The Ghoulies Are Running a Half Marathon in January!!! (Page 30)

mndymond - 2010-01-21 12:38 PM

YAY! Happy Bday Neal!!!

Are ya 1, are ya 2, are ya 3....I could go on....But I should prob get back to studying! :/

ironannekidd - 2010-01-21 11:50 AM

So you can get back to studying I'll tell you, I he's 29. If I have nightmares of The Count from Sesame Street tonight it is on you!

disturbed275 - 2010-01-21 12:58 PM

The good news is I get to be 29 for the next 5 years or so

mndymond - 2010-01-21 11:02 AM Now I'm listening to "Miami"...its a Will Smith morning...

ironannekidd - 2010-01-21 11:59 AM

So what your saying is you hit 29 and became a woman?

iowagander - 2010-01-21 1:23 PM Hey everyone - just wanted to drop by real quick and let you all know what's going on. Sorry I haven't been able to spend much time in the Village lately, but hopefully this will help explain why...

As I told you all a couple weeks ago I had decided that leaving active duty was what I needed to do in order to stabilize things for my family while my wife goes through her medical treatment. I had been scheduled to go to my next ship in May following two months of school in Rhode Island, which would have started March 8.

On Monday I was informed by folks at the Navy's Personnel Ivory Tower that my resignation from active duty would be denied despite my family condition and that I was to report to school in Rhode Island as scheduled. Needless to say this has thrown a bit of a wrench in my plans and life in general.

My wife is still in no condition to take care of herself on a day-to-day basis, much less our children or home. It's not that she doesn't want to, she's just incapable due to extreme pain, heavy doses of narcotics, and exhaustion that has become worse in the last couple months. As I type this she's been in bed for about 36 hours nearly non-stop. As of now, it looks like if I do go to my next ship as scheduled that we'll have no choice but to move my family back home to Minnesota where they can be around our family. I do NOT want to do this because it will mean changing all of my wife's doctors and pulling my kids from a school they like very abruptly. Not to mention the fact I'd most likely be living on board the ship once it returns to San Diego in the summer (it's currently overseas).

To say I'm stressed out is a bit of an understatement. My training logs are, unfortunately, 100% accurate right now. I've only been able to run twice this month and where I was once very excited about my race this coming weekend, I'm now petrified. I will still run and do my best, but I have no idea what to expect anymore.

I will continue to check in here and keep you guys posted. Hopefully I'll know more in the next week or so. Thanks to all of you who've left inspires, or even just sent good vibes my way. I truly appreciate it.

wgraves7582 - 2010-01-21 10:47 AM

Tom,

Hang in there.  Fight them hard on this one - tell them you have no problem staying active - you just cannot be away from your family at this time.

They take hard core stance to weaken the weak.  The strong continue to fight so fight on Triathlete!

iowagander - 2010-01-21 1:23 PM Hey everyone - just wanted to drop by real quick and let you all know what's going on. Sorry I haven't been able to spend much time in the Village lately, but hopefully this will help explain why...

As I told you all a couple weeks ago I had decided that leaving active duty was what I needed to do in order to stabilize things for my family while my wife goes through her medical treatment. I had been scheduled to go to my next ship in May following two months of school in Rhode Island, which would have started March 8.

On Monday I was informed by folks at the Navy's Personnel Ivory Tower that my resignation from active duty would be denied despite my family condition and that I was to report to school in Rhode Island as scheduled. Needless to say this has thrown a bit of a wrench in my plans and life in general.

My wife is still in no condition to take care of herself on a day-to-day basis, much less our children or home. It's not that she doesn't want to, she's just incapable due to extreme pain, heavy doses of narcotics, and exhaustion that has become worse in the last couple months. As I type this she's been in bed for about 36 hours nearly non-stop. As of now, it looks like if I do go to my next ship as scheduled that we'll have no choice but to move my family back home to Minnesota where they can be around our family. I do NOT want to do this because it will mean changing all of my wife's doctors and pulling my kids from a school they like very abruptly. Not to mention the fact I'd most likely be living on board the ship once it returns to San Diego in the summer (it's currently overseas).

To say I'm stressed out is a bit of an understatement. My training logs are, unfortunately, 100% accurate right now. I've only been able to run twice this month and where I was once very excited about my race this coming weekend, I'm now petrified. I will still run and do my best, but I have no idea what to expect anymore.

I will continue to check in here and keep you guys posted. Hopefully I'll know more in the next week or so. Thanks to all of you who've left inspires, or even just sent good vibes my way. I truly appreciate it.

kcarroll - 2010-01-21 2:34 PM

Tom, first and foremost, I am very sorry to hear about your wife.  From your posts I knew there were some health issues and that you were carrying much of the responsibility for day to day family care, but I didn't realize things were this serious.  Healing thoughts and prayers on the way.  Now, as for the military....Ann and I can tag team on this one.  In fact, you've got an army of ghoulies on your side.  Who do we need to take out????  Seriously, hoping that you can push to get things worked out soon.  As for training, hey life and family takes a front seat.  Don't pile any guilt on for that.  If you still decide to do your half, you'll be fine.  If you decide to skip it, there will be another.  Hoping for all the best.

disturbed275 - 2010-01-21 1:09 PM

Not quite.  I guess I have a whole year to come to terms with turning 30.  The nice thing about living in a college town is that I always get asked if I'm still in school.  That'll keep me feeling young

kcarroll - 2010-01-21 11:44 AM

NEAL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!  Hope you celebrate this weekend in style.  Clean living and pure thoughts have kept me young.

iowagander - 2010-01-21 2:52 PM

x29. Happy birthday bud. I didn't realize we are only about 5 months apart! I'll let you know what the big 3-0 feels like in August...

ceilidh - 2010-01-21 3:27 PM Soon to be older lady toppage...



that is just sick!

kcarroll - 2010-01-21 3:44 PM

Robin, I just had a birthday but my next one also ends in a zero.  Another birthday beats the alternative!  Celebrate them well.

ceilidh - 2010-01-21 12:52 PM

Oh most definately! My motto is: Die young, as old as possible!

deehtz - 2010-01-20 9:05 PM

Whooo Hooo!  WELCOME BACK!!!  

Girl Passing on Left - 2010-01-21 2:22 PM

thanks! missed you guys!!!!!!!!!!

disturbed275 - 2010-01-21 5:58 AM

Sure bring it.  I don't mind others being entertained by my misery.  It'll be like when I learned to ski a couple of years ago.  Everyone I was with just sat and watched me tumble down the mountain for the first couple of hours.  6 determined hours later I eventually made it down without falling.