Mike's Class Update

So he got home after work at 1:30 am. Got a shower since PT was from 12 am to 1 am. Got to sleep about 2 am. Then got recalled, for a bag drag, mobility folder check, and self aid and buddy care class at 3 am. He got back home from that about 6 am and went to bed. He woke up about 12 pm and started getting ready from his 2nd day of class.

He loves the teaching part so far.

I'm not sure what to think of a squadron that calls you in after only 1 hour of sleep!

Mike's 1st Class

Today Mike started his first Information Management Teaching Course
He has 13 students!
He is on T-Shift, which is from about 3 pm to 1 am

I'm so proud of him!!

Thanksgiving

Okay after 9 years of Marriage, Mike & I had some of his family (Dan, Angie and David) over for Thanksgiving. (Probably because we live about 2 hours away from each other now, but anywho)

I cooked (Yeppers they are all still alive) Green Bean Cass, Easy Cheesy Corn Cass, Mac~n~Cheese, 7 Layer Dip, Cresent Rolls, Rice, Mashed Taters, Gravy, 2 Pumpkin Pies, Apple Dumplings, Pecan Pie, No Bake Cheesecake, Pumpkin Muffins, Apple Pie, Sausage Balls, and I made a platter of summer sausage, smoked cheese, Port Wine Cheese, Cranberry Sauce (Connor calls it Jelly), Crackers and the dips for the summer sausage.
Mike's Mom Cooked, Turkey, Ham, and Dressing.

If you were hungry it was your own fault.
I had so many left overs.

For Christmas, Angie is going to try to see if she can get the entire clan (Dan, Angie, David, Greg, Nikki, & Jon) over here. But I don't do a big deal on Christmas. We do a Happy Birthday Jesus Cake and cook just like normal. Because it is a day of Thanks, Celebration, Fun & Laughter!

HUGS

Flooding

Our Street Miles Ct and Half of Whitney Dr is Flooded.School is still open.
The neighbor was nice enough to tell me there is no way I can leave, the roads were blocked. His section of the road wasn't, remind me to ask him to take Jacob to school next time.
Anyway, I called the school. Told them Jacob isn't going.
Then I decided that Jacob is going to school. I called Marty and she agree to get Jacob at Popps Ferry if I get him there.
So I walked Connor over to Mr. Bills then I walked Jacob down to Popps Ferry in the pouring rain and the areas that weren't flooded. Got him into Marty's car and she took him to school. The good news was that the school took away being tardy so he wasn't late. YAY! He was a little upset that he had to go. Oh well. He has the entire next week off.
The road is finally not flooded, but it is still pouring.
Also remind me to take a photo next time. This is so funny!

Rent V/S Buy

Well we decided to just keep renting the house we are living in now for the next 4 years. It will be for an entire 5 years.
Reasons, we don't want the headache of hurricanes, insurance prices, worrying if it will sell, rather or not the AF will change their minds again and say that we can move.
We weighed all the options and we are just going to save as much as possible while here and maybe at the next base we will buy.
Plus our landlord said he will need our rent the same for the entire time we are here. He isn't out to make money. He is a great retired Chief.
Thanks for listening.

5 Years, Ramble

Okay if someone would have told us this tour was going to be 5 years I don't think we would have applied, but Everything Happens For A Reason!
So we have been thinking about purchasing a house. If anyone has advice on this please spill.
Jacob will be in finishing 7th grade when we leave here, which means he will finish school at North Bay then have to go Over The Bridge to a different school for 7th, so he will get to meet more friends and maybe loses friends again. But that is 4.5 years from now. Maybe Biloxi will build a Junior High Over in North Bay Area due to the fact there are houses going up everywhere.
I know they asking folks to sign a petition to have the schools re-annexed due to tons of new developments.
Connor will be in 3rd grade. So at the rate we are going we move from here Jun 2011. Mike will have 14 years in. Jacob will be going into 8th grade and Connor 4th when we go to our next duty station, that is if there is a next duty station.
Back to this purchasing a house, can you do it with no money down, no closing cost, if so how??? Spill!!!
Thanks for reading my ramblings

Biloxi

WTF???
Honestly do they think that Mike is not going to burn out with 5 years of teaching the same damn thing over and over again.
Oh Guess I should also say, we were told Officially today that we are extended, we went from 3 years instructor duty to 4 and now we are at 5 years.

New Pet

Mike caught me a Lizard. The Boys named it Izzy!
It stayed in the house under the washer for a while then either two things happen. 1. Chi-Chi had a dead lizard in her mouth, don't know if it was Izzy. 2. Izzy hide in a box and scared the poop out of me and Mike took it back outside.
Let's hope that Chi-Chi cause another Izzy and not the same one that Mike caught for me. Oh well either way. It was fun having a lizard as a pet for a day!!!