So we got news today that Jack's appeal was denied. This means that we are probably getting out of the Navy in January 2011. The thought scares me to death and gets me on the brink of tears every time the thought enters my head. Jack is so optimistic, which I admire sooo much, and says we will probably be in a better place when we get out, and he is probably right, but the fear of the unknown has gotten the best of me. The economy, the job market, the housing market....it all stresses me out! MAJORLY!
Okay, so I bet you're wondering why Jack even had to make an appeal. I'll try to make a long story short. In 2002 before he and I were even totally serious dating, Jack went on his first deployment and on his first port call got in trouble for a drinking incident. He went to admiral's mast and got found "not guilty" but did get the punishment of switching squadrons. In his punishment document it specifically said, "DO NOT REMOVE HIM FROM ANY PROMOTION LIST!" He was told if he worked hard and had good evaluations (i.e. fitreps) his career would not be over. So for the next 7 years, he's done amazing and gotten great FITREPS. He even got promoted to LT. Then promotion for LCDR came along. The board selected him, but the Secretary of the Navy removed his name from the list because of the incident 7 years ago. We were under the impression that since the admiral who punished him said that they couldn't remove his name, that he was unfairly removed. We talked to a couple JAGS and they said we had a very strong case, and recommended we appeal. We got the results today and it was denied.
To make a REALLY long story shorter, we have another look for LCDR in February of next year. We find out the results in July 2010. We will not get it since the Secretary of the Navy rejection letter is now in Jack's file. What board will go against the Secretary of the Navy? Not many!
Hey! At least we get an AMAZING severence. That should get us through about a year of living if, GOD FORBID, we don't find a job!
So...we are now in search of a new job. I'm stressed just thinking about it. Thank God Jack isn't.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Sundae Sunday
We had our first annual Sundae Sunday. We had ice cream sundaes for dinner. We thought it would be fun for the boys and something they would really look forward to as children, and really remember about our family life. Tre LOVED loading up his plate, but Jack and I learned something interesting. Tre didn't really eat his ice cream. He had two cookies but not much else. I wonder if he really only likes ice cream if it's a reward. We joked with him and said, "If you eat all of your ice cream, we'll make you a hot dog!" Since he hates hot dogs, we were interested in what he thought about that deal! Not surprisingly, he said, "NOOO! I no like hot dogs!!" HAHAHA! Then again, he's kinda had an upset stomach this weekend, so that could be why he wasn't eating it. It was still fun and he loved every bit of it!
William has never been a big fan of ice cream, but surprisingly enough he ate it all. I've never really given him candy or sweets before, but he loved the M&Ms and the cookie. He didn't really try the brownie. He just played with it! I felt guilty after all these sweets and made him some real food and he did eat a little of that too. Jack and I were looking forward to this too, but we were surprised that when it came down to it, we didn't really want the ice cream. We missed having real food. We did join in on the fun, though! It's interesting that it's actually kinda hard to have ice cream for dinner. Oh Well...we can handle once a year!
William has never been a big fan of ice cream, but surprisingly enough he ate it all. I've never really given him candy or sweets before, but he loved the M&Ms and the cookie. He didn't really try the brownie. He just played with it! I felt guilty after all these sweets and made him some real food and he did eat a little of that too. Jack and I were looking forward to this too, but we were surprised that when it came down to it, we didn't really want the ice cream. We missed having real food. We did join in on the fun, though! It's interesting that it's actually kinda hard to have ice cream for dinner. Oh Well...we can handle once a year!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Joke Tellers
Tre loves for Jack to teach him jokes and then he usually loves to come to me and butcher them, but then it's even funnier. All of us seemed to catch a cold this week, so this is the joke Jack taught Tre. Of course, Tre thought it was the funniest thing EVER!!!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
best friends
Tre's had a turn around and will actually eat with bribes. I hate to have ice cream in the house because I just eat it, but I think I am going to have to cave and just buy some or Tre will be going to the ice cream store more and more. Anyway, he ate his dinner (mixed veggies, half of a baked chicken breast, and half of a baked potato) AND he ate all of his lunch at school AND all of his breakfast this morning...so he got what he's always begging for, ICE CREAM! Jack took him to to get some ice cream and on the way home he said, "Dad, I need to go home." Jack asked why and Tre said, "because I need to play with William!" Jack told him that William was about to go to bed and Tre said, "NO! I want to play with William. He's my best friend!" AWWWWW! That just warms my heart.
William had a funny today too. Everyone laughs at me because I am always saying that William is teething, but HE IS! The boy has half a t-shirts worth of drool EVERYDAY! He's always chewing his fingers and he's always fussy! All signs of teething. Anyway, today we were eating dinner and, as usual, William scarfed down all his food quicker than the rest of us, so I let him go play. He immediately ran into our bedroom and the next thing I know he shows up at my chair with the infant tylenol saying, "PEEEEZ, PEEEEZ!" The boy knew to go in my room, go into our bathroom, he knew which drawer it was in (9 to choose from) and brought it out! That's smart!
I love our boys!
William had a funny today too. Everyone laughs at me because I am always saying that William is teething, but HE IS! The boy has half a t-shirts worth of drool EVERYDAY! He's always chewing his fingers and he's always fussy! All signs of teething. Anyway, today we were eating dinner and, as usual, William scarfed down all his food quicker than the rest of us, so I let him go play. He immediately ran into our bedroom and the next thing I know he shows up at my chair with the infant tylenol saying, "PEEEEZ, PEEEEZ!" The boy knew to go in my room, go into our bathroom, he knew which drawer it was in (9 to choose from) and brought it out! That's smart!
I love our boys!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Summer Fun
William, Tre, and John Parker play in the baby pool. Great times, with even greater friends.
So Tre Thinks He Can Dance
This video is not very good quality, but you get the idea. We watched "So You Think You Can Dance," and he danced with the tv the whole show. It was hilarious!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Busy, Busy
I am so sorry it's been so long. Jack was in Key West last week, and my long time friend, Erin, invited me and the boys to join her and her family in Destin for the week. The house that we stayed in didn't have internet, so I didn't have a way to update this. Also, I didn't get many pictures because I am famous for ruining my camera with sand or water. Erin took a few and promised to send them to me. As soon as she does, I will post.
We had fun. Tre, of course, loved the beach. His favorite part was walking into the water and running from the waves. William wasn't a huge fan, but mainly because the water was cold. He wanted to like it but then the water touched him and he would yell! He was more into the snacks! Tre LOVED playing with Aiden and Elaina and was such a good sharer. I only had to put him in time out twice for the whole week. That is amazing considering the fact that last year we went to Gulf Shores and he was in time out every 2 minutes for not sharing with Grant. It gives me MUCH hope for our Gulf Shores trip this year. William has MAJOR separation anxiety and would even cry if I left him with Erin's family to bring Tre to the bathroom! I hope he gets over it before schools starts. It's going to be hard to drop him off, but I will :)
Jack is back, but is leaving again on Monday! BOO! He seems to be going out of town so much, but I guess it's better than a deployment so I can't complain! We just love to have him around.
We went to the children's museum today because Jack is off until Thursday. We had a good time and it was fun to see the difference between our kiddos. We've been members there since we moved here (almost two years, which is HARD to believe) and EVERY SINGLE TIME Tre runs straight to the train table and doesn't want to leave. William, however, really doesn't even go to the train table. He goes to EVERYTHING! He loves everything there and since it's pretty child proof, it's fun to just watch what he does and where he goes!
Tonight we had our first Mommy and Me swim lessons with William. My friend Frankie and John Parker are doing it with us too. William, of course, loved it! The boy thinks he can swim already (so different from Tre, who is very careful in the pool), so I think it will be good for me to learn how to handle him in the pool. It's nice to have some one on one time with him. He is so precious...and TAN, as Frankie won't let me live that down! I promise I am putting SPF 50 on him...he's just naturally tan!!!
We had fun. Tre, of course, loved the beach. His favorite part was walking into the water and running from the waves. William wasn't a huge fan, but mainly because the water was cold. He wanted to like it but then the water touched him and he would yell! He was more into the snacks! Tre LOVED playing with Aiden and Elaina and was such a good sharer. I only had to put him in time out twice for the whole week. That is amazing considering the fact that last year we went to Gulf Shores and he was in time out every 2 minutes for not sharing with Grant. It gives me MUCH hope for our Gulf Shores trip this year. William has MAJOR separation anxiety and would even cry if I left him with Erin's family to bring Tre to the bathroom! I hope he gets over it before schools starts. It's going to be hard to drop him off, but I will :)
Jack is back, but is leaving again on Monday! BOO! He seems to be going out of town so much, but I guess it's better than a deployment so I can't complain! We just love to have him around.
We went to the children's museum today because Jack is off until Thursday. We had a good time and it was fun to see the difference between our kiddos. We've been members there since we moved here (almost two years, which is HARD to believe) and EVERY SINGLE TIME Tre runs straight to the train table and doesn't want to leave. William, however, really doesn't even go to the train table. He goes to EVERYTHING! He loves everything there and since it's pretty child proof, it's fun to just watch what he does and where he goes!
Tonight we had our first Mommy and Me swim lessons with William. My friend Frankie and John Parker are doing it with us too. William, of course, loved it! The boy thinks he can swim already (so different from Tre, who is very careful in the pool), so I think it will be good for me to learn how to handle him in the pool. It's nice to have some one on one time with him. He is so precious...and TAN, as Frankie won't let me live that down! I promise I am putting SPF 50 on him...he's just naturally tan!!!
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