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Holls
  • 41, Female
  • University Place, WA
  • United States
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Great News! It is a confusing time - my son sounds like that too - says he goes from hating it to loving it.
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Here are the New Navy Boot Camp Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdHt56NdERo (part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYREP-35Ylk&feature=related (part 2) This is the newest set of videos about boot camp, it shows the new machine that they u…
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I am here to support or represent my:
Devin
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy Career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I:
Was concerned or afraid, Needed to learn more about it, Was proud, Encouraged him/her
Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
Our relationship has grown stronger, This was a maturing experience

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Holls

My Devin finally called me!

Finally heard from my son! I am soooo proud of my boy!
He graduates this Friday....but will not come home till July..
Happy- but sad...kinda wierd feelings going on...

He sounded so mature, and told me how much he misses me and loves me....
That was sooo great to hear!
Thanks to all of you for your support!

Posted on March 23, 2009 at 3:43am — 2 Comments

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At 3:39pm on April 13, 2009, Barbara's Page said…
Dear Holls,
How are you doing today? How was your holiday?
It was just the four of us. My husband helped cook, then I got abandoned for cleanup! UGH!

That was so nice, Devin called you up. How is he doing?

So when did he graduate?
A belated congratulaions!!!
Where is now for A School?

My Kim is still docked!! UGH! She said maybe next month the ship might pull out for a week.

Let me get going. Please stay in touch.

Take care and God bess,
Barbara
At 3:39pm on March 16, 2009, carols_kitchen said…
My biggest piece of advise is to put it in the Lord's hands. Someone posted that they would place their troubles at the cross, and sneak back and pick them up again---so they finally had to imagine that they super-glued them there. I liked that thought.
I felt so empty when I "lost" my mom title. My first four weeks were spent staring at the walls whenever I was home. Then, the countdown to PIR began, and it seemed real again, knowing I would see my sailor soon.

Andy said boot camp was ok--he did get the ricky crud and pink eye a couple of times. And, the boots were not as supportive as the ones he was used too. So, the recruits are exhausted, but he said they laughed every night until lights out.

Letters get passed around, and we learned of one recruit who was not getting mail. We private messaged those in his ship/div and made sure that recruit got mail. I got a big old hug from him at PIR, which was wonderful. So, keep on writing and it keeps you busy. I cut out comic strips, went to google and sent him "mushy moment song lyrics" and we printed off pictures like crazy.

Keep in touch and let me know what you need.
Carol
At 5:01pm on February 23, 2009, carols_kitchen said…
Be sure and ask any questions you have!
At 1:31pm on January 26, 2009, Lisa Abram said…
Holly,
It was nice to hear back from you. So Devin is leaving Wednesday? Just spend some time with him now, that's what we are also trying to do. We are also having a dinner for him and all our extended family that we don't see a whole lot. My husband did have a great idea, we've purchased a pack of 50 cards/envelopes and are going to have them at the dinner we are having for him. We are asking everyone to take one and write him a letter of encouragement or anything that they want to and then we are going to randomly mail them to him in between the ones that we send to him. I thought it was a pretty great idea and a way to make everyone feel a real part of the day too. Good luck to you and Devin and I will hopefully hear from you again soon, looks like we both have a new sailor and we could be going through this together. Take care, I'll keep you both in my thoughts and prayers,
Lisa
At 11:54pm on January 14, 2009, Barbara's Page said…
Dear Holly,
How are you doing? This Navy for moms is such a blessing.

Relax, Devin will be fine and in good hands with the Navy. Once he gets into the rountine of Boot Camp, and over being homesick, he will enjoy Boot Camp.
All the recruits do, believe it or not!

Boot Camp is not as horrible as us moms picture it. I have heard many moms say their children loved Boot Camp, including my daughter Kim. It does take a few weeks for them to adjust to it.

It's the moms having the nervous breakdowns!! HAHA!!

The best thing for you to do is to stay in contact with other Navy moms. We know what your expericeing, we've been through it.
There is also groups you can join, and I'm always around. Together, we'll help you through Boot Camp....we haven't lost a mom yet!! HAHA!!

Are you having a fare well dinner for Devin?

Dont' be too concern about what he needs to bring. Other than personal hygiene things, like deordant, shampoo, shaving products, the Navy supplies everything else.

Please don't hestitate to write. We're all a Military family now.
Try to calm down and take a deep breath. Devin will be fine !!

I hope to hear from you again.
Take care and God bless.
Barbara
At 12:11am on January 12, 2009, Navy for Moms Admins said…
Hello and welcome to N4M’s!
We’re so glad you’ve joined us! My name is Michelle (The Admin), but you can call me Elle. Just stopping by with a late welcome! To help you get started, I’d like to share some of our community’s “Do’s and Dont’s”. Please click here and read them because yes, they are enforced. With that said, I hope you enjoy your time here, and if you have any questions/comments/concerns – send them my way! ☺
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At 6:24pm on December 19, 2008, Alicia Texas mother of Chris/A blue candle mom said…
Hi and Welcome to N4M. We are proud to have you aboard. Please look on the Events For Blue Candle Lighting. We are lighting blue candles on Christmas day to remember our sons, daughters and spouses who will not be home for the holidays. Some of our children will be home but we wanted to make sure we remember the ones on duty and their families. Please RSVP as if your are attending because it counts. All you have to do is light a blue candle in your home on Christmas day and you will have participated. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Alicia
At 6:06am on December 19, 2008, Karen Gallagher said…
Welcome aboard!!

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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At 1:24am on December 19, 2008, Barbara's Page said…
Dear Holly,
Welcome to Navy for moms, we're all here for one another.
Feel free to write.
Take care.
Barbara
 
 

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