Goodbye Hawaii

Alexander and I talked about it for about an hour, and discussed the pros and cons, and we made the decision that I should take the position at Fort Knox’s Marine detachment. Provided the kids are okay with it. We don’t want to disrupt their lives anymore than we have to, so we want them to be okay with moving back to the mainland. My parents are completely on board with moving along with us so they can continue to be a part of our daily lives.

If the kids are agreeable to the move, we would be leaving Hawaii pretty soon. My parents are renting their house that’s 3 doors down from us, so it’s easy for them to move. Since Alexander and I own our house, my parents will take over the remainder of the mortgage and use it for their vacation home here in Hawaii, then move back to the mainland shortly after the kids and I do. We hope to find a few houses close together in Louisville that won’t require a really long commute to Fort Knox.  It’s technically a 9-10 month long TAD, so I’ll be done with it not long before Alexander redeploys back to Hawaii next July. After the TAD we’ll just fly back to Hawaii and live in this house in Ewa Beach until we’re scheduled to PCS in November of 2011.

Overall it should be a good thing for us. I’ll be on track to make Gunny much sooner than I thought. Most likely before I’m even 30. Since my parents are coming with us I don’t have to worry about finding schools and childcare for the kids. I’ll continue to homeschool the older ones on my days off, and my parents are thrilled to be able to watch all the kids on the days when I’ll be on the post working. They love spending time with all the kids, and I’m thankful for a place to take the kids where I know they’re safe. The kids are always excited to go to see Big Daddy and my mother anyway, so it all works out well.

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