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December 11
ssbeach replied to Sheila Clark's discussion 'How Many Ships are Represented Here?' in the group HAWAII
My son-in-law just was posted to the Chicago a few weeks ago. How does your son like it?
December 10
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November 28
ssbeach commented on Tracy, Proud Mom of Darryl's group 'SOUTH CAROLINA MOMS'
Hello All - hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving! It was quiet here, without either my daughter or her husband, for the first time (we sent my daughter to my sister's for the week). I'm glad we'll be away for Christmas - it would be way too quie…
November 27
ssbeach commented on Pat's group 'HAWAII'
Hi Pat, He'll be on the Chicago, but he hasn't even seen it yet, since he doesn't yet have shipyard clearance - hopefully this week. julie
November 26
ssbeach commented on Pat's group 'HAWAII'
Hello Everyone, Thanks for all of your help. He's been invited with another sailor who will keep him busy - you all have no idea how much I appreciate it!!! julie
November 26
ssbeach commented on Pat's group 'HAWAII'
I need a special Thanksgiving favor... I thought I had joined this group a couple of weeks ago, when I first joined the site, but I'm still feeling my way around, obviously. In any case, I just got a call from my daughter, who woke up a little while…
November 26
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HAWAII
For families and friends of Sailors who are stationed in Hawaii.
November 26
ssbeach added a discussion to the group Pearl Harbor, HI
I Need a Last-Minute Thanksgiving Favor...
Hello Ladies, I just got a call from my daughter who woke up to find an email that my son-in-law's granddad passed away last night. When he wakes up in a few hours, he'll find the same email, unless she can wake him up first to let him know. They j…
November 26

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About me:
I've got three children; a son and daughter in high school and a daughter in college. My eldest daughter is married to a nuke, and she'll be following him to Pearl Harbor in a few weeks when the semester is over. My son is also interested in the Navy, and my nephew is on a Navy ROTC scholarship, will graduate Virginia Tech in the spring and hopes to fly.
I am here to support or represent my:
Son/Daughter
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:
It's not as scary as I thought - I originally panicked. The last experience anyone in my family had in the military was during WWII. I've learned to depend on friends who have children in various military branches for advice and support.
Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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At 9:23am on December 13, 2009, annm(13/058) said…
Julie, Thad called on Wednesday and he said that he may get to call once more. He is getting our mail and that makes me feel better. We also received a third letter from him this week. He was very emotional on the phone with me but not with his dad or brother. He and I are close, and he has always seen himself as my protector. He just wants me to be happy all the time.

I don't have any travel plans for the holidays. My two brothers, my sister, and I are trying to find a date that is good for all of us to have lunch together in a central location like Florence. I'm afraid that if we don't do this, we never will again. Last year we were together the day before my mother died on December 22. She had been fighting the inevitable until then, but I believe that she just wanted all of us together one last time. I like to think that she knew we were all with her that day. She was buried on the 26th because she would have fussed at us if we had ruined people's Christmas.

I will have lunch with three very dear friends who have sons Thad's age. We traveled together on soccer trips for years so we (and they) became quite close. The boys and the mamas have been together since they were three years old. Even though the boys are away and grown up, we still get together as often as possible. So do the boys.

I am looking forward to Friday and having some time just to relax a little. I love Christmas, but it will be really odd not having Thad this year. Oh well, that's part of the life cycle, isn't it?

Keep in touch.
At 8:35pm on December 11, 2009, annm(13/058) said…
I am thinking about you this weekend. Let me know how you are, okay?
At 6:57pm on December 5, 2009, annm(13/058) said…
An email I sent to you was returned to me as undeliverable. How are you and when does your daughter leave?
At 9:36pm on November 27, 2009, jean said…
Hi
my son is working with the USS Charlotte sub
so I am not sure where your son is in Hawai'i but he had duty on Thanksgiving but they did feed the sailors Thanksgiving dinner who were on duty that day
So if your son needs a hopefully a very good friend he can hook up with my sailor.
jean
At 7:01pm on November 22, 2009, annm(13/058) said…
My 16-year-old has kept me busy this weekend. 2 soccer games in Columbia yesterday, and his birthday is today. Staying busy is good for me. I also have had so many phone calls from friends and family and that is a blessing. One of Thad's best friends asked his mom if she thought he was alright. Thad and 3 other young men have grown up together and have stayed close even throughout college. I know that you are treasuring every moment with your daughter. And a trip to Hawaii sounds like a great adventure to me!
At 9:36pm on November 19, 2009, annm(13/058) said…
Thad went to Coastal (lived in Conway) for 2 years and didn't like it. He then tried Tech for a semester and thought it was too easy. I think that he didn't know what to do, and joining the military was an option that sounded good to him. When he first mentioned the military to me a couple of years ago, I asked him not to join the Army or Marines. He didn't mention it again until after my mom died last Christmas. I received the box today with all his things in it down to his nasty socks. He addressed the box, and I have just looked at his handwriting a 1000 times. I am so grateful for this site and for my job. Each day is a little easier. He is doing what I have raised him to do and that is to give to others. I just didn't know that he would give in this manner.
At 8:05am on November 19, 2009, hippmom said…
Picking up the phone and being able to talk to them is definitely a help and that's what is so hard about deployments...you can't do that! I only talked to my son three times during his first six month deployment and that was tough. On his last deployment, I traveled to Virginia to do VTC's (video teleconferences) which helped tremendously. I could see his face on the TV screen and he could see us and we could chat for 20 minutes. Some people thought I was crazy for driving 6+ hours for a 20 minute video chat with him...that's OK...they don't understand...they're not NAVY MOMS!!! LOL

How are you doing today???
At 10:21pm on November 18, 2009, annm(13/058) said…
I'm sure your daughter will be fine because you have been a blessing to me, a total stranger. I can only imagine the love and care that you have given to her. My other son will be 16 on Sunday, and I told someone today that the military better stay away from him. Ha.
At 8:51am on November 18, 2009, hippmom said…
Oh my! Yeah, don't think about that yet! My brother in law is a Lt. Commander in the Navy Reserves but when he was active duty, he was stationed in Guam for two years. They had to go over there when their first child was 2 mos. old. It was so hard to watch them take my first nephew away when he was so young. Their daughter was born in Guam. It seemed like worlds away but they were really good about making videos and sending them home for us to watch.

Hope you're doing well today!!!
At 7:16am on November 18, 2009, annm(13/058) said…
Thank you so much for checking in on me. I am a little better this morning. Being with middle school children yesterday helped, and I did get more sleep last night. I don't think my heart will ever be the same, but I am working on being better because that is what my son would want for me. He hated to see me cry.

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