Semper Gumby

Always flexible. ;-)!

Trying to keep this in mind, and remember to relax and to go with the flow. Usually that's not an issue for me, but it has been as of late. There are 3 topics that seem to be constantly on my mind:

1) How much has to get done over the next few weeks, and how little time there is to do it: overseas screenings for each of us, stuff to sell, stuff to return, people to see, moves to arrange, travel to arrange, somehow have to find a place to live, have to figure out how we're working the cat travel and mandatory quarantine stuff......compounding the stress is not having "hard orders" yet to actually get any of it done.

2) Knowing that as soon as we get there, Adam will be leaving to meet the boat in Hawaii for a few months. Normally not bad, like a nice deployment that we can actually talk to each other during, but all the boat spouse support will still be in Hawaii too because the boat doesn't officially move to Guam until later this year.

3) Church (will get into that at another time in length).

I know it will all be ok in the end. Just another character-building learning experience to go through. God will take care of everything. I just need to sit back, relax, enjoy the ride, and remain flexible.........always.

"Sell so much stuff, the kids think they're next"

One of my favorite Dave Ramsey quotes recently.

Moving to Guam, especially with a family of 7, has its own unique challenges. Being a military family, I typically don't keep a ton of stuff around, as the prospect of unpacking all of it is overwhelming. Still, there are things we don't really need that we enjoy having, and have them simply because the pain of moving them is outweighed by the benefit that we get from them.

The prospect of moving so far, for so long, and having our stuff go on a ship and not see it for months changes this balance a bit I think. Do I ever really need an extra freezer? No. Is it nice to have one? Yes, especially with such a large family. Is it worth it to try to find a way to keep it from getting mold inside it over a multi-month move to an island that can lose power quite often and gets hit by typhoons? Eh. Probably not. We'll be getting a generator, but it can only power so many things.

And so the decision making process goes. My kids are starting to get nervous.........

The title and purpose

The title of the blog is in honor of the congressman who suggested that adding more troops to the island of Guam would cause it to tip over and capsize. I figure if that's the case, adding my family of 7 will definitely expedite the process. :-D!

I hope to use this blog as a way of keeping family and friends up to date on our new island life and the journey there!