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Comment by navymom3 on December 7, 2011 at 1:15pm

Blondie that is good news on Nick.

Navymom4e- That one needs kleenex.

Comment by navymom4e (ship12 div038) on December 7, 2011 at 12:39pm

Just recieved this email.....amazing! Hope everyone is having a beautiful day!  My son will be home on Friday for the Holidays! So excited!! Daddy's Poem  Her hair was up in a pony tail, her favorite dress tied with a bow. Today was Daddy's Day at school, and she couldn't wait to go.   But her mommy tried to tell her, that she probably should stay home Why the kids might not understand, if she went to school alone.   But she was not afraid; she knew just what to say. What to tell her classmates of why he wasn't there today. But still her mother worried, for her to face this day alone. And that was why once again, she tried to keep her daughter  home. But the little girl went to school eager to tell them all. About a dad she never sees a dad who never calls. There were daddies along the wall in  back, for everyone to meet. Children squirming impatiently, anxious in their seats   One by one the teacher called a student from the class. To introduce their daddy, as seconds slowly passed.   At last the teacher called her name, every child turned to stare. Each of them was searching, a man who wasn't there.   "Where's her daddy at?" She heard a boy call out. "She probably doesn't have one," another student dared to shout. And from somewhere near the back, she heard a daddy say, "Looks like another deadbeat dad, too busy to waste his day."   The words did not offend her, as she smiled up at her Mom . And looked back at her teacher, who  told her to go on.   And with hands behind her back, slowly she began to speak. And out from the mouth of a child, came words incredibly unique.   "My Daddy couldn't be here, because he lives so far away. But I know he wishes he could be, since this is such a special day.   And though you cannot meet him, I wanted you to know. All about my daddy, and how much he  loves me so.   He loved to tell me stories he taught me to ride  my bike. He surprised me with  pink roses, and taught me to fly  a kite.   We used to share  fudge sundaes, and ice cream in a cone.. And though you cannot see him. I'm not standing here alone.   "Cause my daddy's always with me, even though we are apart I know because he told me, he'll forever be in my heart"   With that, her little hand reached up, and lay across her chest.. Feeling her own heartbeat, beneath her favorite dress.   And from somewhere there in the crowd  of dads, her mother stood in tears. Proudly watching her daughter, who was wise beyond her years.   For she stood up for the love of a man not in her life. Doing what was best for her, doing what was a right. And when she dropped her hand back  down, staring straight into the crowd. She finished with a voice so soft, but its message clear and loud.   "I love my daddy very much, he's my shining star. And if he could, he'd be here, but heaven's just too far.   You see he is an American Soldier and died just this past year When a roadside bomb  hit his convoy and taught Americans  to fear.    But sometimes when I close my eyes, it's like he never went away." And then she closed her eyes, and saw him there that day.   And to her mother's amazement, she witnessed with surprise. A room full of daddies and children, all starting to close their eyes. Who knows what they saw before them, who knows what they felt inside. Perhaps for merely a second, they saw him at her side.    "I know you're with me Daddy," to the silence she called out. And what happened next made believers, of those once filled with doubt..   Not one in that room could explain it, for each of their eyes had been closed. But there on the desk beside her, was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose. And a child was blessed, if only for  a moment, by the love of her shining star. And given the gift of believing, that heaven is never too far.   They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.        If you don't send it to anyone, it means you're in a hurry and that you've forgotten your friends.   Take the time...to live and love.   Until eternity.   God Bless   There must be many children in the same boat as this little girl, thanks to our servicemen and their families for the sacrifice they are making to keep our country Free.       SUPPORT OUR MILITARY FAMILIES!!

 

Comment by Anti M on December 7, 2011 at 9:48am

Thank you for the good thoughts. I am very positive going into this surgery.

A flashdrive is a terrific thing, we have one my hubby can take with him.  However, if you store your photos on your hard drive, you can lose them all in a computer crash. External hard drives have come way down in price, it is easy to keep copies of all your photos on one.  Mine stays locked away, and I get it out and update any new photos to it now and then.  They make great gifts, yes?

Ah, GFs.  My nephew's ten day leave here at home just turned into a very short five (more like four with the times of the flights).  So I may get a chance to say hi, but I'm not holding my breath.  I think his GF lives in GA, he's in CT, they met online,  Sheesh, she's still in high school.  She had better be a great girl.  

When dad was stationed in Hawaii, he would never take us over to the Arizona.  Too painful for him.  

Comment by navymom3 on December 7, 2011 at 9:33am

Blondie we were at the ceremony last year in Pearl Harbor. My husband always wanted to go since it is the day before his birthday. It is a very touching ceremony. Plus last year it was the first look at the new area they had made. It was a great thing to do.

Comment by gfr16 on December 7, 2011 at 3:22am

Evening All, Long time no chat...i've been somewhat keeping up with all that is going on. Congrats to all who have sailors coming home, that is wonderful.  To all that are feeling under the weather (((hugs))) hope you feel better soon.  So... and there is always a so or but huh??  i received a 3am phone cal that i could not get up to answer in time.  I received a second wake-up call at 6 am...it was my son calling from the pay phone onboard the ship...he said that he found out that he may have a very good chance of coming home over holiday standown.  Wonderful news right?? i'm not so sure... He has only been there since late September and i finally stopped crying on the way to and from work when his bc pt song comes on.  i'm not sure if i can handle him coming home so soon for such a short period of time just to turn around and leave and have to re-live it all again. If he takes leave now, i'm sure he will have to wait a very long time to take it again.  but at his request i researched it and from where he is a to where we are at it is $3000 for a 1 stop each way round trip or $1400 for a 24+hr flight each way.  I truly do not feel it is worth him spending that much money for a less than 10 day visit, if that because it takes so long to get back. I felt horibble when i emailed him and told him not to come...I couldnt believe those words came out my mouth/fingers! how could a mother do such a thing, over the holidays too...i feel like crap for having done so, but i told him we here at home would much rather him take advantage of some free time to sight see and explore japan.  i have a feeling the gf has something to do with this, he commented that she is having a hard time... so are we and so is everyone who has a loved one serving away...now, i'm he bad guy who is back to crying :(

On a brighter note, i went to my firs blue star mom box packing event last night, we packed over 200 boxes full of goodies and christmas cards and holiday stockings with treats for military personnel stationed abroad.  I'll post pics soon, it was truly heartwarming :)

Night All...

Comment by barbara10/08 on December 7, 2011 at 12:18am

Enjoyed the tazer story & the sailors singing-thanks ladies :)

Way to go Blondie, hiring that help!  Maybe dr. will get her act in gear and hire someone she "likes" next time!  Connor is sooo cute.    You can get a flash drive for your personal stuff.  Then just plug it into any computer when you want to see the pics or whatever.  It is small, and stores tons of pics and inexpensive.

AntiM-  good way of looking at dust-it piles up so quickly, who can keep up?  Good luck with that surgery next week. 

Mar-glad you are seeing a dr. and they are looking into what could be the problem.  I am hoping along with you for an easy solution.  Will keep you in my prayers.

Just put the snow tires on my car today- this is the latest I can remember.  Might just wake up to some freezing rain.  Would rather have that dusting of snow Val got!

Comment by Mississippi Mom on December 6, 2011 at 5:30pm

Got this one by e-mail today, yall may have already seen this, but I laughed so hard reading this that I had tears, and since we have all been crying real tears with all of sweet, touching posts.

 

Hope you all get as big a laugh with this as I did....still just cracking up!

 

ONLY A MAN WOULD ATTEMPT THIS
>
> Just try reading this without laughing till you cry!!! . . . . can't be
> done!
>
>
>
>
>
> Pocket Tazer Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife.
> A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary
> submitted this:
>
> Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my
> interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a
> little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a
> 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer.
>
> The effects of the Tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long
> term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat
> to safety...??
>
> WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home...
> I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button...
> Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button
> and pressed it against a metal surface at the same time, I'd get the blue arc
> of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs.
>
> AWESOME!!! Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn
> spot is on the face of her microwave.
>
> Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it
> couldn't be all that bad with only two AAA batteries, right?
>
> There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting
> little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really
> needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target..
>
> I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second)
> and then thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going
> to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did
> want some assurance that it would work as advertised.
>
> Am I wrong?
>
> So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses
> perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and
> Tazer in another.
>
> The directions said that:
> a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant;
>
> a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of
> bodily control; and
>
> a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the
> ground like a fish out of water.
>
> Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.
> All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long,
> less than 3/4 inch in circumference (loaded with two itsy, bitsy AAA
> batteries); pretty cute really, and thinking to myself, 'no possible way!'
>
> What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.
>
> I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one
> side so as to say, 'Don't do it stupid,' reasoning that a one second burst
> from such a tiny lil ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad.. I decided to give
> myself a one second burst just for heck of it.
>
> I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and...
>
> HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. WHAT THE... !!!
>
> I'm pretty sure Hulk Hogan ran in through the side door, picked me up in
> the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and
> over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with
> tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles
> nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest
> position, and tingling in my legs! The cat was making meowing sounds I had never
> heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace,
> obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the
> living room.
>
> Note:
> If you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a Tazer,
> one note of caution:
>
> There is NO such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You
> will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a
> violent thrashing about on the floor!
> A three second burst would be considered conservative!
>
> A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at
> that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed
> the landscape.
> * My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace.
> * The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it
> originally was.
> * My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching.
> * My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom
> lip weighed 88 lbs.
> * I had no control over the drooling.
> * Apparently I had crapped in my shorts, but was too numb to know
> for sure, and my sense of smell was gone.
> * I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head, which I believe came from
> my hair.
> I'm still looking for my testicles and I'm offering a significant reward
> for their safe return!
>
> PS: My wife can't stop laughing about my experience, loved the gift and
> now regularly threatens me with it!
>
> If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!!

Comment by T-Lynn on December 6, 2011 at 5:06pm

Hey - I will clean and do laundry - if you cook and do the dishes! Deal?

For those going to the Wreath Laying - and take pics. And one more thing - hug each for for all us.

I am echoing AntiM - good thoughts for those who need.

I like that saying - "Dust is a blanket of Love."  Keeping that one.

Off - to try and cook   hugs all

Comment by Mississippi Mom on December 6, 2011 at 3:50pm

Mar, great news that J is coming home!  I know you are so excited!  I talked to my son for a short while last night and it just made my day!  I know that you are looking forward to seeing yours, and I bet he can't wait to meet that sweet darling niece!   I sure hope the Dr. figures out what is going on with you, and I too, hope you don't loose your license.  My mother-in-law had a seizure several years ago and the Dr. put her medication and she couldn't drive for a year.  She was so aggravated, and turns out that they never found out what caused it.  

 

For all of you Moms that your Sailors are coming home soon, I send you the warmest wishes and big, big, CONGRATULATIONS!   I hope you all enjoy your time with them!   I know you all can't wait to see them.  

Comment by Anti M on December 6, 2011 at 3:45pm

I've been loving the posts, just not replying about all the wonderful things, and sending good thoughts for the not so wonderful things.

My house is not spotless, but basically clean.  A little dust is like a warmth blanket of love....  no?  

I just got back from my appointment, I'll have hernia surgery next week.  It should be outpatient and simple, then a two to four week recovery.  Fingers crossed for nothing complicated!

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