The weather is finally getting nice here and today is our first day of HOT! Man o man and I dreading the weather while pregnant with the temperatures reaching 115 on those hot July and August days. I know where I will be..... sitting in the kiddie pool in the back yard all day.
On to more news. The Navy is downsizing and budgets are being cut by Obama left and right. We are at our one year window for re-enlistment and this time.... he has to request to stay in, proving himself to be an outstanding second class and worthy of staying in. This is called a PTS or a Perform to Serve. We requested it in April and so happy that we got approved! We are staying in the Navy... what a relief in an economy like this!
So now that we are told we can stay in we have to lean toward finding where we want to go. The more we thought of all of our few options the more we decided we would hate to leave beautiful Sicily in just under a year. We talked to a few people and currently have a letter to the Captain of the base requesting to stay here one more year on top of our year left (two years total). Again...writing a letter about why we are worthy of such extension. Between Robert's involvement in the high school as Sigonellas Football Coach as well as my involvement in the community with teaching karate... we are looking good. What is best is that there are many second classes leaving Roberts command and few replacing them so the undermanning at his job really makes it look hopeful. Many of you may be saddened by this news of us staying so far away another year but we are absolutely elated and, if approved, will have 30 days of leave to bring Ruth and the new baby home to see everyone!
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