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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Changes are in the wind

Wow, has it really been 5 months since I last updated my blog? I'll need to work on that. It feels like nearly everything in my life has changed since February. Nate got sent home from OCS after only being there 2 weeks. They said something was wrong with his blood work and he might be really sick (read: cancer or some other horrible disease with lots of acronyms). He came home upset, as you can imagine, but not because they said he was sick, but because they didn't let him finish school! That's my man. Fast forward through a month of grueling probes, tests, and visits to 3 different doctors...the conclusion. "There's nothing wrong with you." So he resubmitted his packet to go back to school....and we waited. In the meantime, someone decided that we have been here too long and put us on orders to move to Fairbanks, Alaska! Don't get me wrong, I love Alaska. I lived there 4 years. What I don't love is moving over 6,000 miles only to have Nate turn around and leave for school. I won't bore you with the details, but the move was on again and off again for months. As of last week, the move was deleted (cancelled) and we again waited to hear back from OCS branch. The call came today. In fact, the call came as I was writing this. Nate leaves for school in November. What does that mean for the children and I? Well, the schooling is actually 2 schools back to back. All in all, it takes about 7 months for him to complete them. That would mean we are moving in the summer of next year. Ben can finish middle school here (he's going into 8th grade in the fall), and Taylor plans on homeschooling. I keep my job for another year, which may or may not be a good thing. We stay in the same home...uh, that reminds me, we should let the landlord know that we'll be here a bit longer. People here will be glad we aren't moving, but to be honest. I'm used to the gypsy lifestyle that the Army has given us. I'm restless and ready to go. It's probably all for the best though as my Ulcerative Colitis has flared again and it feels like I have a bad case of food poisoning all of the time. I'm not in my best fighting shape, and know I will need to concede to doctor's visits soon. I don't trust doctors and that's another story in itself. In the meantime, I have been doing a lot of test knits and knitting for babies on the way. I had one niece born this month (Eliana Michelle Orth, born July 11th, 8 1/2 pounds), and one due in August. I have overloaded my schedule with things to do to keep my mind off of the illness (and the fact that my immune system is trying to kill me), but as my blood counts drop, so does my energy...not sure how long I can manage this facade. I fear a crash and burn is possible. Probable...but not right now, I have too much to do!!