Another update

   Just a bit of an update for you guys...The packing people came today, so our house is all packed up & full of boxes...They actually could pack a few things I didn't think they would, which works for me, lol...We got almost everything we wanted to fit in the car...There are a few things that didn't make it, but we're ok with that, too...Captain's all sorts of pissed off at me, cause I put his toys he doesn't use so much in a bag to be packed, along with his two pillow beds...I packed his favorite toys into a plastic grocery bag last night, and he was dragging it around the living room trying to get them back out, lol...He was definitely less than thrilled with me for locking him in the bathroom earlier, too...Luckily he stopped barking & whinning in less than a half hour...Shortly before the packers took their lunch break, he took to howling, I'm guessing cause he thought we weren't here with him anymore or something...It was SO sad! We let him out & shared our lunch with him after they left though, so he was happy...He didn't bark at all when they came back, and seemed to hate the bathroom a little less...Now he's snuggled in my lap, enjoying our company on our last night with couches...

   Tomorrow the movers come & load our stuff into the moving truck...We'll clean everything after they leave, and then spend the night in the house...Thursday morning we'll clean out the trash can after they come get trash...Then we'll just straighten things up before the final inspection...We're really hoping it goes well...

Holy crap!

   This last month has flown by! We have only TWO days til the movers show up! It's hard to believe we'll be leaving in just over a week...As much as we're excited to go home & be with family permenantly again, it'll be weird not to have a house to call our own...Packing has been semi-depressing, cause the circumstances of us having to move are pretty shitty...We're just at the point where we just want to start the drive now...

   Today I did all the laundry in the house I could find, put all the clothes we aren't taking with us into big boxes (but left them open so the movers could see it really is clothes inside), I did all the dishes, went through the cupboards & pantry to see what we'll be giving Ashlee & Greg, unloaded the shelf all the fish tank stuff & cookbooks were on, took that apart so it can go on the curb tomorrow, and gathered a bunch of trash to put out...Tomorrow Ryan's cleaning the tank & the stuff that was in it, I'm bathing Captain, putting landry away, we're doing a practice packing of the car to see if everything we want to take fits & if we can take more stuff with us, going to the BX to borrow a dolly so we can get the washer & dryer on the curb for bulk pick-up (Airman's Attic & the base thrift store idn't want them, and even though I called & left 5 messages, the Salvation Army never acknowledged my calls), and I need to try rinsing out the trash can outside the best I can...I called the housing inspector last week, cause one of the things you need to do is spray off the outside of your house before your inspection...Well that's fine & well if housing maint. had come by and turned our outside water back on...I told her they hadn't, and she said to call her the day before the inspection if it still wasn't on, and we wouldn't have to worry about that...Well, I'm calling her Monday too to ask about the trash can...Hard to clean it out with a hose with no outside water, lol...I'm going to put some hot bleachy water in it from a bucket & swish it around, then just dump it out...Best I can do right now...I also need to weed out the gardens tomorrow & put the grill out on the curb as well...It'll be a busy day!

   Monday will be busy as well...Ryan has work & outprocessing...I'll be cleaning some more, and moving things we don't want the movers to pack up into the spare bathroom...We'll probably keep Captain in there on Tuesday & Wednesday when the movers are at the house as well...We'll also be suspending our DirecTv that night, and unplugging the house phone...The car has an oil change & tire rotation late in the afternoon on Monday, too...We're both thinking about going to donate blood at the blood drive at some point as well...We'll see what we have for time...Tuesday & Wednesday will be all about TMO & cleaning up the house for the final inspection Thursday morning...Then early that afternoon, Ryan goes to his final out appointment :)

   Well, I should go for now...Sounds like my last load of laundry just stopped, so I should go toss it in the dryer...I'll be sure to let everyone know how the inspection & everything goes!!!

Update on stuff

   I was hoping more would have gone on before I updated everyone, but it really hasn't...In true military fashion, we're doing a whole lot of "hurry up & wait"-ing...They give Ryan orders 2 months before he's out, and yet he can't do anything still...MAYBE tomorrow they say...Yeah right...So far all we've done is go to the pre-separation briefing...That was actually REALLY informative & helpful...We discovered shortly after it started that no one should take the briefing with under 90 days left in the AF...Epic fail Air Force, epic fail...Anywho, we learned about a lot of Ryan's options, and some of the benefits we might keep getting & for how long...It all depends on Ryan's SPD code, as so far, he can't ask anyone about it yet...Super helpful!

   All we're waiting on right now is for his terminal leave to be signed by the commander...The man's had it since Friday, and still Ryan doesn't have it back...Ah well, hopefully it really does get returned tomorrow...Ryan will have 30 days of terminal leave, which is AWESOME! So long as it gets approved, Ryan won't have to go in to work starting June 1st...Ultimately, we hope to be heading back to Maine on the 1st, or as close to it as possible...Having this one paper hold up getting Ryan's checklist & scheduling things is really frustrating...I REALLY hope TMO can get out here as close to the 1st as possible, and that we can final out of the house BEFORE the 1st...That way we get the BAH money in Ryan's paycheck, and BHMH doesn't get to keep money for a house that we're not living in...We really shouldn't have to pay anything to get out of the house, cause Captain's never had any accidents on the carpet, and we don't have anything to paint back to "eggshell"...I was really good at marking down things wrong with the house when we moved in, so it really shouldn't be an issue at all...But yeah, if we final out shortly before the 1st, we can just stay a night or two in TLF, then head out...Please, please, please let it work out for us! lol

   Also, depending on Ryan's code thingy, we could possibly get 6 months of BAH for back home, and he could get an extended ID card for 2 years...It could also give us separation pay...The AF is moving our stuff home for us, so that's really helpful...We're either putting most of our stuff in storage at a place near the house, or in Gram & Papa's barn chamber...Not really sure yet, but we'll iron that out after we talk to TMO...

   So yeah, that's where we stand for now...I'll update more when we know more :)