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Comment by navymom333 on December 16, 2009 at 7:17pm

hie1 ,
just wanted too wish e1 a very merry christmas, hope e1 gets too hear from their sailor over the holidays! my daughter wont make it home for christmas from a-school but she will call! we miss her so much! shes in heavy training.

Comment by Judy -Chris' Mom on December 9, 2009 at 8:01pm

Linda E.I know how you feel. My son will be deploying in a few weeks to Iraq. I am so proud of him, but as a Mom I worry about him and will miss him so much. Looks like August will be a happy month for us both!

Angie-Looked for the ornaments at Target and could not find it but I did find another one that said Support our Troops. It is suppose to donate some money to the troops with every ornament purchased. I've got my Blue Candle ready to burn also. Looking forward (I hope ) to having Chris home for the holiday, but dreading seeing him leave. I know you must be feeling that way also. I know your son fought long and hard to become active, so I know you must be happy about that.

Comment by Linda E./Justin div 161 on December 9, 2009 at 4:34pm

Update on my SeaBee reserve, Justin. He has made PO3 back in Sept. He will try for PO2" in end of Feb. He Volunteered AFTER his 2 week drill" in Cali. a few months ago to DEPLOY" anywhere. He was called last month and will head to Gulfport(His A" school) in Jan. for training and then is off to CUBA(Quantomano Bay)through Middle of august. he seems very happy to be Back INVOLVED in the Navy. i will Miss him terribly, AND his marine brother is also deploying to a Afgan. sometime after the first of the year. this will be one SAD, yet PROUD Mom!

Comment by Angie F.- WA: HM mom on November 25, 2009 at 7:11pm

Make that me, AND Judy! =) Blessings and ((HUGS)) to those whose Sailors are far from home this year!

Comment by Angie F.- WA: HM mom on November 25, 2009 at 7:09pm

Just got the news...he won't be leaving until January!!! Yippeee!!! =) One last double holiday. God is good. :) They just have to figure out which Wednesday in Jan it will be. HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone. Thanks again for all your prayers and support!

This is me, doing my happy mama dance! :D


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Comment by doug's mom on November 24, 2009 at 10:42pm

Happy Thanksgiving to all

Comment by Judy -Chris' Mom on November 23, 2009 at 11:44pm

Sharon- Give it the 45 days and hopefully he will get it. It would be nice if he got it as a holiday present!!

Angie-Thanks for the tip. I will have to look in Target. We have one a couple of miles away.

Good News-Got the official word that I will have my Sailor home for Thanksgiving!!
Last year he was in BC and I didn't even get a call. Looking forward to having him at the table this year!!!

Comment by Sharon on November 23, 2009 at 11:59am

Thanks everyone for the advice on the bonus. We will just wait and see what happens. His first reserve weekend was the first weekend in October, so we will see what happends the first week in December. He knows that he did not sign any paperwork for it because he specifically asked because of what I read on here and they told him there was no paperwork to sign ~ that it would come automatically in about 45 days.

Hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving!!

Comment by Angie F.- WA: HM mom on November 22, 2009 at 10:56am

Thanks girls! :) Sure is a mixed bag of emotions right now, but then, isn't it always!? LOL

Thanks to a heads up from one of the Pre Buds moms, I found a special new Holiday decoration. I'm going to give it to him this year, then ask afterwards to keep it, so I can display it every year he doesn't come home...It's Santa in desert Camo, holding an American flag. JCP is selling them. Thought of you Judy. :) (Sure will be praying you get your Christmas wish this year. You bet I'll pop in now and then, you were all my original peeps!) =) Santa was $39.99, on sale for $19.99, plus I used the $10 off and purchase of $10 or more cardstock coupon that came in the mail. What a deal! They are in the holiday decor section, probably going fast. There were several African American versions, but mine was only one of 2 white Santas left, and when I'd called in the morning there had been 5 or 6. The man at the counter said anything patriotic have been popular items, especially those.

Another Pre Buds Mom said that Target has nutcrackers dressed in various military uniforms or camo. Look online at Target.com if your store doesn't have them, there's a Sailor one in dress whites, holding a trumpet. :)

Danielle, my son has already been through Corpsman A school at GL ( a place he was hoping never to go back to), came home at the end of Oct '08, and put in his request to start this whole frustrating process after the holidays. He looked carefully at the rules for switching from Reserves to Actives. He had been told it's almost impossible to do so before serving for 24 months. However, he found in the fine print that it's actually 24 months OF DRILLING as a Reservist, before you are eligible!! So, if this comes through, (at almost 20 months of total service, including BC and A school) it will be a Christmas miracle! He's proof though of what my Dad always used to say... where there's a will, there's a way. My son is VERY strong willed and goal focused! LOL I'll keep you all updated.

Carol-it's back to GL for Pre Buds he goes. Winter in Chicago! :P

Comment by Judy -Chris' Mom on November 21, 2009 at 12:21am

Angie- That is GREAT news!! I know how long he has been working towards this. He must be very excited. I hope it works out that he gets to spend the holidays home with you and goes the first of the year. This way everyone is happy!! When he goes Active, don't forget us. Jump on here once in a while and update us.

I hope everyone has a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Hopefully some of you will be with your Sailors. Chris is hoping to get home, but will not know for sure until he comes back from training in the field this weekend. Hopefully all goes well out there and they all get to have a long weekend off!!! I didn't have him home last year for the holidays, so I really want him home this year, especially with him deploying!!!

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