Lone Star Sailor Mom's Blog (4)

Danny has filed for a legal separation from his 'wife.' For right now, she is cooperating and I hope it stays that way so that I don't have to get nasty about things - this Texas momma's claws WILL come out if she does anything else stupid! He has to be legally separated from her for a year before the state of Virginia will grant the divorce. They wouldn't take the date of their deployment even with the evidence of the infidelities and things like that, but they did take the date she move… Continue

Well, Danny did it...he got a tattoo right after he got back from deployment. It is a Navy star - 5 inches tall (says its size has something to do with how far they have journeyed by ship). He sent me a picture of it, and as soon as I can find my USB, I will add it to my page. I thought I would freak out when he got one, but I was surprisingly cool about it...guess I kindof knew that being in the Navy it would be hard for him to not get marked before he got out. It looks good and he likes it so… Continue

OK Moms - as some of you know, I send Danny a "silly question of the day" that usually relates to something I've read on this site and don't quite understand. Lately, I've gotten confused by all the references to "my son is a greenshirt" that I've been reading around places. So that was the silly question I sent to my son, and I thought it would be interesting to share his response and give us all a little bit of an education: Question sent by me: "You're an AT3...let's see: you made Petty Offi… Continue

As moms, we don't ever seem to be able to get used to letting our babies go. I know it has been exceptionally hard for me with my son - my only child and the light of my life. When he decided to go into the Navy, I cried and cried. When he graduated from Boot Camp, I cried and cried tears of supreme pride and joy. When he started his training runs (DETs), I worried and cried a little more because getting to hear from him while he was on DET was not as much as I like. When he deployed on Septembe… Continue