aw that's is wonderful for you, I can feel your excitement! you must keep us posted on her visit.

OMG! I am so totally ecstatic for you, Karen!!!!!!! I think this will really help you heal regarding your dad, and it'll just be damn good to see your mom in general. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

And hell yeah. Take the kids out of school. You certainly aren't raising any dummies, they can afford to miss a few days, or even a week.

Good for you. And her! I'm so happy for all of you. Yay!

Cool.

Here's hoping your mom's visit will be a warm, wonderful experience for you, but especially for your kids.

(PS - We took the boys out of school for most of Adrian's 2 week leave. The school didn't like that much, but they can suck it.)

Way to go!  Hope she has a wonderful stay, even though there will be a langauge barrier.

Hope it all goes well . . . congrats!

Hey, I shot you an email, but I wasn't sure if I sent it to the right address. Hope you got it! If not, let me know and I'll get back to ya.

you must keep us posted on her visit

I will.  She's flying in on the 25th of April and will be here until May 16th.  I'm INCREDIBLY happy about that!

OMG! I am so totally ecstatic for you, Karen!!!!!!! I think this will really help you heal regarding your dad, and it'll just be damn good to see your mom in general. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 And hell yeah. Take the kids out of school. You certainly aren't raising any dummies, they can afford to miss a few days, or even a week.

I think you're right, Marcie.  I know that there will be some tears, but that's ok; they need to be shed.

The kids will be taking at least a week off of school.  They'll be almost through with the school year by then, and like I said - if they school doesn't like it they can kiss my arse.

Cool.

it IS cool!

(just kidding, chikka, yanno i just had Simon's mum here for three weeks last year, as delightful as she is, it was a lonnng three weeks!)

Oh, I know!  Dave and I will have to be on our best behaviour whilst she's here and will undoubtedly be fighting like cat and dawg after she leaves!

 

Here's hoping your mom's visit will be a warm, wonderful experience for you, but especially for your kids. (PS - We took the boys out of school for most of Adrian's 2 week leave. The school didn't like that much, but they can suck it.)

It's going to be fabulous, Tex.  Even if we don't go anywhere or do anything, it'll still be awesome.

You know, you'd think that schools where the majority of the student body are military dependents would be a bit more understanding about kids being out of school because their parents are home, wouldn't you?  It seems that just the opposite is true - they seem to be even less tolerant about kids being away than non-military schools are.  Like you said, though - if they don't like it, they can suck it.

Hope she has a wonderful stay, even though there will be a langauge barrier

Dave and I were talking about that at lunchtime today, actually.  He said that it's going to be interesting to see the kids reaction when she's here; they'll probably be asking me to translate all the time!

Hey, I shot you an email, but I wasn't sure if I sent it to the right address. Hope you got it! If not, let me know and I'll get back to ya

I just went and checked, and it got stuck in my spam filter.  I've changed the properties of the filter so it won't happen again, and I'm sending you a reply this afternoon! 

This is great Dharma! I'm happy for you! I know it will be a great visit!

{quote]e right, Marcie. I know that there will be some tears, but that's ok; they need to be shed.

The kids will be taking at least a week off of school. They'll be almost through with the school year by then, and like I said - if they school doesn't like it they can kiss my arse.

I think it will be so good to cry with your mom. I want to be there to cry with you, although I know that would totally be invading your time with your mom. lol

Your kids are so bright, and this is a huge opportunity. They can probably be all caught up by the time your mom even gets there, and you're right, they can kiss it. Family is way more important than school. It's not like you're going to Mexico or Pakistan for a month (that kinda bothers me when kids do that like EVERY year--we totally have kids do that). They need time to be with Grandma.

I'm so stoked for you! *Big excited hugs*