UGH!!

Bleh.

We should have known that something crazy would happen now that we're in the countdown stage. Joel and have a mile long to-do list and then BAM! The crazy hits. Here's what it be...

Apparently, we are expected to just "know" everything about the military and its process. Heaven forbid they give us a little guidance. That being said, somehow Joel and I both missed a key part to scheduling our pack out (when they come to our house and pack up what is going to storage and what we want in Japan) which was to print and forward the paperwork that took us 6 hours to complete online to the appropriate person in charge. It was assumed by us (and indicated online) that since they had us work through this incredibly complicated and inefficient program online that it would automatically alert the proper folks when the paperwork was completed. In fact, it even told us the paperwork was sent in and our online status informed us that we were just waiting for them to contact us with more detail.

But no. Alas, it was not so.

Thus, we will be in Japan before the movers come. Thanks to a wonderful mother-in-law who is willing to be our representative, we still feel comfortable that the right stuff will go to the right place. It just adds way more work to the to-do list. Sigh.

Countdown: 10 days 'til lift off. :)