What a whirlwind 2 years...

Two years ago this past weekend Andy called me with the news that he made chief.  With only 9 years in this was a huge accomplishment.  We were so excited.  He worked so hard to get there and sacrificed a lot too.  Here we are two years later, out of the Navy, screwed over in every possible way, and yet life still goes on.  The BS we had to put up with in Guam was unreal, and the amount of lies the commodore gets away with is just sickening.  It's amazing to me that in order to cover for himself he can destroy the lives of people like Andy who in his 11 years in the Navy never had a negative mark on his record, made chief in 9 years, was one of the top sailors in every command he had ever been at including the BUFFALO (until suddenly the CO had to cover his butt.)

Then as if all the crap we were dealing with wasn't enough I get negative and almost threatening comments on this blog and my photography blog.  Mean lies that were so outrageous it was almost funny, but written in a way that was threatening and hateful.  Isn't it sad?  I mean I am just a mom struggling to raise 4 very young boys to be good and honest people and for whatever reason, this anonymous person targets me, because they don't like my husband. To them I say, "GET A LIFE AND GET OVER YOURSELF! LEAVE ME ALONE AND LEAVE MY FAMILY ALONE!"

When the CPO Selectee results came out this past weekend, several of our friends were on the list and I am pleased as punch for them and their families who sacrifice day in and day out to be promoted.  Truly I am just thrilled for you, but I am also worried and scared that you will have to go through similar situations as us.  We pray that you don't EVER have to go through what we did/are.  And that is the truth.

My emotions are so balled up and knotted I don't know which way is up, but I do know that my Heavenly Father has a plan for us and that we needed to be close to home now, and out of the Navy quickly (well, somewhat.) We will work hard to get where we need to be, and move on from this chapter of our lives.  We will be happy and successful because we have each other.

I am not one for revenge or grudges, but to the people in Guam who threw us under the bus... karma.  It is awful, and it will come back around at you.  You think you are safe from it, but it will find you.  You can't possibly be as mean, spiteful and manipulative as you are without consequences.  I don't know what they will be and they are not for me to decide, but I hope someday you understand what you have done to my family.