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Our sailors are now in "A" school - let's share!!
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Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on February 6, 2009 at 11:45pm
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Thanks both of you. Cowabunga!! I'm turning in too. Talk to you Sunday night!
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Good night sweetie. Tell Matt Hi for me
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I don't remember the man's name at GL either Cheryl but he must have hung out at the NEX all weekend cause that's where we saw him too.
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ooops was my official
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Cheryl,
I forgot the Kleenex again. You got an extra one I can have? I can not imagine the pain of having to helplessly watch as your child's dreams are shattered. Got one more tissue? (Ya'll have to understand that Cheryl my my official tissue person at PIR 'cause like a dummy I left mine at the hotel)
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Cheryl did you realize that while Chris and Tyler were at bc one of their shipmates lost his mom? I did not know it until we took Chris back on Friday night and he was talking to the young man. Chris said his mother was appearantly the only one who knew how to contact him quickly. By the time the family found the addy and sent him a letter she had already been dead 5 days. He informed the family that he would continue on with training and then come home for a memorial service after bc. I thought that was so sad. To not know something like that at a time when you are under so much emotional and physical stress anyway.
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Oh Cheryl, that's so bad but thank you for the notice. I'll go check it out. Is there a fund that has been set up for finances?
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Hey Cheryl I just emailed you. :)
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Thanks Judy, it will be nice to to get to see him for a while. I understand about your Chris' shyness. Mine would be the same way now. When he was younger it would not have phased him a bit but now he tries to be polite and "unintruding" around strangers. Just remind your son that he is part of a NAVY family. It would be like sending a case of Girl Scout cookies to a ship. You don't know who's eating them, your just happy to get to do it. If I don't see him, I hope he has a good weekend. Remind him that he may want one more home cooked meal before he gets OC'd. Really Mom, he will do fine. I hate any of them have to go through it but now days it can't be helped. Have a good weekend yourself.
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Oooo, Joanne, heatwave! lol. It started cold this morning but NC is warming up. It's turned into a rather nice day today. Chris did some kind of work with Special Olympics last week? or maybe it was the week before. I know he got back in pretty late on Friday night and then got up at 7:00 to be on the shuttle soon after 7:30 and was there until sometime in the afternoon. I'm glad they are given the opportunity to do that kind of stuff. Chris used to be a "bid runner" for our Rotary Club's Education Alive auction each year when he was younger. He looked forward to doing that each year and was disappointed when the last year they were supposed to have it, they ended up canceling the event. Kim have a safe trip.
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