Amazing how God just HANDLES everything!

Ok....so I was worried about being able to go to South Georgia for Dee's reunion because of money. Well, someone took care of that, then.....drum roll please.....on Wednesday last week, my car's transmission went out! YES..when it rains, it pours! It would not change gears. I had it towed on Thursday to find out for sure if it needed a new transmission or just some work. Nope...new trans that would cost $2500! The van is a 2002 with 130,000 miles on it! No way! The van isn't worth that much running! So what seemed like a bad situation turned out to be fantastic.
Dee's mom works for Courtesy Ford, so she arranged for me to meet with Mr. Morris (owner) and I was able to talk to Dee via cellphone. We found a Hyundai Entourage (minivan/SUV)2007 with all the bells and whistles on it! And got it for $100 over dealer investment. They really respect Lou so they treated me great! Then I was able to get a line of credit with only 3.75% interest! So our payments only went up $30 from the other van! And the insurance is only $12 more a month! God is so good! (and that includes paying off the other van too!) So now Dee can leave for a year with peace of mind that we have a decent vehicle that isn't going to give me problems!
THEN I had this "crapped out" van needing a new transmission. Courtesy gave me a name of a used car guy in Covington they deal with. Very honest. He came over to look at it at the transmission place. I was going to be happy if he offered me $500 for it. That Friday morning, I got up early and went to where my van was at Aamco in Covington. I needed to clean it out, get the military sticker off, and get the tag. The guys there were so nice. They gave me boxes, pulled the van around for me, helped me clean up the van, and even scraped off the military ID sticker for me and put it on the new van! They were awesome! And they were getting nothing out of the deal! The owner said he might be interested in buying it, so for me to call him when the other guy gave me a price. So the used car guy called and to my surprise, offered us $850! NO WAY! I called the Aamco guy back and he said, "That's a great deal. You better take it!" So I did. So we were able to go to Brewton Parker and enjoy our weekend! Then Sunday, after church, we drove to Savannah and found a great little apartment/motel on the base at Hunter! Two bedroom apartment for just $63 a night!
We had a great weekend. Monday, before taking Dee back, we packed a lunch and went to Tybee Island so the girls could see the beach. Didn't go last year to any beach. So they walked in the water a little and we fed the birds. Didn't stay long, but at least they saw the beach. It was kind of cold and windy anyway. We WILL RETURN! Can't beat that deal! The room is actually $48, then $5 for each extra person.
We dropped Dee off about 1:30 pm at Ft. Stewart and told him goodbye..........AGAIN.
On our way home, the girls took a nap. While it was quiet, I started thinking about how much time we had left with Dee. I know I shouldn't, but figured out we only have 8 days left. That hit me hard...so I'm driving down I-16 crying my eyes out while the girls slept! I know that's crazy, but we had such a wonderful time. Dee is my best friend and I enjoy being together. It seemed so lonely.

He has had a good week at Ft. Stewart. Been kind of quiet there. Not a lot of classes. His good friend Sean, was trying out for another personal Security detail, so everyone was waiting for the outcome. He made it! That's great for him, and three others with the unit. BUT that means they will move to another unit. Sean and Dee won't even drill together anymore. That makes me sad. Lisa and I have become friends and I hope we all four can continue to be friends. Sean was supposed to leave on March 30th, but now, he has more schools to go to. SO no idea when he'll deploy! CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE...that's the hardest part for the wives. (beside missing their husbands!)
The army messed up our insurance and taxes taken out on his pay. He caught both! YAY! He has already been to the financial office to try and straighten it out, so we'll see. And went to insurance yesterday and got it fixed. All this before he even told me about it. That was a relief. They have messed up so much, that I panic when something happens now. It's such a headache to fix anything with the Army. Thanks Dee for taking care of us! I love you!

This weekend will be short. Not sure when he'll actually get home on Friday night, but he has to be back on base at 6 pm Sunday night. So he'll have to leave around 4 pm. At least Dee is singing a solo this week in church! That will be such a blessing to me and the girls to hear him sing one more time before he leaves! Can't wait.