Life as a military wife

I have been approached by many family members and friends and asked the same dreaded question, “Why don’t you find a job?” So here are my typical answers:

A) B has a very severe congenital heart defect. When I was working, I constantly had to take days off to take him to his appointments and constantly had to call in sick. Not a very good way to work. So I stay at home with him.

B) I have been looking for a part time job but NO LUCK.

C) I am now homeschooling the kids.

Letter C brings forth a whole bunch of questions but the bottom line, my kids need to be challenged in their education. So how am I going to do that? I am going to teach them myself. Don’t worry, it is what I went to college for. I used to work with kids in their grade levels. It will be tedious but I am sure it will bring forth some positive experiences for us. BUT it doesn’t really help with the financial aspect of our lives.

Which really brings me to the title of this blog. Recession has hit us all BIG TIME, as my dad would say, but why are the prices for kids’ stuff going up? I don’t get it. It really is pretty frustrating. I wish my husband got paid more. It isn’t easy being in the military. Heck, he’s done 4 tours to the sandbox. But people who don’t work half as hard as him and his military friends aren’t getting the pay they deserve. But I digress, there really is no price tag that you can put on the work that they do and the sacrifices they make. But during times like these, I wish he got paid more! *sigh* I bought a lottery ticket. Let’s hope I hit it big! I promise to give back! =)