Mary! so true waiting for them to call after that flight but Erik grumped about a 5 hours flight when all of the moms here have sailors flying for days :) I entertain myself sending IM with thought provoking comments that prompt my sailor to respond…
Hello Terri, new to the group.. nice that you have so many things to can :) how about canning some youth for me, bootcamp gave me gray hair would like to be a brunette again LOL oh and what size counts as an afghan? I make a lot of lapghans for gift…
LL! I understand, mine cannot give his up and now that he's in Pearl Harbor I keep asking if he wants the one I am making. Told him to offer it for a raffle to raise money for the junior officers fund but he's like NO way Mom.
LL - I have skeins galore of camo yarn, afraid I would not have enough to finish the project and probably now have enough for quite a few scarves.. fun fun
Anita B.! a 'rack sac' sounds like the perfect holiday gift for the sailor, where did you ord…
Debbie, very nice and quick, I'll be looking for that fleece on sale, sometimes it's a steal but will need to know where to send my stash :) thanks!
LL, thank you too, all of the Navy traditions and stories are so interesting, I used to have an asst…
here's a thought... if you are in a sub is it like flying under the storm? all the weather is up top but you have a smooth ride under the surface? and don't they all like the manuever when they surface really fast? you know like in the pictures wher…
Lyn Love - adding you as a friend too, would like to contribute since my sailor left Great Lakes for Pearl Harbor he's set untill he deploys, just validated that ships are COLD 'cause that blanket has to be 6'6" to cover all of the kid and overlap h…
wow, many things happening here for the sailors, caught mine on line last night FINALLY, said they were on hurricane watch, funny thing is his half sister is named Felicia ROFLMAO, what are the chances? but it's going to peter out before it gets to…
any one else's sailor taking scuba lessons in Pearl Harbor? mine wants to learn and then dive the AZ memorial, PS... heard from a former Marine that the best scuba diving in the world is in Guam :)
I love making baby blankets too.. but my current one is for the 6 ft baby boy in the navy :) found a cool camo yarn, but now that he has left Great Lakes for Pearl Harbor.. wondering if he'll have a use for it.. does it get cold out on the ships? i…
VPNM who supports her Sailor and is proud of his progress since he joined DEP and is now FCSN
I am here to support or represent my:
Child/Stepchild
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy Career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I:
Needed to learn more about it
From my experience with the Navy, the most important thing I learned was:
Nobody will ever take care of my kid the way I do, but Mama Navy does a might fine job... and they really, really appreciate you when they come home for leave :)
Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.
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Christine, so glad that you joined us in AECF group. Are you hearing anything from your son yet? Ours is graduating this morning and will be home later today...he's got a few weeks before he reports to HI.
We are so glad that you are here! This is a great place to meet others that know exactly how you feel!
We have something for everyone here groups from boot camp moms to overseas moms and moms that like to scrap book. We have meet and greets to events that the moms set up to meet each other and have dinner or an outing. There are groups to help you with each and every step of this wonderful adventure that our children have chosen called the US Navy.
Please tell us about your sailor and what they have chosen to do in the navy and ohh yeah we LOVE pictures of everyone !!
Please let me know if you have any questions I can help you with.
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