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Comment by Lynn(Plant City, FL.) 1 day ago

Hug him tight Michelle and take those last few pictures. He will settle in and make lots of new friends. If you want, send me a private message and I will give you my son's name to share with him. My son said he would be happy to meet any new Sailors coming to Bahrain, he remembers what it felt like when he got there even though he had 6 friends with him. But they all get busy with school and then when they start working in their sections, they do not get to see one another often. He said you can never have too many friends when you are far away from home :D

Comment by michelle (Sailor Dylan's mom) 1 day ago

we take dylan to the airport tomorrow....i'll hug him extra tight for all of you!

Comment by Lynn(Plant City, FL.) 1 day ago

I think that reality has started sinking in and explains why so many of us seem to be in a funky mood. My emotions go up and down and I cry at the silliest things. The holidays are always a time for the family to be together. I am just so thankful for the little things, like hearing his voice a couple of times a week and our emails back and forth. Hug your Sailors when you get the chance and give them an extra hug from the rest of us mama's :D

Comment by Coties mom on November 19, 2009 at 10:31pm

Wow that sounds like a great idea!!..The sims card and the christmas packages too. Thanks for all your help.It's beginning to sink in that he is actually halfway across the world.:(

Comment by Lynn(Plant City, FL.) on November 18, 2009 at 8:30pm

Hey Cotie's mom, my son also has a Blackberry, they recommended the International one so that he can use it wherever he is. We pay a VERY low fee to keep the phone activated, but it is considered on hold with Sprint. They do not have service there, but if they did it would cost $2.50 a minute. So he buys a pre- paid Sims card at the Nex that he can use with his phone, it's cost $40 for 400 pre-paid minutes and that would average the cost at 10 cent a minute. That is how he calls home and calls his friends. He can not text or receive emails there on his phone, but we talk every day on either Myspace or Facebook and chat that way with him. He usually calls home at least once a week, sometimes more depending on his days off. When we set his phone up, we found out that we could lease an international phone for around $69 a month, but the phone would not be his. It was cheaper to just buy the Blackberry that they recommended. If you talk to your service provider I am sure they can help you with any questions concerning service. The only bad thing is he has to call us, we can not call him ;-(

Jennifer, we tried to prepare ourselves this past Thanksgiving and Christmas with what lay ahead. I have 5 children and have had one missing here or there due to college, but I too feel the pain of not having my Sailor home this year. Just does not feel right !!!!! Two years is such a long time for our guys to be gone, but hopefully mine will have enough days saved up for R & R and can use them to come home next November :D I am mailing his Christmas Care Package tomorrow :D Stocking with his name on it, filled with movies, candy, popcorn...even sending a fake snow man and tree :D God Bless ALL of our children who will be away from our love and care this year :D

Comment by Jennifer on November 18, 2009 at 4:51pm

I sent my son the makings of his favorite Thanksgiving (well any holiday actually) dish! it is something he can microwave and I was able to send everything in canned form so it passed the non-perishable test. I even sent him a plastic dish to cook it in. What is it? green bean casserole! it's a surprise, but I know he will be happy to have it! I hear from my son a few times a week either by text, email or phone. He has a cell that he purchased there--the ATT phone I sent with him is just too expensive. He's an IT, but can't txt, email etc while on shift. he goes to the local wi-fi cafes and emails from there. we have yet to try skype because our schedules are so opposite (he's on night shifts) but I'm sure we'll figure it out for the holidays. it IS great to hear his voice, but I will be even happier to see him. This is his first holiday away from home and even though he is also older (25) it will still be hard for us. We have been a family of three for 20 years, so one missing makes things very different. he's on a 2 year tour too, so I guess we'll have to get used to the fact that he won't be around at holiday time.

Comment by Coties mom on November 18, 2009 at 3:43pm

Lynn, So how are you communicating with your son? We went a got Cotie a blackberry phone..but we are still unsure about calling/texting or what are choices are...Any help is greatly appreciated!!!

Comment by Lynn(Plant City, FL.) on November 18, 2009 at 3:38pm

It rained in Bahrain today !!!!!

Comment by Lynn(Plant City, FL.) on November 17, 2009 at 11:08pm

Hey Everyone, talked to my Sailor tonight, well it was 3 AM in Bahrain......son had gotten off duty and was starting his 3 days off. It is always good to hear his voice no matter what time of the day or night :D Everyone is talking about their kids being gone for the holidays and I have been so stressed thinking about how they will be missing ALL the home cooking at home. Round out from my son that his section leader has planned a big Thanksgiving dinner and they will ALL eat together as a section, so I am sure your Sailors will have a good cooked meal for the holidays also. Alot of our military are leaving Bahrain as their time of duty there is over, so alot of the sections are working short handed. I am sure your MA's will be put to work as soon as they finish school in Bahrain. Mine loves it there, he is older....24....the adjustment takes a bit as they seem to get bored with repeating so many of the things they have just had to do in A school, but after they start to work and make new friends, it gets a lot better. We always keep everything upbeat to prevent some of the home sickness. I hope everyone has a great week, TTYL :D

Comment by Coties mom on November 17, 2009 at 9:53pm

When we got to the ticket counter, we ask for permission and they printed out visitor tickets for us to go to the gate with him. They were more than happy to assist us since he was a sailor leaving for 2 years.
We also had Thanksgiving dinner with our extended family on Sunday. it was such a blessing to have everyone there together.

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