I’m going to be a...
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Topic: I’m going to be a...
Posted By: mummy_becks
Subject: I’m going to be a...
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 9:07pm
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single mum next week. DH is off to Trentham Army camp for selection and hopefully he gets in as an officer. Me and my friend (her DH has just gone overseas for the week) are calling ourselves the "Horn widows" (as we both play Eb Horn in band). Hopefully the week passes fast and no major issues arise with my children. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 9:14pm
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Good luck for both you and DH Becks, hope his selection is successful and that those gorgeous boys of yours behave while their daddy is away. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 9:31pm
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wow! So what will happen if he is accepted? ------------- |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 9:34pm
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Next year 7 weeks straight up in Waioru for basic. 2 weeks holiday then back up to Waioru for 9 months Monday to Friday (we can move up there if we want to but we won't) doing officer stuff. Then 3 months back in Trentham doing Engineering stuff then back to Linton (thats were he should get posted to but if CHCH then we'll move and rent our house out) to be an officer. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 11:19pm
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oooooooooh you pooooor lady. lol (just kidding, in some kinda way, maybe).. am an army brat. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 9:48am
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Wow - an officer! Well I hope selection goes well and Josh and Andrew are good for the week... You are a brave chicky, Becks! And I don't blame you for not planning on shifting to Waioru! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: nictoddie
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 9:52am
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Good luck, hope your week goes smoothly, I'm sure there is enough palmy mums about being the school hols if you need a sanity fix and we could always meet at the park or something if you want, since the weather has been so great! Well not so great today but we did need a splash of rain esp for us on tank water! ------------- 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 7:29pm
Wow, that could be very different for your boys!  ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 8:12pm
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Waiouru's not so bad lol, we stopped for a picnic there on our way north the other day. Still, it *is* a bit blink and you miss it! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 8:23pm
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Yep and I can see my self going even more crazy if I was living there nothing to do. First day was ok other than Josh deciding to throw up in his sleep again. Hopefully that is all finished now. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 8:28pm
Ewww  Hope he's OK! How is your carpet?------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 8:34pm
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Carpet is fine, can't even see where she did it ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 2:18pm
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YAY he has been selected to become an officer. So next year is going to be very interesting for me. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 2:30pm
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Wow, congrats to your DH and hope things go smoothly on the home front too ------------- |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 2:33pm
Oh yay! Congrats to your DH! Life is a challange! You will do brilliatly, like u are now! 
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Posted By: nictoddie
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 2:33pm
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Great news guess you gonna have alot of alone time next year then if he is gonna be away training etc -------------
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Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 2:49pm
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Congrats to your DH Becks. It sounds like there'll be some major changes in your lives next year. Do you know exactly where he'll be based? -------------    
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 2:55pm
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What kinda officer is he signing up to be? You'll be on your own for most of the year, they have pretty good support for the officer wives at Linton. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 3:02pm
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At this stage, i'm going to stay in Palmy (in our house) while he goes off and does all his training. He will "probably" be based in Linton as he is going in Engineering and most of them are in Linton. If we have to move to CHCH i'll move thats no problem. One good thing - at least I can now go over to my parents place a few times a year now to see them, i've already booked their place after DH does his basic, in the small break he gets between basic and officer training. Very superficial but i'm looking forward to the money as well - after living on the sickness benefit, the salary he gets will be OMG!!! ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 3:22pm
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The salary & all the little extras are good (my DH is in the navy). Since we have a mortgage DH gets paid extra $$ each pay towards it. I presume it's a NZDF thing so you should benefit from that too... -------------
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 3:41pm
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Oh please let me know what benefits you get, i'd love to know as we have a huge (well its not that huge when I think about it) mortgage. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Lisha
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 3:58pm
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All the best becks! It was hard when my DH when away for 3 days...! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 4:58pm
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Woohoo, yay Becks that is awesome! Bet you guys are just walking on air! Give him big congrats from the lady with all the scary kids! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 5:04pm
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Becks if you have a mortgage the Army will pay towards your mortgage, its called dtls, get your DH to get a letter from manning to give to your bank, the banks in Palmy deal with this all the time so they know what they're doing. Not sure how much it is % of interest I think, for us it amounts to another 5k a year to DFs salary. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 5:09pm
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I hope you got my PM Becks. -------------
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 5:32pm
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I did thanks Sally. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 6:18pm
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Congrats
I lived in Waiouru when I was young and really enjoyed it. The house I lived in is still standing but empty |