We got ORDERS!

Well we finally received word! We are headed to Grand Forks AFB, in Grand Forks North Dakota!

We are all so excited about this! (Only down fall is Kevin has to go to Korea before he get's to join the kids and I.)

The girls are excited, they can't wait to see and live where their will be snow!

I am always up for an adventure and this is just so close to home!

Kevin too is excited to be back in the Midwest, back on familiar ground.

Now come the fun task of researching the area, finding a place to live from thousands of miles away, figuring out when to go, how much time to take the kids out of school, which school they will attend, a new hair dresser & a new church.

Oh and don't forget we have to try and sell a house and move all our stuff!

Let the fun begin!!

New Job

Well it has been a whirl wind couple of weeks around here. About two weeks ago after much thinking, some kind and encouraging words & complete support from husband, I applied for a the office manager at my church. With in a weeks time I had an interview, was hired and started work! It all happened really fast but things are going great. So far the kids are doing great, Josiah has even started peeing on the potty a little!

So I am officially a working mom and loving it!

A Day in the Life of a Security Forces Flight Chief

It's been awhile since I've posted anything and I've been trying, mostly unsuccessfully, to think of something interesting to talk about. I came up with going through a typical Security Forces work day. Here goes!

03:00 (yes, that is 3:00 am!): Wake up, make note to self to find the cat that took a dump in my mouth and deal severely with it!

03:01-03:30: Shower and take care of other necessary hygiene activities. (we call it the three S's in the military, I'm sure you can figure it out!)

03:30-04:00: Make coffee (very necessary at this unholy hour!) eat something and head out the door.

04:00-04:30: Drive to work.

04:30-05:00: Meet with off going Flight Chief and get pass-on's from the previous shift and prepare my morning briefing.

05:00-05:30: Guard Mount, known as the morning briefing in most civilian Police Departments. I brief my guys and girls on where they are posted, pass on's and safety.

05:30-06:00: Shift Change.

06:00-08:00: Attempt to get administrative tasks done, such as duty rosters and manning documents.

08:00-1530: Back office (Overhead personnel) are in and the day is spent putting out brush fires and running in circles trying to get things done. I also do post checks and try to get some training exercises in throughout the day.

15:30-16:00: Refuel and wash my vehicle in preparation for shift change.

16:00-16:30: Review daily paperwork, desk blotters and citations.

16:30-17:00: Brief on-coming Flight Chief on any significant pass on's.

17:00-17:30: Finish Paperwork.

17:30 -18:00: Conduct shift change and supervise weapons turn in.

18:00- 18:10: Turn my own weapon in>

18:15-18:45: Drive Home.

18:50-19:40: Eat something and put the kids to bed.

20:00: Take myself to bed and do it all over again the next day.

I hope this gives a little insight to the long hours we work as Security Forces. I hear a lot of others in the Air Force complain about their "long" hours. Once they see what we do (we occasionally get augmentee's from other career fields) they have a whole new respect for Security Forces.