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Comment by mikes mom on April 28, 2011 at 7:15pm

My oldest daughter is no longer in the Navy but is married to an officer in the Navy.. My youngest is at Ft Sam Houston...

Comment by Billie on April 28, 2011 at 7:09pm

Oh my.  I must sound incredibly selfish.  Here I am missing my one son, and you have three in the military.  I can only imagine the roller coast of emotions that you must experience!!!   I bet you're proud of your babies, and you certainly have reason to be proud.  Where is your daughter training?

Comment by mikes mom on April 28, 2011 at 7:01pm

I have three children two at CL a daughter and my Corpsman son : ) I alson have a daughter in the Army training to be a Medic...

 

Comment by Billie on April 28, 2011 at 6:36pm

Mikesmom:  GREAT!  Then I will once again keep busy baking goodies.   Should help me get through these next few days and will hopefully provide a boost to Cody in a few days when some of the newness of CL wears off.  :)  How long has your son been gone, and is he also a corpsman?  Five years. . .that just seems like a long time.  Wow.  It won't be long and I'll be there, too.  Is Mike your only son, or do you have more children at home to help keep you busy in his absence?  Enjoy that office. . .it surely has an aurora of good memories.  :)

Comment by mikes mom on April 28, 2011 at 6:26pm

OMGosh every chance I would get YES.. I just sent him some goodies last week and he should receive them in 3 to 6 weeks.. ( hes on a ship )... Yep, 5 years !!!! But, now I have that office..

Comment by Billie on April 28, 2011 at 6:22pm

Ruthella and Mikesmom:  Thanks for your words of encouragement.  Just reading about packing up my son's things set the tears rolling again.  *Sigh*  Part of me thinks we should keep his room ready for when he comes home on leave, but the logical part of me thinks that's ridiculous because he won't be home for over a year, if that.  But then again I'm sure it gives him comfort knowing he has a home and a room that he can always come home to and claim as his own.  Obviously, this is not the time to make that decision.  As such, I will take your advice.  For now, his room stays as it is.  When I'm ready (perhaps in five years like mikesmom LOL) I will tackle it.  And yes, Cody is a corpsman.  I think he will love FMTB. . .he loves physical challenges and absolutely loves his job.  Did either of you send your sons goodies, etc., while they were at FMTB?  If so, any ideas on what my son could use/appreciate? 

Comment by mikes mom on April 28, 2011 at 5:35pm

Ruthella - I was just thinking of calling you : ) 

Billie all i can say is listen to Ruthella she knows ... I just packed all of my sons stuff up two months ago ...He is 24 and moved out when he was 19.. LOL Yep, now mom has an office...

FMTB is very hard work....

Comment by Billie on April 28, 2011 at 5:04pm

Good afternoon everyone!  Just took my baby boy to the airport this morning, and he should be arriving in CL in about an hour to report in for FMTB; actually, I believe he will be working in the VA for a few weeks before he begins FMTB.  Anyway, please help ease this mother's heart by educating me about what we should expect from our son's experience at CL.  Boy, it sure is tough letting them go again and again.  Thought it would be easier this time, but it's not.  Was blessed with two wonderful weeks with our son (he will leave for Okinawa immediately after FMTB) so I am incredibly grateful.  Just missing him something awful, especially knowing that he won't be coming home again for over a year.  We will be going to his FMTB graduation in July, but it's quite the downer knowing that he won't be actually coming home for a very long time.  What do we do with his bedroom or his things?  Ugh.  Sorry.  I'm blabbering.  Guess I just need some reassurance that things will get better for this overly involved mother.  :)

Comment by Tamijzr07 on April 23, 2011 at 12:23am

Wow, Thank you so much for posting all the car info. Good to know about the insurance too. My daughter did get a text from my son. It was "relax...Im  fine. I guess i left too many messages.  :) I was just instantly worried once i saw how bad  the damage was @ CL . I guess I should get that in check. Practicing patience is going to be a must. I hope everyone has a beautiful Easter weekend.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 22, 2011 at 1:23pm

Emilie, great response! :)  Next time you could add 'humanitarian assistance and disaster relief' to your reply.  Until my son joined I didn't know the scope of the Navy's ongoing involvement around the world, including the USNS Comfort and Mercy, and the annual Pacific Promise and Operation Continuing Promise missions on amphibious ships.  Those in addition to aid for Haiti's earthquake, Pakistan's floods, and Japan's disasters, etc just for recent examples...

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