Hey, Star. My husband and I are military brats so I can identify with some of your woes. Certainly not boring!

Can Army Emergency Relief do anything about paying for part-time help for you, someone to check on you each day if your husband is being deployed again? I don't know what base you may live near, if they have any programs? The military doctors are so impersonal, they don't have any patient advocate sorts of people in the hospital? I'd find a social worker or base aid outfit and see if you can't find someone to listen and help you.

Doesn't sound like your mother is very helpful, just adds to your stress. How about your husband's mother, do you like or get along with her at all? Any girlfriends or other women's aid programs locally?

The constant plumbing problems sound horrible. We had a porch "fixed" and it took 13 months! But it wasn't essential like plumbing.

I'm sorry your daughter's having troubles too at this time. How old is she? There are lots of mothers of daughters here, maybe someone has suggestions how to help her and you get along better. That can't be helping your stress. Do you talk to her at all, tell her how you feel?