My DH jsut got his follow on orders to Alaska. From what I can find on the web they seem to be on of the easy states when it comes to homeschooling. Not sure if I will move without DH or wait until he gets back from his deployment.
wow from cold to hot to cold again!!! WOW, I would wait until he gets back, packing and starting over with a new baby would be hard.
Will he be able to get a short tour if you don't go with him? I think that would be part of my deciding factor. That and depending on your support system here. Everyone I've known that have been stationed there loved it. I guess it would mainly depend on the difference in the length of the deployment in making my decision.
He deployment is 12 months in Korea and Alaska is his next base. The kids and I are not allowed to come with him to Korea so we have the option of staying put here in AZ or going to alaska.
We've had some homeschoolers here from Alaska! My personal opinion is that you should GO!!! I spent a summer in Cordova, and LOVED it! I think it would be so cool to live there for a while!!! But at the same time, I'm not sure I'd like to be there by myself while my husband was in Korea. It'd be hard not knowing anyone, and then having it dark so much of the year.
I'd have to agree with Kris---stay where you are, with family....somewhere where you have a support system! You with 5 kids, including a brand new baby, will be going through enough without trying to make a go in a new place by yourself! By the time dh gets back you'll all be adjusted enough to handle a move WITH your dh, I'm thinking!
I agree with Kris and Deena...stay. Unless you really want to move....but it seems like a better option to just stay for a bit. I have only heard wonderful things about Alaska. I would love to go one day. I just really hate the cold. However, I think it will be a wonderful experience.
My family all lives in SD and we would have to pay for that move. I checked out U-haul and it would cost 3000 just for the truck. then you have to factor in gas for the truck, our van full of kids, hotel, food, and all the deposits that goes with moving and the $$$ start to add up quickly. On a personal note my family isn't really much help. My teenage brother is spending more time in Juvie than at home. My mom let her drug addict loser ex back home, and I could go on and on about my family drama. :roll: DH family live in a town about 45 minutes from my family and while they are "normal" being that close would make my family upset and they would lay the guilt trip on me.
Do you have a "support system" where you live now? Enough friends and people you know to feel comfortable? If you have any roots down where you are, then I'd stay there. However, if you have no support system, and are anxious to get to Alaska, then maybe you should go and start laying down roots there! To me, it'd be VERY stressful to uproot and go with so many kids all by myself. But I could be being wimpy! Another question, don't they sometimes change plans? By the time your dh gets back, could they possibly say, "We decided you need to go to Florida instead of Alaska!" Then the move would all be in vain.... Just a thought.
Yes they sometimes do although not usually after they already paid to move the family. DH really wants this base so he would be crushed if it did change. I am right at an either or place here cause all of my friends have just gotten orders and moved recently. Aball is the only person that I know in Tucson. That said, there are 2 great homeschool groups here and if I did get involved I am sure I would make quick friends. I just have to quit being so shy. either way stay or go I would have to get out there and make friends.
Well, Sarah, it's not an easy decision! I will pray that you will make a decision that will be best for your family! Does your dh have any thoughts about it?
that sounds tough....but Alaska could be amazing. When you do get there be sure to tell us all about it.
wow, Bunnytracks you have a lot to think over. ... Hang in there girl and hope it works out for you and your family...
Even if you had no kids at all, I would say wait. When we were at our last base, one of our friends decided to volunteer for Korea so he could follow on back to where we were. They bought a big house, he went for a year, and a couple of months before he was supposed to come back, they said he would not have the job he had been told he could have. Instead, he would be working nights, weekends, and holidays--when his wife and son would be home (she works and he is in daycare). Long story short, they sold the house--losing $20,000+ on the deal--and found another assignment. I don't know if that kind of thing happens in all the areas, or just theirs, but it stunk big time!
