Our days here are numbered...maybe?

This next month is going to be a roller coaster of emotions for me. I can feel it. I'll try to break it down in as few words as possible...

Kyle wants helos. On dec 11th we will find out if he gets them. There are a few ways this can go:

1) He doesn't get helos. This is the worst-case-but-still-not-that-bad scenario. Not a whole lot changes for the boys and I. 

2) He gets helos. yay! His dreams keep coming true!!! But, helo training is at Ft. Rucker Alabama, so that means a move for us! Which could happen in several different ways. here is a breakdown of the few i can imagine:

        A) He has to start training with the very next class (he has been told that is highly likely), which would be Jan 3. As you recall, he finds out if he gets helos on the 11th of december. That leaves us about 22 days to get everything involved in a military move taken care of (which is a LOT). Not so bad...except a friend told me about an Air Force regulation that prohibits a "Report No Later Than Date (RNLTD)" between dec 20 and jan-5. So that would leave us with about 9 days to get stuff taken care of. Add to that the fact that we have purchased tickets for the boys and I to fly from denver (which will take us a day to drive to from Enid) to MT (kyle planned on joining us after the 21st) from the 19-31 of december. So that gives me about 6-7 days to help get things in order here. Seesh!

      B) He starts training with the following class (about 6 weeks later). This would mean we saunter about the united states, slowly making our way to Alabama, and allowing ourselves the time to stop and see some random sights. Maybe take some detours for any hole-in-the-wall that has been featured on "diners, drive-ins, and dives."  Basically make our PCS into a family vacation. Can you tell this would be the BEST option in my head?

       C) Just for fun, let's throw another wrench into this whole process...EFMP. Billy can't be taken off that program until he has been off medicine and seizure free for 6 months, which would be around June 2013. Assuming Ft. Rucker feels they can provide adequate healthcare (either military or civilian), this creates almost no problem (maybe a few days delay waiting for approval). However, if they do not feel that can provide billy with the care he needs, they can prohibit the boys and I from moving out there with Kyle. So that kinda brings us to the first scenario. Only minus kyle...who, you know, we sort-of like.

My brain hurts from the what-if "planning." I put it in quotes b/c there is truly only so much planning I can do. In fact, the ONLY thing i can do it get my house move ready, which essentially means getting rid of the crap we don't need/want and deep cleaning.  And if we don't move, hey, I have a really clean and clutter-free home :o)

Speaking of home, Enid has been just that for less than 6 months now, but i feel an incredible bond with all of my friends here. It's hard to explain. These ladies have been my rock through one of the hardest parts of my life. And we all have similar values and moral. And we just...click! I guess it has a lot to do with the fact that all of our spouses are going through the EXACT same stuff at almost the exact same time. And because of that knowledge we felt comfortable taking care of each other like family. Other than at Rucker (assuming we go), I don't think we will ever have that again. I haven't even given myself a moment to TRULY realize how much it's gonna suck to leave them...