! She said that there are no problems it is ours. I am so excited but nervous at the same time. Bryan needs to have another job lined up for when he gets out but honestly I am not sure if anyone will hire him knowing he has to go back to Walter Reed for one week out of the month. We will see. I know his VA money would help cover most of the mortgage so we should be ok.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Hiding from it all
September 9th, 2007
Today was another good day we had fun being around the piece and quiet. We are both looking forward to tomorrow though and finding out about the house.
Today was another good day we had fun being around the piece and quiet. We are both looking forward to tomorrow though and finding out about the house.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
A little space
September 8th, 2007
Today we hung out at dad’s house in the hot tub and played with the dogs. I am feeling better being away from it all. Everyone needs their own space to process things and we have not had that. I was so excited about have our own place and even our very own address. It has changed four times this year. I want to have my own corner.
Today we hung out at dad’s house in the hot tub and played with the dogs. I am feeling better being away from it all. Everyone needs their own space to process things and we have not had that. I was so excited about have our own place and even our very own address. It has changed four times this year. I want to have my own corner.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Long wait
September 7th, 2007
Today we tried to call our loan processor to see if we still have the loan. We e-mailed her and told her that Bryan no longer had the job at the plant but was still getting Army income even though he is separating at some point. We never heard back from her so we will be concerned about it all weekend. My stomach problems are coming back. I thought that we were becoming stress free and my stomach would be better. It was but now it was back to hurting all the time.
Today we tried to call our loan processor to see if we still have the loan. We e-mailed her and told her that Bryan no longer had the job at the plant but was still getting Army income even though he is separating at some point. We never heard back from her so we will be concerned about it all weekend. My stomach problems are coming back. I thought that we were becoming stress free and my stomach would be better. It was but now it was back to hurting all the time.
Possible new house
August 7, 2007
Today Bryan slept until 1 p.m. he had taken a new sleeping pill and it apparently worked very well. We are heading to see a house I found online tonight. We went and saw the house and it was amazing. We love it! We are afraid that if we don’t jump on it right away then it might be gone. We are thinking of making an offer on it.
Today Bryan slept until 1 p.m. he had taken a new sleeping pill and it apparently worked very well. We are heading to see a house I found online tonight. We went and saw the house and it was amazing. We love it! We are afraid that if we don’t jump on it right away then it might be gone. We are thinking of making an offer on it.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Need some space
September 6th, 2007
I had another interview with the same company that I interviewed with yesterday. The interview went well but it not the population that I want to work with. When I got back to the house my mom was still there and still ragging Bryan and I about the house and what we were going to do. Bryan told her to stop beating a dead horse. I think this time they got it. Tomorrow we are escaping. My dad is heading out of town for the week and we are going there. It is the only place we can be alone and process what has happened without outsiders looking in. I can’t wait.
I had another interview with the same company that I interviewed with yesterday. The interview went well but it not the population that I want to work with. When I got back to the house my mom was still there and still ragging Bryan and I about the house and what we were going to do. Bryan told her to stop beating a dead horse. I think this time they got it. Tomorrow we are escaping. My dad is heading out of town for the week and we are going there. It is the only place we can be alone and process what has happened without outsiders looking in. I can’t wait.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
A long day
September 5th, 2007
Today is my dad’s birthday. I tried calling him on the way home from my interview but no answer. I think I did well on my interview and the job is perfect for me. I really hope that I get it. Especially now, I need it. I got back home and my mom started drilling us about the house and we were probably going to loose our financing. She called her friend who is a mortgage lender and she said that we have to inform the company that Bryan is no longer employed with this company. She also refused to go and see the house. I guess this is since she told us not to do it. This is her way of being defiant. I called my dad again and he told me that my mom had called her on the way to Knoxville and told him everything that is going on. I would think being 25 and my husband 29 that she wouldn’t feel the need to call her ex husband and inform him of everything that was going on our lives. With us being in DC for the past year she only knew what I told her that was going on. Now that we live with her best friend I guess she calls her and asks her what is going on in our lives. This is not healthy for our marriage or our relationship. We need our own space. We have lived in a hotel and someone else’s house for the past year. We really need our own space or I am going to loose my mind. I feel like everyone is conspiring against us. We can’t seem to get a break.
Today is my dad’s birthday. I tried calling him on the way home from my interview but no answer. I think I did well on my interview and the job is perfect for me. I really hope that I get it. Especially now, I need it. I got back home and my mom started drilling us about the house and we were probably going to loose our financing. She called her friend who is a mortgage lender and she said that we have to inform the company that Bryan is no longer employed with this company. She also refused to go and see the house. I guess this is since she told us not to do it. This is her way of being defiant. I called my dad again and he told me that my mom had called her on the way to Knoxville and told him everything that is going on. I would think being 25 and my husband 29 that she wouldn’t feel the need to call her ex husband and inform him of everything that was going on our lives. With us being in DC for the past year she only knew what I told her that was going on. Now that we live with her best friend I guess she calls her and asks her what is going on in our lives. This is not healthy for our marriage or our relationship. We need our own space. We have lived in a hotel and someone else’s house for the past year. We really need our own space or I am going to loose my mind. I feel like everyone is conspiring against us. We can’t seem to get a break.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Can't win for loosing
September 4th, 2007
Today Bryan went into work and he was trying to get into the gate and his id badge wasn’t working. They kept trying to scan his card and since it wouldn’t work they called up to the plant. They said that Bryan had been terminated. The temp agency that he was working under until he was discharged called and was wondering why he was trying to get onto base. He explained that no one told him he was fired. He had to have the police escort him onto the plant to get his things. He came back to the house and when he walked up my heart dropped. I couldn’t believe that this was happening. I started bawling crying wondering why this was happening to us. I tried to call my mom and she didn’t answer. She called back a few minutes later and I told her what happened. She asked me if I believed that Bryan was telling the truth about no one telling him he was fired. Of course I believed him so she said she wanted to talk to him. He got on the phone and she started drilling him on the story and basically asking him if he was telling the truth. He said yes and she stated that she was on her way to Knoxville. Like we needed another person involved in what happened. Apparently the people we live with and my mom all knew that Bryan was fired all weekend and no one told us.
The night was miserable my mom was drilling Bryan and so was everyone else. She wasn’t getting it that he didn’t need to hear it anymore. Bryan disappears to his truck and I go down to talk to him. He started crying and I told him he was not a failure and things were going to be ok. I didn’t know how to make him feel better so I just held him. It was such an emotional and miserable night.
Tomorrow I have a job interview and I hope that I do well. There is so much going on I am not even sure if I can concentrate on what I need to say.
Today Bryan went into work and he was trying to get into the gate and his id badge wasn’t working. They kept trying to scan his card and since it wouldn’t work they called up to the plant. They said that Bryan had been terminated. The temp agency that he was working under until he was discharged called and was wondering why he was trying to get onto base. He explained that no one told him he was fired. He had to have the police escort him onto the plant to get his things. He came back to the house and when he walked up my heart dropped. I couldn’t believe that this was happening. I started bawling crying wondering why this was happening to us. I tried to call my mom and she didn’t answer. She called back a few minutes later and I told her what happened. She asked me if I believed that Bryan was telling the truth about no one telling him he was fired. Of course I believed him so she said she wanted to talk to him. He got on the phone and she started drilling him on the story and basically asking him if he was telling the truth. He said yes and she stated that she was on her way to Knoxville. Like we needed another person involved in what happened. Apparently the people we live with and my mom all knew that Bryan was fired all weekend and no one told us.
The night was miserable my mom was drilling Bryan and so was everyone else. She wasn’t getting it that he didn’t need to hear it anymore. Bryan disappears to his truck and I go down to talk to him. He started crying and I told him he was not a failure and things were going to be ok. I didn’t know how to make him feel better so I just held him. It was such an emotional and miserable night.
Tomorrow I have a job interview and I hope that I do well. There is so much going on I am not even sure if I can concentrate on what I need to say.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Adventurer
Steve Fosset that we met in Vail went missing today. They are trying to find him. He was the nicest man. We met him at the lunch and then he happened to sit next to us on the plane ride back from Vail. He was so easy going and I am sure he will be missesd.
Here is his website:
http://www.stevefossett.com/
Here is his website:
http://www.stevefossett.com/
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