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Comment by Matt's Mom/Cathy on October 3, 2011 at 8:15pm
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That is the series that she was talking about Kim. I am going to try to check tomorrow before the sale starts Wednesday and see if they have any of them. Do you leave next week for your trip?
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Comment by bryters ATI Whidbey Island on October 2, 2011 at 10:19pm
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What's the missing book? My daughter reads all the time and might have it in her hundreads. lol.
Kim, have a great time, we will miss Chris's birthday this year.
That reminds me I had better get a cake ordered. Last year I forgot and they get booked up so early he didn't get one. This year by the time he gets it, it will probably be stale. but it's the thought right!
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I was excited when she told me she loved to read. I retired after working 24 years at our public library. I am glad that she is enjoying them. I bought so many that I had to mail a box home instead of trying to take them on the plane. Matt should be able to come home for Christmas this so I have started looking at flights for him. I just need him to find out if the dates he gave me are definite are not.
Lauren was telling me about a series of books that she liked but doesn't have all of them so I am going to look at our library's book sale next week and see if they have any of them. Enjoy your visit Kim!
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I'm glad you had a great time. We've booked our flight for Thanksgiving weekend.
When my husband was in the Navy we were the house everyone came too! Memories I love.
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My trip was great! The weather was beautiful the entire time that I was there. Matt lives in base housing so I got the chance to do a lot of cooking for him. It was nice to have him come home for lunch everyday. There was a mom visiting her daughter who had just had a baby and they were one street over from Matt's so I was able to meet another Navy mom and the new baby. We went shopping together and had a great time visiting. It was such a nice quiet neighborhood to go walking in and I even walked up the hill a couple of times to go to the store. I also had the chance to go out with Kim's daughter. She is such a sweet young lady and we had a good time. I wish we would have had more time because there were a lot of shops in a nearby town that we drove through that we would have loved to check out but we did find a bookstore going out of business and loaded up on books.
Last year Matt and some of his friends got together and cooked a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Each person made their favorite dish to share and it sounded like they had a great time.
I had the chance to tour the hanger where he works and meet some of the guys he works with. I am ready to go back for another visit!
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Matt's Mom, how was the trip?
I think I'm going to go for Thanks Giving. I just dont think I can stand him being alone this year. well, Ok I will dig for a little honesty, maybe I can't stand me not being with him for Thanks giving.
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No Matt has base housing so I will be staying with him. He was approved right before he came home for Christmas so most of his presents were things for the house and shipped directly to him. He has surprised me how much he has been cooking. I love to get those calls asking how to cook something but I rarely get them anymore. Guess I should be happy he is self sufficient but still miss them. We found a closeout on a washer and dryer at Best Buy while he was home and luckily they had them at a BB in WA and we bought them over the phone and they delivered them within a couple of days. He is talking about moving in with one of his buddies though so next time I may have to look for a place to stay.
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I bought pots and pans while I was there so Chris could start cooking. To my surprise he is using them mostly Mac & Cheese and Hamburger helper I think. Are you staying at the Navy Lodge? It was nice, close, very inexpensive $40 a night, and free Laundry :)
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I checked out some of the restuarants menus online and I see what Matt was talking about when he came home. He did not want seafood - he said that is mainly what is on the menus. In Texas the menu is not complete unless you have at least one chicken fried item on it.
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