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Coming down later this month! Can't wait to see my son!
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April Merrill commented on Helen's group 'Ohio Navy Moms'
When and where is the meet and greet? and of course..all invited? lol
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April Merrill replied to Amber's discussion 'SOUTH/CENTRAL Ohio Families' in the group Ohio Navy Moms
Anyone here from Franklin county?
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At 7:55pm on June 29, 2009, Mary E. Anderson said…
Hello everybody,
Hope you are having a good time. Love you all and be carefull coming home.
Mom
At 6:30pm on April 14, 2009, Texas Mom of 2 said…
Hi April! My son is a boatswain mate on the Enterprise. He was supposed to come home in June for his younger brother's high school graduation but he just recently told me he won't be able to get leave. Sooooo, my youngest son and I are most likely going to go and visit sometime this summer. You'll have to let me know what you discover on your trip - lucky you!
At 9:34pm on April 13, 2009, Colleen Labaw said…
April please make sure you let us know where he is deployed to.
What is his job. Where is he now? ( Norfolk ) if so that is a cool place, my son took me to james town ( loved it ) DON'T GO TO THE AQUARIUM not much to see we waisted $45.00. the Light house is nice ( I have seen better ) but it was fun. YOU WILL HAVE A BLAST!
At 1:13am on April 10, 2009, Colleen Labaw said…
when your sailor is out to sea EMAIL is your best friend.
send them stuff, their favorite food (canned of course) Zack ( my son ) likes oysters ( yuk ) but I keep him stocked. Its like letters from home only better you get to eat it. Zack called me a few times from the ship, his wife was living with us and he would call her and she would just let me talk she was good that way I know it was hard for her. but they are together now in Japan and they really like it there if you find me on myspace you will see they are both on there Zack and Rachel check out the pictures she takes beautiful pictures.
At 1:08am on April 10, 2009, Colleen Labaw said…
Hi April, I just joined Navy moms
my son has been in the Navy from aug 2006 he is overseas on the USS George Washington stationed in Japan. He is a FC2 he is married and I drive him crazy I email him and call him all the time to make sure he is ok.
At 12:59am on April 4, 2009, Edith Binford said…
Hi, April! Thanks for the invite and the compliment. I hope I'm not in the wrong venue being just an aunt and not a mom. If so, please somebody tell me. I'm glad you will get a chance to check on the kids. I know you miss them. We will be trailering the hog down to Florida the 1st week of June and Larry wants to stop by and see Jess & Ben. We miss them too! To my knowledge, not on myspace or facebook. I'll will share some of the candids we took of Ben & Jess soon. BTW -- I retired from State service on March 31st, so I am a free woman!
At 10:25pm on March 22, 2009, Cathy said…
Hi April- I'm a Columbus Mom too- Welcome aboard! My son is in BC now with a PIR of 4/10 and then he'll be headed for Monteray. We're finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I've just noticed there's another Cathy with a C on this site so it might get a little confusing since there are two of us now.
At 8:05pm on March 21, 2009, dianne jays mom said…
welecome my son is on a carrior also the IKE.
At 4:04pm on March 21, 2009, dianne jays mom said…
im from newark area between newark and johnstown my son has been in for just over a year he enjoys being in the navy he is station in Norfolk va he is in the middle of the ocean right now.
At 3:53pm on March 21, 2009, Anita B. (Josh's Mom) said…
Welcome to N4Ms and yes there are Columbus Moms out there. We have met as a group a couple times and have had some great fellowship. Will be looking forward to seeing and meeting you at our next get together. My son will be coming home from deployment in a month or so and it's rough but doable. Keep busy and keep up the mail! Anita

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About me:
I am happily married to my high school sweetheart. Proud mother of 2 sons and a daughter in law. My oldest is currently enlisted in the Navy. Huge OSU football fan!
I am here to support or represent my:
Child/Stepchild
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy Career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I:
Was concerned or afraid
From my experience with the Navy, the most important thing I learned was:
The Navy seems to really care for their/our sailors. Once your child signs up, they are no longer yours. Boot camp to report date was pretty tough. The not knowing whats happening with your child is very hard. Especially for 1st timers. The fear of missing their call or waiting on their call is heart wrenching. So little time on the phone is allowed. Luckily my daughter in law lived with us and would put him on speaker phone. The one bit of advise I can give is - While your child is in boot camp...write them write them write them! Even if they can't write back often or at all. These letters from home is what gets them through. If your son or daughter mentions that other recruits aren't getting any letters, ask them to get their info and rally up some pen pals. Outgoing mail is like once a week, but they get incoming daily. I have not experienced deployment yet and honestly I'm not looking forward to it either. I don't do the not knowing well at all now and I'm sure I won't when he is out to sea.
Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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