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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/18/2012 TG 27 — 8 Divisions (151–156, 813 & 927)

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For those graduating on 05/18/2012. Let's all connect here and share!

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 85
Latest Activity: May 15, 2016

Welcome to PIR 05/18/2012

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Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on April 1, 2012 at 6:16pm: Lala, ohhhhh, that does make sense now.

Glad to see the nest has a budding family. How sweet. My kitchen walls in my new house are exactly that color. My husband and I have decided that it looks great on eggs, but not so much on walls. We will be painting soon.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 1, 2012 at 5:34pm: That is sad Dianne, the nest is in the hanging basket on my front deck. High away from cats. Our cat doesn't go outside at all and we have only seen one cat in put neighborhood once in a while.

Comment by diannep on April 1, 2012 at 5:20pm: An "Ah-Hah" moment, for sure, Lala...when she marched in!

Is this nest on the ground???? Our neighborhood is FULL of cats....mostly feral thanks to some "kind" neighbors (2) who are feeding and not neutering! So although we used to get lots of birds nests this time of year in our yard, not so much anymore. Makes me so sad. I loved watching them, but got tired of finding dead birds or parts of birds in my yard. I used to have bird feeders, but realized I was attracting birds...to their deaths. So took them down. Now, don't see many birds because of the cats....grrrrr....

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 1, 2012 at 4:22pm: I have done that from time to time as well lol...

For those who saw the pic I posted a few days ago, here is an update:

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 1, 2012 at 12:58pm: You are very welcome :-) I know what you mean. I stopped all notifications from this site and just check every page that I help out on several times a day. I don't always post if there are no questions being asked so sometimes you may think I am not here but I am lurking in the background lol.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 1, 2012 at 11:21am: Dianne and Betsy, they tried to text me but my cell didn't work in that bathroom and they couldn't go up to Loran and tell her where I was lol. I actually think it worked out okay. As much as I wanted to see her in that bathroom I was also really glad that the first time I saw her was when she marched in with the choir. She looked right at me and had the biggest smile on her face. It was such a proud moment and wasn't downplayed by flushing toilets lol.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on April 1, 2012 at 11:17am: Haha, Lala, we posted at the same time.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on April 1, 2012 at 11:14am: Lala, makes the ribbons and they are awesome! If you want to order them, you can friend her and she will give you all the information you need to that. http://www.navyformoms.com/profile/Lala?xg_source=profiles_friendList

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 1, 2012 at 11:13am: Mitchell's mom, I am the mom who makes the ribbons. My website isn't quite finished but you can go to my facebook page to see the ribbons and other items. I also have some pics on my page here on Navy for Mom's, just click on my name to go to my page here. You can send me a friend request on this site for more info or an email to uniquememorymakers@yahoo.com Thanks so much

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Unique-Memory-Makers/204119052936924

Comment by Misty from MN on April 1, 2012 at 11:08am: Someone mentioned something about pins and ribbons and ordering them to wear on graduation day by family members.... does anyone know where I might find the website to order these?