Kathy Ellingson's Blog (6)

Well it has been a while since I sat down and had a heart to heart with myself... We are right at a year of service for Aaron. And what a year it has been. Aaron left the other day for Japan. The months, weeks and days before filled with highs and lows. He has bee in C School training in San Diego since December. Graduation was April 17th, departure to Japan was April 23rd. The dates get embedded in your mind and then life starts to revolve around before graduation - the small window of time… Continue

I sit among the whirlwind of items strewn all over the room as I type away at my computer. My sailor came home last night from A school. We will have him for a couple of weeks before he heads to C School in San Diego. My office is his old room. Last week I would come in here to check my N4M smiling to myself that soon I would be sharing my surroundings. There was a time a few years ago that I would have been very irritated at the mess around me-today I welcome and embrace it. Some of these items… Continue

Hope I don't offend-I just thought this was funny!! A busload of politicians were driving down a country road when all of a sudden, the bus ran off the road and crashed into a tree in an old farmer's field. The old farmer, after seeing what had happened, went over to investigate. He then proceeded to dig a hole to bury the politicians. A few days later the local sheriff came out, saw the crashed bus, and asked the old farmer where all the politicians had gone. The old farmer sai… Continue

My son came home for the long labor day weekend and surprised us!! It was the best surprise ever!! He is currently in A school and was trying hard to get leave for the long weekend. He called me @ 2 pm his time at work the Thursday before. He was really down and he told me that he was trying to get leave and it didn't go through. I could tell he was really frustrated. He said he jumped through all the hoops they asked and it always took a long time for everything and everyone was telling him dif… Continue

When I was talking to Aaron yesterday he said that the letters he had gotten soo far were really great. We have friends that have asked for his address-- --so I went to Staples and bought some 2x4 labels. Printed them all with Aaron's address and have mailed them to our friends and family that have asked. For his going away party we had a tropical shower curtain hung up that we tried to get most of the people pictured in front of it with Aaron. For those that I have the picture of I am enclosin… Continue

I got my first call yesterday!!!!!!!!!! I almost missed it. I hadn't taken my cell phone off the charger yet (didn't really expect I would get a call). It started ringing and usually by the time I get to it - it goes to vm. I saw "Unknown" - the last time I got a call from "Unknown" it was Aaron on his first night. My heart sank. Luckily he knows I am a tard when it comes to my phone and he called right back. WaaHoo!! I tried to think of all the questions I needed to ask him - sure enough I thou… Continue