So this is what we know so far:
1.)Eric will be leaving around the 10th-12th April, checking into Ft. Riley, KS and then going to Ft. Rucker, AL for Instructor Pilot Course. The course is 3 months long and when he finishes he will return to Ft. Riley to start work as an instructor pilot for the squadron.
2.) We are putting our house on the market tomorrow - For Sale By Owner. We'll decide in another month or two if we should get an agent involved. I can move to Kansas as early as mid April since Eric will have signed in on his way to Rucker. Then in May/June if we are having no luck selling the house we will try to rent it out. The houses in our neighbourhood rent quickly and we'd try to have someone move in on July 1st. That way I can move to Riley and get unpacked just before Eric is finished with IPC. I am not nervous or stressed about taking care of the house on my own or the drive to Kansas or finding a place to live and unpacking etc. But it will be a lot of work and and I an anxious to have it all finished with.
3.) We are going to Kansas the last weekend in Feb to scope out a few rentals and the on-post housing. I really want to live in Manhattan and not on post, but it will come down to what we can get for our money. We are going to have to live in a much smaller house in order to afford the rent. So we are busy downsizing right now. I have found some small duplexes with 2 car garages and 2 living areas and 3 bedrooms within our housing allowance - they are 1000 sq ft less than what we live in now! But I keep telling Eric he won't be living with us for most of the time we are there and it will be nice to not have as much house to worry about and no yard maintenance. We are on the waitlist for the post housing and its apparently a 6-9 month wait...hmmm.
So that's it - WE HAVE A PLAN! That, in itself, is a huge relief. I am excited to see what happens with the house and where we are going to live in Kansas. I was just telling Eric that I love moving every few years because I love purging all the junk from our home. Is that sick? :-)
Keeps us in your thoughts and wish us good luck!