It’s Official

For those of you that haven’t heard yet, Tobin received nonconcurrent orders a week or so ago.  That just means that Bristol and I can’t go with him; unless, that is, we’re willing to rent in Minot somewhere.  Which we are; however, the housing situation in Minot is ugly right now with the after-effects of the flood.  Renting is expensive or nonexistent, and buying a home is not really something we want to do.

Our solution is for Tobin to go ahead and live in the dorms on base while Bristol, the dogs, and I head north to Chicago for the time being.  We’re on a waiting list to live on base.  The wait times are unknown, ranging from the official 12 months to the unofficial 5 months to the rumored 2-3 months.  I’m hoping for 2 or less!

It is probable that Tobin will be deploying in April, so I hope to be living in Minot by then.  If not, Bristol and I will head to North Dakota to see him off.

It’s crazy to me that our time here in Barksdale in almost over already.  The moving company packs us up on Thursday, and we’re planning to drive out of here on the 24th.  It will be a busy 2 weeks!

January 13, 2012 | Categories: News | Leave A Comment »

Skeletor Baby Shower

Our friends Dale and Mary Frances Russell are expecting a baby this spring, so we threw them a baby shower today.  At their anatomy ultrasound visit, the tech kept calling the baby “Skeletor”, and the nickname has stuck.  So we planned the theme for the party around that name; incidentally, it was pretty much a Halloween themed baby shower.  :)  I made the food while our good friend Margaret planned the games and made the cake & favors.  (thank the Lord, game-planning is not one of my strengths)  Thanks to her creativity, we ended up with a daddy-long-leg (for the dad) and “Mummy” (for the mom) theme for the food.  Cute!  Here are the results.

January 7, 2012 | Categories: News | 3 Comments »