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Maggie - welcome
Were going to try and get the tree up today too b-4 my son leaves very very very early tomorrow morning. Not sure but well try - He is having a good time being homw with all his friends and well us too.
Debbie - email me your nu...
Happy Turkey day!!!!!!!!
Wanted to say I'm very Thankful for NavyMom friends.........My son Adam surprised me yesterday and walked in my house 5 1/2 earlier than when I was suppose to pick him up @ Midway.....They let them leave earlier and they ...
Jessica,
He is probably just getting use to everything and very tired. Stay positive upbeat when you talk to him - his next call to you will be much better.
But keep this in mind - he is writing you and tell you things he will not talk to anyone...
Everyone,
Paula - Man I remember my first Turkey Dinner - you could use my gravy to drywall with......All these years still can't make gravy for turkey. OH well - I can buy it at Jewel.....Happy Thanksgiving.....
Michelle
Debbie,
Oh man you are good....I would help you next time and I would love to do that!...
Paula - I'm jumping on to look now - thank you!
Michelle
Thank you ..... I'll look into that!
Have a great day and everyone have a great Turkey day!
Michelle
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- Updated - My son has been in the Navy since June and is currently in Pensacola. Very proud of him and his choice to serve our country.
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PIR 7/31/09 GRAD N GO SAILOR
Everyone,
I was so excited yesterday - that I had a hard time sleeping Thrusday night! LOL
We left early from our house @ 5am becuase of construction/traffic ect and got to GL in plenty of time. Didn't mind the wait and chatted with other families around us. We shared stories our Sailors shared with us and then watched the video and laughed some. The time went by quickly and our proud young men and women marched in. How overwelming right! As soon as they shouted Liberty we were climbing down t… Continue
I was so excited yesterday - that I had a hard time sleeping Thrusday night! LOL
We left early from our house @ 5am becuase of construction/traffic ect and got to GL in plenty of time. Didn't mind the wait and chatted with other families around us. We shared stories our Sailors shared with us and then watched the video and laughed some. The time went by quickly and our proud young men and women marched in. How overwelming right! As soon as they shouted Liberty we were climbing down t… Continue
Posted on August 1, 2009 at 9:30am —
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- At 4:13pm on November 23, 2009,
carols_kitchen said…
- http://www.navyformoms.com/group/mollysadoptasailorproject
- At 4:12pm on November 23, 2009,
carols_kitchen said…
- Yes, you can donate calling card through USO, or through Molly's Adopt a Sailor when we get a request. They must be international, and I think you have to activate them first. Also, our church (Methodist) as a whole gets them at a great price to send to the chaplains to hand out.
- At 9:50pm on November 11, 2009,
Dona said… - Hi, Michelle. He graduated a school last Fri. He will be home in the morning for a few days, then back to San Diego-stationed there for 36 mos. We are going out there for Christmas. He is officially a Seabee now in Beachmasters Unit. He is happy so that is good. How is your son doing? It is good to hear from you!
- At 9:16am on November 7, 2009,
Annie(Div 244 ship 09) said… - Hey Michelle
Yeah you found us,Yes we should get together more often,talk to you soon
- At 11:04am on September 9, 2009,
Debbie (Stephen's mom) said… - Hi, tell me a little about your sailor? My son is Stephen and he is 22 and has been in the Navy since November 18, 08, I cannot believe it is going to be a year already. He is an IT and works with computers, he has a high clearance rate, he is an E2. He has received two metals already, can you tell I am very proud of him. He has beautiful red hair and is 6"2'. On his dream list he listed Italy and that is where he is Naples, Italy. We are going to go down and see him hopefully in May of 2010. I miss him so much. We talk alot on skype, if I did not have skype I would cry more then I do now. LOL He was a firemen before he went into the Navy, did a year of college and it was not for him, so he is doing great and loves what he is doing. Well I guess I told you everything. I would love to hear about your sailor. Yes we will have to get together, what part of Downers Grove are you in?
- At 1:22pm on September 3, 2009,
Debbie (Stephen's mom) said…
- Michelle, I live in Alsip, my sister-in-law lives in Downers Grove, we are just about neighbors. We should talk! I sent you a friend request. I don't know too many from Chicago!!!!! My son went in November 18th, so I have been at this for a while.
- At 10:25am on August 4, 2009,
Peggy W. said… - Michelle , when i say care package I mean those things you spoke of plus food and snacks ,protein snacks. They do have a NEX there but have to walk everywhere its a longggg walk. The Galley is not open 24/7 so if your sailor has night duty its nice to come back to a hot micro meal. They do have a micro and frig in their room. mail to there is fast enough that you could send home made cookies they should be alright....don't wast your money on over night shipping or haveing them sign for stuff. Just let him know when you mail something he can check post office there its near the building they have class in..He can check everyday at lunch ..no mail on Sat or Sun...don't make package to heavy or large they have to carry it back to barracks in one are , they have to be able to salute whit the other.
- At 11:50pm on August 3, 2009,
Dona said…
- YES! We did a fast track-Navy pier, rode the train in, the bus, the water taxi, made it to American Girl. "Unfortunately, the pizza place had an hour and 45-minute wait after the Willis tower took so long there wasn't enough time.
- At 2:43pm on August 3, 2009,
Kathleen ~ Pauls mom said… - ATI, as far as I understand is Aviation Technician, the work on circuits etc the wiring in a workshop, the ATO same thing but they work by taking the components our of the plane, looking at them, if they can't be fixed there by them they take them back to the workshop for the ATI guys to fix.
Our guys do the electrical, circuits and a bunch of other stuff, they work on some of the most sophisticated aircraft in the world which is why their school is so very long. Make sure your Sailor does his AWAT and ATT as soon as he can. The AWAT can be done on-line. Then he classes up for ATT then after that they class up for A school, depending on what type of aircraft and particular specialty they are chosen for they may have to do C school, most of the time that is in Biloxi, MS and the length again is dependent upon what they are there for. Hope that all made sense to you.
Personally I hope my son goes to Biloxi, P'cola is close enough but Biloxi is even closer to home. Its nice to be able to see him as often as I can.
My baby is a Marine and he is stationed in Hawaii, I saw him for about 3 days over Easter, before that was New Year. Goodness knows when I will see him again, rumor mill has them deploying in late spring so I may go for a visit in early spring. Yes he really is a baby, he turned 18 May 28th, I signed the papers so he could enter early, he graduated PFC at the age of 17, quite an achievement.
What barracks is your son in?
- At 11:28am on August 3, 2009,
AlbaScott (Div 260) said… - Hi Michelle,
I tried to look for you also, but it was so crazy. I couldn't find my son for a bit, then he told me that he had an hour and a half before he had to go to the airport. After that everything was just a blur. Hope that you had a great time with your son this weekend.
Take care,
Alba ;o)
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