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Comment by CatMom509 on August 3, 2013 at 5:45pm

Hello Friends!

     "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

      be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord my Rock and my Redeemer."

                                                                                 Psalm 19:14

Comment by CatMom509 on August 3, 2013 at 5:44pm

JordanMom & Sharla,

I also realized that a big reason why they haven't been able to make a call when everyone else did is having their wisdom teeth pulled.  Then they have 2 days of blessed rest in their bed sleeping and doing pretty much nothing while everyone else in their division is in the throes of everything the Navy makes them do!!

This is what happened to my Sailor daughter.  She got her wisdom teeth pulled on the day everyone else made their last call before they went into the intense training, testing, and earning of reward flags.  After this call, the only thing the families receive will be their weekly letter for the next few weeks.  Then the week before the first battlestations start, they "may" be allowed a call if their division is finally working well together~~

Comment by t4inparker (Ship 11 Div 340) on August 3, 2013 at 4:54pm

Great idea JLM-MN - I hadn't been on Navyoutfitters.com, but I like their stuff & placed an order today.  Hope it all comes before PIR on 9/6!

Comment by Phoebs on August 3, 2013 at 4:48pm

diannep: Thank you for everything you are doing for me and the rest of us.  It is so helpful to have someone that has been through this talk us through BC.  Your post made me cry. It would be hard to go through this over the holidays. I'm quite sure he won't be home for any of the holidays this year but will be nice to at least be able to talk on the phone to him.  Not sure how you managed. 

Funny - you managed to embarrasss you boys.  That is alway a special time when we get the chance to do such a thing.  

I think I'll write him and get an idea, but just wait and see what happens when we get to PIR.  Good Idea to take his computer and cell phone, I will be sure to take them both.  I had originally planned to just ship stuff to him after he received his new address but will make sure he has these two. 

I forgot to let all the other parents know  my SR has been able to use his Debit Card to make phone calls.  Says it works better then the calling cards.  We had planned ahead and added my name on his account so I could watch it, to make sure nothing was getting posted that wasn't approved.   It appears the charges are between $7.00 - $10.00, and come from AT&T. He asked for a copy of his statement to make sure he didn't OD, that is why I found this out.  I told him not to worry I would make sure I deposited money to cover the calls. Sure makes it easier for him and us.  If your SR has a checking account with a Debit Card attached you might tell them to try this. 

Comment by Sharla on August 3, 2013 at 4:08pm

You are right, JLM.  They may not be happy, but they are okay.  Have to keep telling myself that.  :)  And yes, she just graduated high school a month before she left, so this is the first separation.  For her, for me....for the dog....  LOL

Comment by JLM-MN on August 3, 2013 at 4:05pm

I want to thank Craig for the Challenge Coins.  We bought one for our SR.  It is beautiful and I'm sure he will cherish it.  Also, I've been browsing the navyoutfitters.com site.  Lots of gift ideas there for your SR and you!  I especially liked the T-shirt that says......"Some people never meet their hero.  I raised mine."  I changed our home message on the answering machine to tell my SR if he calls and no one is there, he needs to call my cell.  Since these young people are used to being attached to their phones, being without that lifeline means they have no phone numbers readily available----unless memorized and I know my SR didn't do that! <G>   I am really sad to hear so many of you are in tears and near despair with worry.  I hope you all find a way to cope for the next 4 or so weeks.  I think some of us have had a separation with our SRs before this one so our anxiety is less.  My best advice is stay occupied and remember that our SRs are doing well.  They may not always be happy but they are ok, in good hands, doing their job and when they are capped, they will be as proud of themselves as we are of them now.  Keep the Faith!  <G>           

Comment by diannep on August 3, 2013 at 3:16pm

oh, and yes, they have their good days and bad days.  Many times, by the time you receive their "downer" letter, they are back to better times.  Emotional rollercoaster for them and for you too!

Comment by diannep on August 3, 2013 at 3:15pm

Sharla:  It seems that whenever divisions make calls, there are always some who can't make them.  There can be many reasons for that...they could have had an appt somewhere else on base, been SIQ in their rack, or they could have lost the call, not earned the call, or they ran out of time for the calls.  So many reasons.  Try not to worry.  If she got "pushed back" (asmoed), she will call you in a scripted call telling you that (supervised call), so in that case, be happy that there is no call right now! 

Your post is too funny!  Hey, go out and take a long walk instead of eating ice cream!  Great stress reliever....since I have lots of stress...I'm walking 3 times a day now, in addition to a gym class!  Yep, sure works!  :-)  Hoping that you get a great call from her soon!  Hang in there!

Comment by diannep on August 3, 2013 at 3:11pm

Too funny, MontanaMom, on the pushups causing "memory loss!"  What you will do will really be determined by him anyway, and he may even change his mind by the time of PIR.  But you can at least narrow down the choices!  My son was so glad to be off the base....he just was content to ride around the area to look at "the world" again!  He is normally very chatty but was very quiet.  I asked him why....he said because he had not been outside those gates in almost 11 weeks (he had lots of holidays in his bootcamp experience because of Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Martin Luther King Day....and then a week setback so he really had been there for a long time).  We even ended up in a school pickup line by mistake!  Now, THAT was fun for THIS mom with her 23 yr old sailor and 25 yr old son with her!  Nothing like embarrassing the KIDS for a change!  We stayed in it for about 3-4 minutes....just to rub it in!  :-) 

Some do want to go back to the room and take a LONG shower without shipmates around....and catch up on their cell phone/computers (so bring them!).  Some may even just want to nap for a while.  I will say....going to the mall there and seeing all of the sailors in uniform, that was a neat thing.

Comment by Sharla on August 3, 2013 at 3:09pm

So what would be reasons they wouldn't get to make a call when the rest of their division did?  This is eating me up.  I'm so afraid she's gotten in trouble or is being disciplined in some way.... or that she got pushed back...or...or....or......

 

You know, I used to tell my daughter when she'd be out and didn't text me to check in like she was supposed to or didn't answer my call, that my imagination created scenarios much worse than what was probably really going on, so to please keep me in the loop.  :)

 

Here we are again.  Except it isn't in her control, and my imagination conjures all kinds of things that are not as minor as having watch duty at that time.  And if they have watch duty, wouldn't they get another chance?   I tell you, I'm going to gain 40 pounds from all the comfort ice cream I'm stress-eating.  LOL.

 

Better than crying.  I'm so tired of crying.  My eyes are gonna shrivel up.

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