Wild Weekend

So, I haven't blogged in a few days, and here is why...our weekend was one giant rollercoaster ride!

First, our oldest has his first overnight friend, which was probably the easiest part! How sad is it when a house with three babies under two is a cakewalk compared to other things?...YEP, PRETTY SAD!

Then, right before punchout time on Friday, I get a call from my hubby. Our wonderful "boss", Uncle Sam, has decided to be benevolent in light of the government shutting down, and had informed the military members that they would only be receiving 1 week's pay! Now, I say benevolent only because we were told that we may not receive ANY pay!

Now I am learning to ride the rough seas of military wife life. I have been up at odd hours, throwing together a uniform and a lunch box in less than 10 minutes for a recall. I have waited anxiously for phone calls. I have begged airmen to mow my lawn because my husband wasn't here and I was too pregnant. I have sewn patches on uniforms, when I MUCH prefer we send them to the tailor....but all of these experiences do not prepare you for the prospect of no money being paid for services rendered!

I hear all the time that the military doesn't make enough...for the hour they work, NO...but to pay the bills, yes. Living within our means has been lost somewhere, but even though my husband and I save and spend as wisely as we can, our savings may not have brought us through this time.

Now my question is, how does the government feel no remorse or guilt at the thought of cutting thousands off without notice, and expect the people serving to want to do their job? My husband's new schedule is not conducive to getting a "real" job, and even if I did I would only be able to bring enough home to pay the sitter. See, there's a reason I stay home with our boys! I know my husband would go without sleep to work somewhere else, on top of his regular duties, to try to provide, but that wouldn't even be enough.

I hope that those who thought that not paying us was a good idea can't look at themselves in the mirror now! While they would have been eating their 500 dollar a plate catered lunch...on our tax-paying military husband's dime...we would have been trying to make money grow on trees!