When does the hurting get better? I'll be fine one minute and a basket case the next. 

Was the voice mail message left to me from my step son on Tuesday, January 11^th. Oh how I hated that I missed that call, but the voice mail he left me made my heart smile. “Ms. Paulie, I passed my test! I’m gonna be a NUKE” my step son excitingly yells into my voice mail. “Call me back, I might miss your call I’m going to be helping my grandparents. I love you Ms. Paulie! THANK YOU for everything you’ve done for me!” (A voice mail message I will not delete from my…

Since the blog area is more about putting down your thoughts her are mine.

My son left for MEPS in Spokane, Washington this morning.  At the same time we are expecting a big winter storm.  We live 3 hrs south of Spokane.  I decided yesterday that we wouldn't be going to see the swearing in and I feel really bad about it.  It better dump alot of snow or I'll be mad!

Yesterday we decided to have a family day where we all hung out and did what he wanted to do.  Good thing it was…

This is going to be one of the hardest things I will experience. My son joined the Navy last Thursday I am so proud of him it is hard to let go our family has always been the 3 Musketeers Me and my 2 boys. He graduates May 10 from high school in arkansas then Aug 07 he leaves for Great Lakes. We talk everyday and he come to work to see me all the time it is going to be so hard not to see his face. Michael is so determined he joined boy scouts because it would help his military career his…

I am traveling down to Louisiana to work for the winter, When I told my son that I was doing that he informed me that on his way to his duty station he was going to reroute his trip so he could come home for a day to see me so I told him that i would not be here. I was very sad. So for weeks I have been kinda depressed thinking that my one and only son was going to come home and I wouldn't even get to see him. Then he called me today and told me that he did some checking and discovered that…