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Hello queens, this is a place where we can come together for support and comfort. We can stay in touch with each other and talk about our hopes and fears for our new sailors. Please make it a point to stop by often and let us know how you are.
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Discussion Forum
Where is your Sailor's A school?
Started by Always "Incognito". Last reply by Always "Incognito" Mar 18, 2011. 30 Replies 0 Likes
Mine is at Corry Station.Continue
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 28, 2010 at 11:00pm
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Ruthann, lol, I leave for a while because I had to share this dang computer again and You finally show up lol... glad you like my song. I can't believe that was your son being pulled out. I was so concerned. I could not understand why they didn't pick up the poor boys feet. Probably a good thing I didn't know he was your son. I would have been freaking out worried about him and you.
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Comment by Vickimed(AECF-ET) on July 28, 2010 at 10:48pm
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Ruthann , I saw your son gone down but I didn't know it was him. We told Chris and talked about it all weekend.There was 2 or 3 others that went down before him but came to enough to be able to walk out but I was really concern with your son. He didn't come to and they dragged him out. My other son sitting next to me said "Couldn't they pick his feet up" How long was he out?.Chris said he got to the point he was fighting it.Trying to shift his weight.Well I did see you two out and about so he must of recovered ok. Sorry that happened. I know it must of scared you terribly. Oh by the way you and Binker need to start over on the country song. Needs work. Better put some romance in it for poor Derek.
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Comment by Binker & Bro: 2X Nuke Mom on July 28, 2010 at 9:51pm
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I just want all yall ladies to know that despite certain evidence to the contrary, I am a highly edumacated individual who is a set of comps and a dissertation away from a Ph.D.
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Verse Two!
Binker's mom was late --a gettin' outta tha airport
cause they kept on delayin' her sailor's plane
But before the cheatin' cabbie could get to the Union Station
he done gone and made 'er miss her danged ole train!
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But Ruthann, honey, we're gonna have to tweek that darlin'. Now up thar in the land a tha big dig, that might pass as a country song, but way down south in tha land a dixie by mah ole Kentucky home, that just will not do. I shall ponder on this fer ya jest a leettle longer and come up with that perfect country and navy song.
After listenin' ta that nathern brouge ya'll was a talkin' with, I kin understand why mah leettle sister gits so much harassment up thar in that Boston Haaaavaaaad Chillins' hospitaaaaaal whar she works.
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Well Ruthann was drunk the day her sailor got outta basic
and Chicago was full of a pourin' rain
But before he could start his grad-e-asion liberty
he got runn-ed over by his locked old knee
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Ruthann Ruthann where are you tonight? Why did you leave us here all alone? We searched the web over but you found your true love, now your smoochin Derick and were here alone!!!!! :) Don't Y'all just love my country song?
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Comment by mattsmom on July 28, 2010 at 8:02pm
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Binkers mom- you are right about the locked knees....
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Hi Everybody...Matt called today and we got to talk for a long time..A-school doesn't start until next week so he is orientation to this phase of it I guess.. I will start posting my pics and videos of the graduation soon...Some I have already posted on facebook...My husband was playing with his camera during the graduation and found out that it is also a video lol lol cuz he forgot the video. So some of the videos did not come out as well....
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Gigi- it helps that I have a very good camera and a zoom lens, even though I want a bigger one. And when I first sat down I spent close to 40 min taking pics and trying to get the settings just right. The one sailor standing right in front of us was beginning to give me weird looks. I must have taken his picture 30 or 40 times and kept deleting them until I got it right. I bet he was wondering who the heck is that crazy lady taking my pic lol. So if any of you had a son standing in front before it started who said some crazy lady kept taking his pic. It was just me, I'm might be crazy but harmless and I don't stalk sailors just mailmen lol...
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