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Comment by ktssong on September 12, 2013 at 10:52pm

OKCsuzieq & Maria Villa, since I wrote that he actually called me this morning and talked for quite awhile.  He said he has a refrigerator and microwave in his room which I guess again we aren't used to being deployed in a non warzone so this is peculiar to us but in a very pleasant way.  Although he said things are expensive there and they cut his pay when he went there and so he eats in the galley.  He said it doesn't taste so good and that surprisingly on that too he said the food in Afghanistan galley was far better.  But we like this location way better so we will deal with the food he said. I asked him if he'd mind if I sent non perishables and when I explained like single servings of like mac 'ncheese he could pop in microwave he said sure.  So I'm going to do that.  And I'm sending cookies out this weekend.   OKCsuzieq my son smokes too but I just believe when he's back homeport he can try to quit then.  He said cigarettes are expensive there too $6 a pack.  

Charlotte (ship02Dive930) my daughter in law isn't going over there because it wasn't recommended in our Det Deployment guides.  It discouraged it and because she has two dogs and a full time job and going to school full time.  She has made a few friends with the other wives.  I've met them and they all seem to encourage each other.  I am very proud of her.  Me and my daughters are taking her out to dinner one more time before she leaves to go back to homeport this week.  Her and I try to keep communications open.  When he went to FEX training in May before deployment it was her first time alone without him so I went and stayed with her.  We have become very close and we run to everything we can to be apart of his life.  If it was his Oath ceremony we went through a blizzard together to get to that.  To moving her to the homeport right before he come home from Afghanistan.  It's all made us stronger.  

If he shares anything they like to get there I'll share it.  He did confirm that NEX was expensive too so I like that idea about Subway gift card.  I think I'll do that too.  I'll check back in later.  I'm hoping to get on here at least every other day because it just makes the time go faster and them closer to being back home.  

Prayers to all.  

Comment by Charlotte(ship02Div930) on September 12, 2013 at 9:36pm

ktssong, is your daughter in law going over to Guam?

Things that I send my son in packages....always some homemade goodies :), books for underway. Snacks. If you send a gift cards Subway is a good one because they have one in the NEX. This last package I sent golf shorts because he couldn't find any he liked on the island. It's tough to send stuff because they can buy pretty much anything they need. I always ask and he usually doesn't want anything except cookies! Lol. Make sure you use the flat rate box from the post office and fill out the customs forms correctly.

Comment by Maria Villa on September 11, 2013 at 11:55pm

I would also like to know what items can be sent. Our sailor left on Mother's Day, we miss him so much.

Comment by OKCsuzieq on September 11, 2013 at 10:05pm

Ktssong I would love to hear what others have or can send too. My son has only been there around 6 mos. and has said not to send anything but tobacco lol like I want to enable that behavior.

Comment by ktssong on September 11, 2013 at 9:28pm

Hi moms.  Thank you for the encouragement.  Some days it's just what happens.  My son's wife is in town and I got to spend the evening with her and she helped me imessage my son and hooray he got the message and I heard back from him this morning.  I was so happy.  So we now have  communication.  It makes me feel better.  Just not figuring things out kinda had me flashing back to Afghanistan last year.  Those feelings just made me uneasy.  I'm definitely feeling much calmer today and all those uneasy feelings fell right off when I saw his message.  I'm relatively new to deployments.  This is our second one.  The first one was very difficult and scarey so I guess I'm what you call "gun shy" in this new deployment.  It's just a strange feeling to know he's in a safe place.  But it's a good feeling.  I probably by time I recognize it all he'll be back here stateside. 

So do any of you send care packages to Guam and what kinds of things have you sent.  We are new there and want to send things they would like to get.  THought I'd see if any of you have sent things and what you've heard they like to get.  Are there some things you've found don't mail well?

Comment by cmacdon on September 9, 2013 at 9:42pm

One thing in communicating with your loved one, Tango seems to work better then Skype on the phones! It comes out clearer.  I do lose her a couple times but she calls right back!    You can send text messages also thru Tango!  If you have a smartphone try it!  It is free and worth trying.  If you have Verizion, for 25cents for a call or text just to make sure everything is ok is worth it too!  Also, if they have the local phones if they call you, on Verizon they do not charge us!  If we call her, yeah we get charged!  So we call and hang up after 2 rings and if she can talk, she calls us back! 

Comment by Charlotte(ship02Div930) on September 9, 2013 at 12:08am

ktssong, I'm sorry you are having a few bad days. I feel your pain and understand. I go through such ups and downs with communication to Guam! My son and I were trying to Skype today and kept getting cut off. I know I mentioned before if you have an iphone. I love the app Viber. You can download it for free. It will only work if he has an iphone and the Viber app also. You can call for free and text at anytime for free. My son is assigned to the USS Frank Cable. What about your son? I often find myself 'holding it together' during family get togethers. Some days are just harder then others. We have to hang onto the fact that they are safe and probably having a good time! ;)

Comment by ktssong on September 9, 2013 at 12:01am

Mindy4boys ---thank you. It's nice to hear a mom who understands. I just got wifi at my home and hope he will try to FaceTime me. His wife is up from Mississippi so she gonna stop in a see if my phone is set up correct. Tomorrow I might just go to the Sprint store and let them check. You are right. Just hearing their voice can get us through.

Comment by Mindy4boys (ship 04 Div 806) on September 8, 2013 at 10:30pm

ktssong, sorry to hear you are having a hard time. I can feel some of your pain. Our son has been over there since October. It's been a month since we've heard from him. Some days it doesn't take much to bring me to tears. The silliest thing can make me so emotional. Time goes by and we know they're doing ok and we go on with our lives, but dang it, sometimes I just hate this.

I wonder why you aren't getting text messages to come through? Do you and your son ever use skype?

I wish you the best this week. Hopefully you will hear from him soon. That always helps us get through a few days doesn't it.

Comment by ktssong on September 8, 2013 at 10:09pm

I hope I don't sound like a cry baby but I just wanted to talk to anyone out there that's a mom that is missing their kid.  I last saw my son in July before he left.  Up to that point we have talked since he's been homeport from last deployment from Afghanistan once a week.  He was home 8 months.  I kinda feel like I have fully recovered from the emotions of that and so since he's left I only had one successful phone call.  I had a second one but it dropped in the middle of the conversation and he couldn't get it to go back through.  That was last week.  

I'm just choked up today because we had a family gathering and his big brother went in his room and was looking at photos and I thought he was looking of photos of everyone and I told them they were in the other bedroom and he said no mom, I just miss my brother and wanted to see him.  He hadn't seen him since last Christmas so it will be almost a year.  It left me emotional the rest of the day and I had to go work tonight and the movie I had to take the person I give care to was an emotional movie so it didn't help.  I came home thinking who will understand days like this.  Hopefully someone out there.  I am a strong person most the time but we all have our days.  This was mine.  I think I would feel better if I just heard his voice and shared some laughs.  I know he's in a safe place and I'm not concerned about that.  Just a little homesick feelings going on today.  

On another note.  My daughter in law said she gets texts all the time from my son and she doesn't know how come they aren't going through to me.  She said they are imessages.  We have not been successful getting them through to him.  They meaning me and one of his siblings.  So pray we figure this out.  

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