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Comment by TexasDocMom on July 20, 2009 at 12:06pm

CATHY!!! thank you for sharing that!! and what a headline! tears here....I KNOW that feeling and I wish it for every single mom posting on this board!!

good for you...start cooking....are you going?

Comment by JJ on July 19, 2009 at 11:57pm

This is going to be a "remember when" comment to most of you that have been or are married. Although it is much harder being away from your loved one, it is a challenge all around. Remember when we were first married, how wonderful it was UNTIL the romance wore off about a year or so later? Then it was buy a new car, buy a house, then the little pitter padder of little feet? The money would just barely be enough to stretch to the next pay check and we no longer had time to put our makeup on, much less put on a pretty dress or do our hair. Those days between 7 and 11 years seemed as though "it wasn't worth the energy" and that guy we slept with didn't have the time to say, "gee, you're beautiful, Honey" or even "I love you" before he fell asleep. Where's my kiss? We (as a couple) have to work on the romance, the wonderful times we have together. We are the ones that picked each other to life with for the rest of our lifes, their names weren't pulled out of a hat! Those memories just might be gone in a split second. Treasury every moment and remember all the good times, for those misunderstandings aren't that important. "What is important today, may not be that important tomorrow, next week, not month or even next year"! If you don't believe me, write it down on a piece of paper and tuck it away. Now I don't mean really BIG things, but those little things like....I would rather the sofa be on that wall over there, or we have to go to that party, or I told you a million times to get that junk moved out of the garage last week, make sure the cake frosting is lemon flavor.....You know what I mean.
And give away something that doesn't cost you anything and you will get it back....a SMILE. People will wonder why they got that smile from you and within a second...there it is...that person just gave it back to you!
And here is something else that you might find silly but it will make perfect sense. Tell someone that you love them, or do something nice for someone, go visit a friend, take cookies to someone, it doesn't matter what it really is, even a phone call or letter will do. You will know or you might say to yourself when it is too late: I WOULD HAVE, I COULD HAVE, I SHOULD HAVE......And then you cannot go back. Make every moment count, say what you have on your mind, for it only takes a second or two. Time is just a moment in space that we fill with pieces of our heart, Make the best of it and enjoy every moment. It will make you smile and your inners all warm and fuzzy. If each of us gives to each of our partners much more than 50%, at least we were going our part. And maybe that smile really doesn't need to have an explanation.
Have a wonderful day!

Comment by TexasDocMom on July 19, 2009 at 1:21pm

My son refuses to start a family, including a wife, until after he's out of the military, says "it's too hard" on them. Makes me wonder what he saw when he was deployed. I know his buddy got the house and the dog after returning to a divorce.

You might start a discussion (up above) on this, people might feel more comfortable in a more private setting..?

Comment by TexasDocMom on July 18, 2009 at 11:46pm

I think Michael and Matt would win the pool for names in that generation, altho around here there are alot of "Austin" s...

Comment by Debby on July 18, 2009 at 11:42pm

My sons are 1/2 middle eastern and have middle eastern names so I dont post their names here because I am sure there arn't to many of them in the military with those names...

Comment by Debby on July 17, 2009 at 11:26pm

Cher during valentines my husband picked up what he thought was a plastic heart with some kind of frilly thing in it, he thought it was some kind of candy.. so I paid no attention to it and packed in my son's care package.. well about 2 weeks later he was able to call us and wanted to thank us for the girls string bikini undies that were in the heart shaped box.. it was great entertainment for the guys who decided to wear them for a couple of days, he said there was even a fight for them.. he said they were in stitches they laughed so hard and it gave them a much needed break from reality... so now my Army son is there and we are looking for something similar :)

Comment by TexasDocMom on July 13, 2009 at 1:32am

It seems so alone sometimes, doesn't it? but there's always someone home in this group...and we want you to tell us when it's tough.

My son SWEARS by those sox, he said they use duct tape up their chins in those boots if they don't have these type of socks, there's padding up the front where they lace up.

Comment by TexasDocMom on July 13, 2009 at 1:05am

Fox Sox

I notice there are some for cold weather (my son was in Iraq in the summer). I bought the 12.49 a pair ones. And so did his grandmother and his aunt and his dad...it's the main thing he wanted for Christmas before he left!

Comment by TexasDocMom on July 13, 2009 at 1:02am

www.foxsox.com military sox, coyote brown. My son swears by them. If you google the name of them, sometimes you can find them cheaper...but foxsox used to ship directly overseas, so check. Tell him they are great for the dry weather, my son said lousy when you're in wet conditions because they soak up the moisture so well. Buy them tonight!

Comment by Debby on July 12, 2009 at 12:59am

Thanks Jeannie.. I will do that..

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