We will definitely be moving this summer- orders haven't been cut but it's pretty much a sure thing since Dh has signed the GME contract which says he's going to Stanford. Regardless, we aren't staying here...
Dh finishes residency on June 15. He is supposed to report to duty in Stanford (first day of work) on July 1. The kids finish school on June 12. Cali school starts earlier than here- August 14 or something like that. So it is a short summer for them.
I was thinking that I would hang back here with the kids so that they can do the swim season. BUT if we sell the house and the buyer wants to move in before I want to move out, we are moving. This is a big swim season for Steven because he wants to set all the records on the neighborhood team, but oh well. He has 1 record from this past year for his age group! Let's not get greedy.
Anyway, my ideal would be:
Dh moves over by himself driving across the country, partial DITY. He leaves on/about June 20.
Movers come to get all our stuff out of the house sometime in the last week of June... Assuming it takes them about 6 weeks to deliver (??) and assuming Dh can get us into some military housing on the 1 little installation near to Stanford. They have about 100 or so units that would fit our family (sort of) but since there's not a base there anymore (just military housing) I think we have a decent shot of getting a house. So, if the movers come let's say July 1, the stuff would be delivered to the new house by August 10 or so.
The kids and I hang out here until the end of Swim Season. No all stars because that's too late, but that's OK. All stars meet is the start of August. We drive off the week of July 25 and go straight to Cali. Partial DITY on the stuff we fit in the car? Or not? IDK... Yes I realize that we'd be living out of suitcases and camping out in our house for a few weeks from when the movers take everything to when we arrive. That's OK. I think we'd just donate the air mattresses to Salvation Army if the Suburban is filled to the brim, which it would be.
OR!!! DD the teen and I just drive the fully loaded suburban across the country and my mom can take the other kids (11, 11, 8, and 4) back to her house on the airplane for a week. That would be my choice, but my mom hesitates to take on any responsibility like that. Maybe I can talk my dear sister into taking a week off work to watch MY kids for a change lol.
So, either way the Suburban would pull into Cali on or about August 1. Then hopefully the movers would come to bring all the stuff and move us in.
This plan (I know it is sure to fail on so many levels-- my little adorable house of cards) would allow the kids and I to finish out the neighborhood swim team, Kate to have more time with her friends, and would allow Dh to "settle in" lol for a while before we get there. And hopefully find us a place to live if the military doesn't have an opening in the6 weeks or so from when he can submit paperwork to get on the wait list and when we arrive there.
So, before you start shooting down my plan in the many many places where it can be shot down, I have a couple of basic questions:
Travel Reimbursements-
Do I get reimbursed to drive across the country with the kids according to TDY rates if I am not traveling with Dh? This could be thousands of dollars, and while I love my son's desire to set records, I can just buy him a big trophy with some of the cash and call it good.
Can dh apply for housing before he's actually there at the duty station? Can he apply as soon as he gets his orders? It's very confusing on the housing installation's website, and most changeovers happen July1 anyway so I'm not sure getting on a list "early" would make a huge difference... Never lived on base before... And this place is not really a base, it's more like a housing installation for military personnel stationed in the San Francisco area. Do we need to physically move into the house for Dh to take occupancy of it? If we come a month later would that cause problems?
How long does it REALLY take the movers to transport your stuff? We're going from DC metro area to San Francisco, so it's pretty far...
Also, we need medical care constantly-- does the care stay with me and the kids where we are living-- or does the DEERS program automatically reassign us to a different region based on Dh's orders?
Anyway, I know these are ridiculously specific questions but all I'm hitting on google is stuff about my kids' emotional well being and what not. Not very specific info for me, so if you have any directions as to where to go to ask some of these questions I'd appreciate it! Dh isn't really going to be able to figure out any of this stuff I'm afraid...
Nevermind if someone wants to move into our house before Dh finishes residency for instance. Then we'd have to look for some furnished place or just finish school early and bunker down in my mom's house for a month, which she would totally love.
Dh finishes residency on June 15. He is supposed to report to duty in Stanford (first day of work) on July 1. The kids finish school on June 12. Cali school starts earlier than here- August 14 or something like that. So it is a short summer for them.
I was thinking that I would hang back here with the kids so that they can do the swim season. BUT if we sell the house and the buyer wants to move in before I want to move out, we are moving. This is a big swim season for Steven because he wants to set all the records on the neighborhood team, but oh well. He has 1 record from this past year for his age group! Let's not get greedy.
Anyway, my ideal would be:
Dh moves over by himself driving across the country, partial DITY. He leaves on/about June 20.
Movers come to get all our stuff out of the house sometime in the last week of June... Assuming it takes them about 6 weeks to deliver (??) and assuming Dh can get us into some military housing on the 1 little installation near to Stanford. They have about 100 or so units that would fit our family (sort of) but since there's not a base there anymore (just military housing) I think we have a decent shot of getting a house. So, if the movers come let's say July 1, the stuff would be delivered to the new house by August 10 or so.
The kids and I hang out here until the end of Swim Season. No all stars because that's too late, but that's OK. All stars meet is the start of August. We drive off the week of July 25 and go straight to Cali. Partial DITY on the stuff we fit in the car? Or not? IDK... Yes I realize that we'd be living out of suitcases and camping out in our house for a few weeks from when the movers take everything to when we arrive. That's OK. I think we'd just donate the air mattresses to Salvation Army if the Suburban is filled to the brim, which it would be.
OR!!! DD the teen and I just drive the fully loaded suburban across the country and my mom can take the other kids (11, 11, 8, and 4) back to her house on the airplane for a week. That would be my choice, but my mom hesitates to take on any responsibility like that. Maybe I can talk my dear sister into taking a week off work to watch MY kids for a change lol.
So, either way the Suburban would pull into Cali on or about August 1. Then hopefully the movers would come to bring all the stuff and move us in.
This plan (I know it is sure to fail on so many levels-- my little adorable house of cards) would allow the kids and I to finish out the neighborhood swim team, Kate to have more time with her friends, and would allow Dh to "settle in" lol for a while before we get there. And hopefully find us a place to live if the military doesn't have an opening in the6 weeks or so from when he can submit paperwork to get on the wait list and when we arrive there.
So, before you start shooting down my plan in the many many places where it can be shot down, I have a couple of basic questions:
Travel Reimbursements-
Do I get reimbursed to drive across the country with the kids according to TDY rates if I am not traveling with Dh? This could be thousands of dollars, and while I love my son's desire to set records, I can just buy him a big trophy with some of the cash and call it good.
Can dh apply for housing before he's actually there at the duty station? Can he apply as soon as he gets his orders? It's very confusing on the housing installation's website, and most changeovers happen July1 anyway so I'm not sure getting on a list "early" would make a huge difference... Never lived on base before... And this place is not really a base, it's more like a housing installation for military personnel stationed in the San Francisco area. Do we need to physically move into the house for Dh to take occupancy of it? If we come a month later would that cause problems?
How long does it REALLY take the movers to transport your stuff? We're going from DC metro area to San Francisco, so it's pretty far...
Also, we need medical care constantly-- does the care stay with me and the kids where we are living-- or does the DEERS program automatically reassign us to a different region based on Dh's orders?
Anyway, I know these are ridiculously specific questions but all I'm hitting on google is stuff about my kids' emotional well being and what not. Not very specific info for me, so if you have any directions as to where to go to ask some of these questions I'd appreciate it! Dh isn't really going to be able to figure out any of this stuff I'm afraid...
Nevermind if someone wants to move into our house before Dh finishes residency for instance. Then we'd have to look for some furnished place or just finish school early and bunker down in my mom's house for a month, which she would totally love.
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