Maui

On the advise of my Supervisor I sent and email to the Hawaii RFO to see if I was still on the list to deploy 26 December.  Turns out I was not, they didn't know I had volunteered so they put someone else in, but thanks for volunteering.  That paired with all the retirement talk on here and I was just really over this working for a living scam.  I told Brook but I was really too disappointed to tell anyone else.  The next day I get an email sitting in my inbox when I sign in saying the person that was supposed to leave the day after Thanksgiving had to bow out and asked if I would be interested in going 24 November and back on Christmas Eve?  So, I'm waiting for the funding code to come my way so I can start making my travel arrangements.  That should dose the jealousy flame for a little while at least.  Obviously my mom isn't thrilled with the idea but she can get over it.  She was very concerned about my cousin coming into town.  I will be here for more of her stay his way than I would have been if I left in December.  Anyway, I hope we get a little down time so I can explore a little.  I would love to see Pearl Harbor and maybe I can get the Obama's to invite me over for a pre-holiday party.  I am sure they would love to have me.

It will be a strange holiday season for sure.  

The parade of people starts Monday.  BIL and niece will be here that evening.  Dennis is acting like a child trying to get as much stuff done around their mom's house as possible.  He is being a massive tool about the whole thing, doing it all so that when his brother gets here he can be all 'look at what I have done, what do you do when you are here' kind of bullshit.  He told me he may need my help putting up some portable shed, I was like um, why don't you wait and ask your engineer brother.  You would think I had asked him to slaughter baby daddy and prepare him like a turkey for dinner.  He is also holding fast to not going to Thanksgiving with them.  Me leaving will strengthen his case a little.  That reminds me, I have to call the restaurant we have reservations at and see if I need to prepay.  

I need to get in touch with my friend's daughter and see how Henry is doing.  They said depending on the x-ray he could have gone home yesterday.  She just got back from Korea so I haven't been able to get in touch with her.  I added that to the list.

I had hoped to get my roof replaced before Christmas but the obviously isn't happening.  I have gotten quotes from $7-13k.  I really wish I knew more about roofing to know I'm not getting hosed.  I know for sure I am not going with the lowest, something seems off.  He sent an estimate based on google earth then came over and measured it and verbally told me the quote.  I told him that I would appreciate it if he could email it to me so I have it for my records.  The quote pretty much said replace roof, discard trash...$7,000.  This compared to the guy before him telling me the type and depth of plywood they would use, the vents, etc.  I am not a fan of homeownership at the moment.  Renting is underrated sometimes.