PIR 11/26/2008

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Comment by Shelia NC on November 14, 2009 at 9:39am

Hello, thought I would come on and do an update so to speak since this group is now an year old. Hard to believe last year this time we were getting ready for PIR and now our Sailors are scatterd to the 4 winds, serving in different places and doing various jobs.

My Sailor is doing well, he loves his job and is still lovin' the Navy. He will be a Career man I am told. We have only seen him 3 times since PIR, and each time it is harder when he leaves, oh well, I guess this weill be our way of life from here on out. Our last visit probably cost him his Christmas leave....but he came home for my brothers funeral. David and I have had a BAD year and are both looking forward to 2010! David is healing as well as expected from his motorcycle accident. His life is forever changed. His birthday is Monday, I asked him what he would like to have, his comment took me to my knees, he said, Shelia I dont want anything, I am just greatful to be alive and still be here with you. Goodness I love that man!

Mom struggles daily with my brothers death, the pain I feel, is crippling at times, yet I cannot imagine what she feels. His kids are doing well, however it has been a huge adjustment for them as Todd had full custody.

I am sorry to hear that Sunny's Mitch has had a struggle, keeping him and her in my thoughts and sending hopes of better days ahead for them.

I miss our hold PIR group so very much, I know there were issues, but as far as I am concerned you are all still a very important part of my Navy family. I choose to remember the good times we had on here, and forget the rest, my life has been eye opening so to speak in this last year, time is short here, so I cling to the good memories and happy times, as we never know what the future holds for us.

I wish each person who views this, health, happiness, love, a season of peace and time with the ones they love.

PIR 11/26/2008 was the best!

HOO RAH!

Comment by MIMI on November 5, 2009 at 11:34am

I work on my photo album once a year, and now is the time. Putting pictures in from the PIR and wondered what has happened to our sailors in this year. My goodness it has passed quickly.
I'm afraid Mitchel's story is a sad one. He got in money trouble that his Dad and I helped him, a little, with, learned nothing.
a girl found him that knows how to work the system, but instead of moving off base together, she talked him into and payed for them to get married. We are devastated , of course, our son has become the cliche we all feared for our kids the most.
We gave him all the warnings and knowledge and still, here it is. He was married about 12 hours and knew he had made a huge mistake. He didn't tell us for a week.
The girl is cute, not an evil person but a very manipulative, lazy girl, and Mitch has become that way as well, so there ya go, you get what you give.
He talks about divorce about once a week, so after we met her... and her 6mo.old baby,( who's father she has NO idea,) and Mitch talked to us about annulment, we told him not to bring her back to the house. I can't get attached to that baby, and draw her into our family when she isn't going to be longer than 6 months or so. To our surprise, he seems to understand. He , of course is welcome and we talk via e-mail almost every day.
This has been a heart breaking year in other ways as well. Some of you may know the base at Meridian has the worst rep in the Navy, and in the 6 MONTHS he was there, many things happened that changed him into a person I can't recognise. I think 19 was to young for him, we should have had him take a few classes and kept him home at least another year.
He is disillusioned to the point that he has all but given up his dreams. He loved the Navy and came out of Boot Camp so happy, by xmas he was having a hard time, but he got to come home.
When he came home after A school his attitude had changed so much. He told me no one in the Navy cares about you at all unless you are an officer with a college education. The chiefs get shit on and they pass it down. Every body steals from everyone else and no one cares about it. It's each man for them selves MOM, I should have went air force or Marines.
His attitude has got him into trouble at his job, although now, he is getting along quite well with a new Chief that seems to like Mitch. If he wasn't so darn good at his job, his friends have told us, he would have been shown the door at least twice.
I am proud that my son is serving our country, I have come to hate what the Navy has turned my once kind hearted, loyal, and gun ho son into. An Angry , lost, alone young man. Making every wrong decision he can make just to try and feel like he has someone there on his side.
At this point he still wants to re enlit, but only because he understand the job situation is so bleak, and needs the money to help pay for his education.
I hope to hear some positive stories from you Moms. I hope this year has been kinder to your sailors and families, and I wish , for all of us, a good new year and happy holiday season.
I was also not surprised to see Wanda has left Navy for Moms and I hope you all see the bad guy she portrayed me as, was the mirror image she projected.
Good luck to us all, and the best wishes to you and our sailors.

Comment by MIMI on September 28, 2009 at 10:05am

Nope, couldn't meet up with Nikky, sorry to say. and yes the blue angels will be there and the whole eastern fleet does a fly over. I guess it is wave after wave of Jets and is something to see. Can't wait. Mitch got me a T-shirt that says, " I love Jet Noise," and he told me that is the day to wear it...and earplugs! LOL.
Glad to hear no more deployment, and I will hope that it's true. Have been hearing about many who have been given orders to deploy the didn't expect because of escalation in Afghanistan. I will hope for your grands hair's sake it isn't him. Poor little thing! Please tell her I thank her for letting her Daddy help keep us all safe.
It looks like the eastern is going to get the winter snow this year as accuweather says the storm track will shift our way . I bet Kris and some of the Moms out west are happy to hear this news! I remember they got buried several times last year.
Put the Halloween stuff up this week-end, and getting the yard ready for fall too. We are having beautiful weather here right now! Hope everyone and their sailors are doing well, and love the Navy as much as mine does...most days, LOL>

Comment by JessicaS on September 26, 2009 at 7:49pm

Oh cool. Is it the Blue Angels? Flying over the ocean is the best for them I think. How was Las Vegas? Hope you had a great time! Yes, there are a lot of Navy places to keep track of in that area. My daughter and her husband have been there since they got married and he will retire from that area next Sept. She is so happy to know that he will never deploy again. Their oldest daughter pulled her hair out (literally) every time daddy left and as soon as he was home she stopped. Weird, huh? Talk about separation anxiety. BTW, did you get to see Nikky?

Comment by MIMI on September 26, 2009 at 5:08pm

how did I miss this??? Oh... I went to Vegas thats how, LOL. Jessica, Sailor boy is at Oceana, at Va Beach. about two miles or so from Norfolk. So yep, we see him about every other month. Going to airshow there Oct 16-17-18.

Comment by Shelia NC on September 5, 2009 at 10:55pm

Hey there!! Guess I thumped hard enough and woke you two up!!!! THe sailor is stationed somewhere the views are AWesOME, the food is SpecTACulAR and all the little villages are constantly having a festival! So he is happy. NOT too trusting of this site! The hubby is having a good day today, we kinda fly by the seat of our pants these days.........go with the flow. So glad to hear your hubby recooped well Jess.

Ok you two, I am jealous, your sailors are both within driving distance of me and mine is out of the country!!! May I temp adopt? HEE he!

You two take care!

Comment by JessicaS on September 2, 2009 at 11:49am

Hey there Mimi! It is going OK I think. Hubby has recovered quite nicely from his surgery this summer and Sailor is still in school at Goose Creek. How is your Sailor? He is in Norfolk, VA, right? Close enough for you to get to see him occasionally.

Comment by MIMI on September 2, 2009 at 2:32am

hi jessica... hows it going?
Shelia... how the heck is David doing? it was great to catch up!

Comment by JessicaS on August 31, 2009 at 10:34pm

LOL I am. I always check N4Ms at least once a day unless I am away. How is your Sailor doing these days?

Comment by Shelia NC on August 31, 2009 at 8:51pm

thump ~~thump~~~ THUMP....................is there anybody OOOUUUTTTTT THHHHEEERRREEEEEE???????????

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