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This is for each of us who are anxiously anticipating that special day on 1/6/12 when all the effort, support and worry is coupled with our recruits hard work and dedication and will come to fruition. Each tear shed and moment spent on sleepless nights will not go away during the next eight weeks, but to know we have a support system where we all share the same goal, will help lift our spirits as we continue through this exciting journey together!!! Let the countdown begin!!!:)

mome2jord started this group but has had to leave for another PIR group.

allie4298(ship07/div036) will be the acting group leader.

Thank you to you both!

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 73
Latest Activity: May 31, 2012

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 19, 2011 at 3:06pm: Good Morning!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 19, 2011 at 2:51pm: ...I have half to give away too!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on December 19, 2011 at 10:45am: lol Dianne, I don't need a new one I need to give half of mine to someone else lol. I probably could have gotten a new one for me cheaper than the one for the Dodge. I know taking care of your family is very much like running a business. I am in that same boat except we don't pay for help. We are the help lol which is also very demanding. But I keep telling myself I will be glad I was able to do all this and will wish I could do it again when they are no longer here. It just hurts to see them get so bad and not be able to do all the things they can still do in their "mind".

I know several of you have ordered ribbons from me to wear to PIR. All of those orders have now been shipped. Please let me know what you think of them when they arrive. I am sure you will love them :-D With the holidays here the shipping seems to be taking an extra day or two depending on how far you are from me but hopefully you will all have them by this Friday or Tuesday at the latest. The mail doesn't run on Monday so letters from your SR's will probably be delayed next week as well. If anyone else would like to order the ribbons to wear to PIR to support your Sailor just send me a friend request on this site or send me an email to uniquememorymakers@yahoo.com and I will send you all the ribbon info as well as some helpful tips for PIR. I hope you all have a great day.

Comment by diannep on December 19, 2011 at 10:00am: Lala: You got a NEW REAR END? Ok, sorry...couldn't resist that! HA!

Yes, 5-6 hours is better than 10 for sure! I'm pretty much "close to home" status now with my parents' situation. I was lucky to get up to see my sailor for a couple of days...and still got calls from my sister/parents then! UGH! Suffocating sometimes, but what can you do? I'm running a "business" at their home now with caregivers, pay, schedules, paying bills etc. Yikes...

Good morning everyone! Have a great day!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on December 18, 2011 at 8:20pm: well Diannep, It is a 10 hr drive for me so 5 or 6 for you isn't too bad lol. That is where my hubby grew up, his sister and several other family members live there. That is where we were vacationing when our truck tore up and had to have a new rear end summer before last (2010) if you remember all that. Since then we rent vacation vehicles lol and we do not pull our own boat that far.

Comment by heather's mom ship 12 div 029 on December 18, 2011 at 4:03pm: From Eddie's mom ship 11 div 039. I thought I would add it here in case people didn't find it on the other site. Thank you to Eddie's mom for posting this for us.

For anyone that is doing the adopt a sailor for Christmas here is a list of restuarants open on Christmas day :

My husband called the visitors bureau in great lakes, and this is what they sent him for open restuarants:

I have attached the list of restaurants that I have been informed of in Lake County. I also heard of one in Cook County that is open 11am-9pm both Christmas Eve and Day called Jimmy’s Charhouse. It is located at 2290 Point Blvd., Elgin, IL 60123. There phone number is 847-783-0200.

As for the ones in Lake County, Country Squire in Grayslake is very nice and so is David’s Bistro in Antioch.

Jaxx Restaurant at Hyatt Deerfield

1750 Lake Cook Rd.

Deerfield, IL 60015

847-945-3400

www.deerfield.hyatt.com

Christmas Eve, & New Year’s Eve

Regular menu.

Illinois Beach Resort

One Lakefront Drive

Zion, IL. 60099

847-625-7300

www.ilresorts.com

New Year’s Eve Bash – 6pm-1am – Reservations required.

David’s Bistro

883 W. Main St.

Antioch, IL 60002

847-603-1196

www.davidsbistro.com

Open Christmas Eve, Christmas Day by reservations, New Year’s Eve by reservation and New Years Day.

Denny’s

6429 Grand Ave.

Gurnee, IL 60031

847-855-1680

www.dennys.com

Christmas Eve/Day & New Year’s Eve/Day

Open 24 hours

The Country Squire

Routes 120 & 45

Grayslake, IL

847-223-0121

Christmas Eve – 11:00 – 10:00pm

Christmas Day – Seatings at 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 6:00pm, & 8:00pm – Special Dinner Menu

Full Moon Family Restaurant
1300 Skokie Highway (41)
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
(847) 689-0733

Open 24 Hours Christmas Eve & Day

Karma at the Doubletree in Mundelein

510 E. Route 83

Mundelein, IL 60060

847- 970-6900

www.karmachicago.com

Christmas Eve & Day/ New Years Eve & Day

Wildberry Cafe

1783 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Libertyville, IL

847-247-7777

www.wildberrycafe.com

Christmas Eve – Open 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Christmas Day – Open 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

D.W. Anderson’s Eatery & Ice Cream Parlor - KeyLime Cove Water Resort

1700 Nations Dr.

Gurnee, IL

224-656-8101

www.keylimecove.com

Christmas Eve – Open for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Christmas Day – Open for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

The Crazy Toucan Margarita Grille KeyLime Cove Water Resort

1700 Nations Dr.

Gurnee, IL

224-656-8102

www.keylimecove.com

Christmas Eve – Opens at 5:00pm for Dinner

Christmas Day – Opens at 12:00pm until close.

Fairfield Inn at the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort

10 Marriott Dr.

Lincolnshire, IL 60069

847-234-0100

Open Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and Day – regular hours. Reservations maybe required New Year’s Day

Comment by allie42989 (ship07/div036) on December 18, 2011 at 2:43pm: Looks like everyone has been getting good news from their SR's!! So happy to hear that!!

@diannep - I haven't gotten an exact date from my SR regarding battlestations, but he said it would be "around" and then a date.. That's all I've gotten. :)

It looks like everyone has been doing well with opsec, but just remember no dates for battlestations can be posted anywhere! (Not even in the discussions!) Keep up the great work! :)

Here's to lots of letters and phone calls this week.. I know it will be tough for EVERYONE. But, when you need inspiration, just look at our COUNTDOWN! We're almost there, ladies! :)

Comment by chelsealoo on December 18, 2011 at 1:54pm: Here is a link to the list I found:
http://www.opentable.com/opentables.aspx?t=reg&n=61,3329,7190,5...
hope that helps:)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 18, 2011 at 1:46pm: I know it was on Boot Camp moms...on my phone or I would find,copy and paste! Go to that group and scroll back through....don't think it's to far back.

Comment by heather's mom ship 12 div 029 on December 18, 2011 at 11:47am: The other day I found a list of restaurants that were open on Christmas day near the Naval base, I can't find it again, and am not having much luck with google. Has anyone else seen that and can tell me where I can find it again?

Thanks