First order of business has been helping new spouses with their arrivals and preparing for the upcoming homeport shift. Homeport shift is a major event, and the plans reflect that (though still not as extravagant as other boats because of lack of funding). These meetings are never really just meetings and include lots of food and socialization as well!
Next up is GNOSC. We're into the final planning stages for an annual craft fair that we do in conjunction with the Guam USO to raise funds. A very large event that draws quite a crowd I guess, hopefully the trend continues!
Lastly, we've been trying to squeeze in a few last rounds of fun time with friends who are leaving. It's hard to believe that we've been here long enough to have friends transferring already! Thankfully, the Navy has taught me that this really isn't so much a "goodbye" as a "see you in a few years". :)!
Those are the major things. Somehow in the midst of all that I managed to make the kids costumes for Halloween, take them out, get kids checkups and shot done, normal homeschool, purchase a car (aka "Guam bomb" for Adam....and that's just what I can remember.
It should be slowing down here a bit soon, not entirely all by my choice. For those who don't know, my husband will not be arriving on the boat as part of the homeport shift. He was dropped off in HI and will be heading to the Navy's dive school for a few weeks. The kids have reached their limit for watching homecoming plans and yet knowing that daddy isn't coming home (it has taken a major toll on the youngest girl). As soon as I finish the bags we're making up for the single guys I'm calling it quits.
