Well, ain't that a kick in the head...
Sep. 10th, 2008 10:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sethrakSo yesterday afternoon, I get home from running errands, to find distinct signs of Davner-ish activity. The washer was moved from the kitchen back into the dining room. There was a giant brand new bottle of ketchup on the stove. And the nearly-empty glass jar of oatmeal - which I'd been planning to use the last of today and then thoroughly wash before refilling - had been filled to the brim. Again. (I'm going to stick a giant post-it note to the damn thing next time. ^_^ He's trying to be helpful, but at this rate I'll never get it cleaned.)
I didn't think too much of it at first - I was just disappointed I'd missed seeing him.
Then I brought the boys upstairs for naptime.
There were several BDUs strewn all over our bed. This did not bode well. The only reason he still has the old-style camo uniforms is for when he gets sent to combat readiness training before deployments.
I was right. Dav came home bearing offerings of Taco Bell and bad news.
It seems the *only* seven-level staff sgt. in his tech specialty in the entire Air Force who's available for that deployment in January, is him. They have to have him, so Misawa, despite having an earlier authorization date, is out the window.
Damn it. ::sigh::
To add an extra kick in the groin, he's got to leave for a couple weeks of CRT the day before Mark's birthday. And they told him so right after they told him they were taking away Misawa. The AF has such a viciously elegant sense of timing, no? I'm not sure if it'll also interfere with our wedding anniversary, but I wouldn't be surprised.
Dav's blaming himself for having told me about the PCS when he didn't have hardcopy orders in hand, but he forgets that he didn't exactly tell me willingly. I guessed it on my own, when he called asking for information that was for 'an upcoming assignment' and used his 'I am trying to sound really depressed and/or official to hide a great surprise for you' voice. I called him on it, he tried to keep up the pretense, and finally caved. I'd be more upset if he'd kept it a secret from me.
I'm pretty disappointed, of course, and so's he, but it's ok. We'll just try again some other time. But for now, I'm pouting and drinking Dr. Pepper.
I didn't think too much of it at first - I was just disappointed I'd missed seeing him.
Then I brought the boys upstairs for naptime.
There were several BDUs strewn all over our bed. This did not bode well. The only reason he still has the old-style camo uniforms is for when he gets sent to combat readiness training before deployments.
I was right. Dav came home bearing offerings of Taco Bell and bad news.
It seems the *only* seven-level staff sgt. in his tech specialty in the entire Air Force who's available for that deployment in January, is him. They have to have him, so Misawa, despite having an earlier authorization date, is out the window.
Damn it. ::sigh::
To add an extra kick in the groin, he's got to leave for a couple weeks of CRT the day before Mark's birthday. And they told him so right after they told him they were taking away Misawa. The AF has such a viciously elegant sense of timing, no? I'm not sure if it'll also interfere with our wedding anniversary, but I wouldn't be surprised.
Dav's blaming himself for having told me about the PCS when he didn't have hardcopy orders in hand, but he forgets that he didn't exactly tell me willingly. I guessed it on my own, when he called asking for information that was for 'an upcoming assignment' and used his 'I am trying to sound really depressed and/or official to hide a great surprise for you' voice. I called him on it, he tried to keep up the pretense, and finally caved. I'd be more upset if he'd kept it a secret from me.
I'm pretty disappointed, of course, and so's he, but it's ok. We'll just try again some other time. But for now, I'm pouting and drinking Dr. Pepper.
