Miriam's Blog (6)

We are so happy because our David will be done with A school next Tuesday. He is still in Chicago and can't wait to get out of there. He really doesn't like living there. Being used to the South Florida weather, the Chicago weather "sucks" according to him. He thinks he'll be heading to Virginia which is closer for us to visit and hopefully the weather will be more to his liking. He'll be coming home to visit very soon!!! WOOHOO!!! We can't wait to see him. He was able to come home for the 4th… Continue

I am officially an A school mom now. David graduated yesterday. It was beautiful and emotional and exhilirating and everything good all rolled up into one. Here's a recap of my day. We arrived at RTC at 5:30am and were told we were too early so we drove around a bit and when we came back at 6am there was a line of cars outside already. We probably had about 10 cars ahead of us. We drove in, got our IDs checked and proceeded to park. Since my dad is handicap, we were told to park in a different a… Continue

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.... devoted wife, mother of 5 children (TWO SONS SERVED WITH THE US NAVY) young widow, convert to Catholicism, educator, worker of charity, tireless servant of God. Canonized in 1975... first United States born Saint.... Named Patroness of the United States Sea Services: Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines Members of the US Navy, St. Elizabeth Seton's sons served at sea. She prayed for them, both day and night, that God would guide them with His light.… Continue

So I just received a letter from David. It started out a bit sad. He said he was having a bad day because he misses us soooooooo much and that when he sees us he is going to give us the biggest hug and kissess. You know I cried after reading that. He took his pictures and says he looks really good in his uniform. We are so very proud of our David. He passed Test #2 and says that the important things left for him to do are Test #3, the 3rd PFA, a bunk and clothes inspection, a marching assessment… Continue

Here we were (David and I) in Cracker Barrell in Cookeville, Tennessee, where my oldest son, Alex, and his fiance, Cici, live. We went for the Christmas holidays and had an amazing time. That was the last time we were all together as a family. I am so very proud of my baby boy.

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I just joined this site and I'm very excited to navigate through it and see what I can learn about being a Navy Mom. David, my middle child, joined the Navy and shipped out to Boot Camp January 24, 2008. We have been mailing letters/postcards to him on a daily basis. Every Thursday we receive a letter from David detailing what his life is like. He was originally chosen to be the Religous Petty Officer, but in his last letter to us, he states that he's been promoted to Section Leader Petty Office… Continue