siscarrie, Thats ok your not alone!! My son is missing everyone here and wish the ship time could be a little faster. He's bored when not working. Not much to do on down time.
my sailor hasnt told me he was bored, but he made the comment that someone told him if he lost any more weight then he will blow away. That tells me he is bored. he works out when he has nothing to do. At least he is keeping busy. He said they had bingo a couple nights ago, but he doesn't participate. he sleeps. I wish he would be a little more social. Oh well as long as he is happy.
Hope ya'll have a happy Easter. dont eat too much candy!! :)
JillG, Maybe my son knows your sailor, because that is what Curtis does. Loves sports also. He really enjoyed playing basketball on the ship. He said a little getting used to with a rocking ship. lol Have a great easter also.
Our Sailor bought himself a "Kindle", it is an electronic book. They are not cheap, but if any of your Sailors are really, really bored and you know what they like to read it may be a good gift. He bought his at Best Buy and then bought the cover that makes the Kindle indestructible & Amazon guarantees against breakage. You have to upload books before sending them, but books from the library are free and the Kindle hold hundreds of books. Where ever you buy one, they will instruct you "how to" do all of it... I think if we can work on our computers, one can up load books. He ordered a book from Barnes & Noble that isn't even in print yet, but he has the app. to do up load it when it is published & when he gets to any port with internet service. They would have to be locked away for sure.
Also, they can lock up what they call their "coffins"what a horrible name ! They are a big metal, molded hinged suitcase like box, that their mattress lay on they have a place for a lock and I think they have locks on the ships. I saw a tour online of a ship, some where on here and they showed one. May be that would help with the theft problems.... Un-less they catch the person red- handed, I would not want to be around to witness that altercation.
I'm not a good letter or package mailer, so do not know about any mail deliveries.
God Speed to all of our Sailors!! You all take care and stay safe.
Happy Easter to all!! We had a phone call last night also... Really 3 because we kept getting disconnected... Do any of you have a problem with your calls, ours cuts out and there is a delay between each of our sentences, like on TV when the news people talk back and forth. I never have gotten an okay from signing up on the Bataan web communications site, it has been over 2 weeks... Did it take any of you that long? Maybe our Sailor has to approve and he won't, or what he does won't approve me, I don't l know? You all have such wonderful photos of your Sailors that you have posted on here... Again, Happy Hippity Hop Day.... Stay safe!!
we had 3 calls from our sailor it is so noisy and the calls will have a delay. we finally told our sailor not to call because we can't understand anything they have to wait in line a long time (hrs) and only allowed 20 min we found e-mail to be the best our sailor can also text from e mail to cell our sailor suspended the cell service it is very expensive to call the states and the cell would be trying to find a signal and use up the battery
Talked to my sailor. He actually got one of my packages! YAY!! He did tell me not to expect many emails for the next week or so. He told me that he took a picture of a "big rock." and its about 7 there right now. He sounded like he was in good spirits! Thank goodness!
Sandra- I hope your son gets some mail soon. and that everything works out with his girlfriend.
Glad to hear that people are at least hearing from their sailors. I haven't heard from hubby in 2 days and was getting nervous but hearing that others have got mail makes me feel better. I haven't had this problem before ut being pregnant seems to make every bad or worrisome thing 10x worse. Huh.. Darn hormones.
Sandra - As a wife I feel my kids have it the worst. Me and my MIL were both in the Navy and know how it goes. Our 2 yr old is doing okay but literally had a meltdown over the fact that he couldn't show daddy his new bike the "Easter Bunny" had brought him yesterday. He finally comprimised and said we could send daddy pictures. Our son is a daddy's boy and too smart for me.
But on a happier note only a week until Baby Aiden gets here and I can go back to feeling like a semi normal human being. Yay!
Congrats Donna! As sad as it is that he wont be there for the birth, think about what a great homecoming that will be!! Hopefully having a new baby at home will make time go by faster for your daughter in law!.
Got 3 emails from my sailor girl yesterday and today. Now that I have the absolute correct address - packages and mail we were holding can be sent. Guess they are in different time zones based on what I can tell. She said they are working them hard...but like my Mom always told me, hard work never hurt anyone. I am sure my girl will come back a better person.
Have not heard from my Son in over a week. He was emailing almost daily prior to that. I guess I won't worry I am sure they are busy busy!! He is on the Deck Crew anyone else have a Son/Daughter/Husband or Wife on the Deck Crew?
I got an Email today from my son, finally received a box. Thank me so much for the food and asked for more breakfast bars.lol Easter was awesome got to see some beautiful
scenery from the ship. Just wish he had a camera that is in a different box for him.
He said things are going pretty good and hope that home was going good also.
Oh- Sandra there isnt anything set up on your phone that blocks unavailable calls is there? because all my calls from my sailor since they got a little further out have said Unavailable on my caller id. (i have no idea if there is even a way to block them, but just in case)
Got a phone call from my son today, he sounded so tired, and he said he was exausted, this time difference is really hard on him. He asked me to send him 1 roll of toilet paper,LOL, i guess the paper on the ship is too ruff, poor thing, oh the things we take for granted, but it made me laugh, i never would have thought he would ask for that. He would probly hurt me if he knew i shared that with you guys, but i thought it was funny.
Our sailor stocked up on baby wipes, also good for wiping off dirty hands, shinning shoes and lint and lasts longer than tp. I would be knee deep, if our Sailor knew I was writing on here... Just make sure they are alcohol free and flushable... We need to start a "Hint's from Sailor's Mom's" for deployment....
That's funny, I would be more than knee deep if my son knew I was still on this group. Somehow he doesn't like me being on this Navy4moms sight. What he doesn't know wont hurt him. lol
My son likes me being on this site, he has always thought it was funny that i have kept up with him ever since he was in bootcamp, I told him it doesn't matter how far he is His mom can always take care of him,and find out things. We both think its neat that we may know some of the same family, i talked to ladies from bc that husbands or sons knew my son, he tells me now, "I probly know some of those ladies sons or husbands".
It would not matter how much everyone told him!! He is as bull headed as I am. Maybe it is because of what he does on the ship and I can't tell.. I'm not making his duties anymore important than any of your Sailors duties, but I would hate to mess up his future.... That is why I mainly just post small tid-bits on here, and never anything much about him... Glad to hear that other's Sailors are happy their families appreciate this site...
My son recieved 1 package out of 4 so far and thats not counting family members that have sent him mail. Just pray that they all get something this week, sure helps those sailors and marines to get a little something from home.
Yea, its a little scary, but our military isn't naive enough to think that killing him will change anything just yet. We need to stay vigilant, but still be proud of their accomplishment. I read a quote that said "Just because the lead singer is gone, doesn't mean the band can't play." I thought it was very fitting. But another news commentator did say it sends a message to the other terrorists that says if we can find your leader we can find you too! So I am saying extra prayers for our military and our country.
Regina S, I would like to copy your prayer to my FB page... If you do not have any objections? I will remove it if you don't want it posted... Our Sailor just called... First day time call in ever. Seemed a lot more calm as he has ever sounded before... Hope that means all is well... Take care all! God Speed to all of your Sailors!!
Kellie... Thanks for the okay, as I have never seen the prayer before, I guess we really do live in the plains & sticks in NE. I am sure all of our Sailor's are very well and safe.... Ours was in his best mood ever in 2 months... Take Care all !
LongIslandMom- I am assuming your comment is directed towards me since is said "our military isn't naive enough to think that killing him will change anything just yet." My comment was not intended to downgrade the accomplishment of our military. It is something to be proud of. It is a great thing for the entire country especially those who lost their lives or loved ones due to his actions. I don't think anyone will ever forget what happened on 9/11. The man was a monster that deserved everything he got.
My comment was in response to someone saying they were scared about retaliation and what comes next. It was to reiterate that our military is great and prepared for whatever happens next. They are not going to let their guard down because of this.
I apologize if my original comment came off as unsupportive. I support our military 100%.
MirandaNicole- I'm assuming you are the same Miranda Nicole that just posted a picture of an adorable baby boy on the Bataan's facebook! If so, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! He is a cutie!
Just got an e-mail from my son, he received 2 of my carepackages and the belt i ordered for him from the nex, its weird how things get turned around, i ordered the belt i think 3 or 4 days after i ordered his uniforms he wanted, and he got the belt first and still hasn't got the uniforms. But at least he received some care packages thats been out there somewhere for a while.
I guess, I am a terrible Mother.... Have not sent one thing, but our Sailor has told me he/she needs and wants nothing.... Have cards at least to send... If any one online here knows about the Masonic Lodges across America... They are donating free ATT calling cards for troops.... There are some guidelines, but once I told our head office here, of our Sailor being on the ship and an IS, she sent me a card to send for our Sailor's use while in a port... Check with your Masonic Lodge in your city to see if they are participating.... I am going to send it and if our Sailor cannot use it I will see that is given to someone who has not been able to make phone contact with family or friends... There may be someone aboard who has not had a conversation with a loved one... Take Care all & God Speed...
Happy Mother's Day to all of you out there! My son received 6 of 7 packages sent his way after waiting over a month for any! That is a wonderful Mother's Day gift. I was blessed to get chocolate-covered strawberries and a plant from him -- how? I only know that the UPS guy looked just as proud as I felt. It was from my sailor.
Happy Mother's Day everyone! Hope you all have a great day, my son made my day, I came home from the Mother's Day Banquet at our church and a beautiful flower arrangement and box of chocolates had been delivered while I was gone!! Just made me cry.( tears of joy) .......I'm not a big Mother's Day fan, my mother is deceased and her birthday is May 8th, so it is usually a very sad day for me, (especially when her birthday falls on M.D.)
Arrived yesterday at 8 AM... 24 long stemmed, Salmon Roses, my favorite rose color. From our Sailor. Boy am I lucky Mom ! Just sharing, not bragging... How he did it from wherever they are? A Happy Mother's Day to all !
I know flowers wilt & die.. But we have not heard a thing for over a week from our Sailor.... If I had my picture posted here, you would all see I do not have a need for any more food... LOL... Hope every one has a contact from their Sailors, if not today, soon...
siscarrie
Good morning ladies, hope everyone has a great Easter weekend!! Stay busy and take plenty of pictures to send to those sailors.
I know the holidays are always the worst for me, i looked back at my Easter pics from last years, and my eyes were all puffy from crying.
Apr 22, 2011
ckmom
siscarrie, Thats ok your not alone!! My son is missing everyone here and wish the ship time could be a little faster. He's bored when not working. Not much to do on down time.
I feel so bad for him!
Apr 22, 2011
dms
Apr 22, 2011
JillG
my sailor hasnt told me he was bored, but he made the comment that someone told him if he lost any more weight then he will blow away. That tells me he is bored. he works out when he has nothing to do. At least he is keeping busy. He said they had bingo a couple nights ago, but he doesn't participate. he sleeps. I wish he would be a little more social. Oh well as long as he is happy.
Hope ya'll have a happy Easter. dont eat too much candy!! :)
Apr 22, 2011
ckmom
Apr 22, 2011
Sailor's Mom
FYI :
Our Sailor bought himself a "Kindle", it is an electronic book. They are not cheap, but if any of your Sailors are really, really bored and you know what they like to read it may be a good gift. He bought his at Best Buy and then bought the cover that makes the Kindle indestructible & Amazon guarantees against breakage. You have to upload books before sending them, but books from the library are free and the Kindle hold hundreds of books. Where ever you buy one, they will instruct you "how to" do all of it... I think if we can work on our computers, one can up load books. He ordered a book from Barnes & Noble that isn't even in print yet, but he has the app. to do up load it when it is published & when he gets to any port with internet service. They would have to be locked away for sure.
Also, they can lock up what they call their "coffins"what a horrible name ! They are a big metal, molded hinged suitcase like box, that their mattress lay on they have a place for a lock and I think they have locks on the ships. I saw a tour online of a ship, some where on here and they showed one. May be that would help with the theft problems.... Un-less they catch the person red- handed, I would not want to be around to witness that altercation.
I'm not a good letter or package mailer, so do not know about any mail deliveries.
God Speed to all of our Sailors!! You all take care and stay safe.
Apr 22, 2011
siscarrie
Happy Easter Ladies!!
Sandra i live in southeast texas and we need rain so bad, i'm glad you guys got some, maybe we will be next.
Apr 24, 2011
Sailor's Mom
Happy Easter to all!! We had a phone call last night also... Really 3 because we kept getting disconnected... Do any of you have a problem with your calls, ours cuts out and there is a delay between each of our sentences, like on TV when the news people talk back and forth. I never have gotten an okay from signing up on the Bataan web communications site, it has been over 2 weeks... Did it take any of you that long? Maybe our Sailor has to approve and he won't, or what he does won't approve me, I don't l know? You all have such wonderful photos of your Sailors that you have posted on here... Again, Happy Hippity Hop Day.... Stay safe!!
Apr 24, 2011
dms
Apr 24, 2011
dms
Apr 24, 2011
Sailor's Mom
Apr 24, 2011
JillG
Talked to my sailor. He actually got one of my packages! YAY!! He did tell me not to expect many emails for the next week or so. He told me that he took a picture of a "big rock." and its about 7 there right now. He sounded like he was in good spirits! Thank goodness!
Sandra- I hope your son gets some mail soon. and that everything works out with his girlfriend.
Hope yall had a happy easter!
Apr 25, 2011
Miranda Nicole
Sandra - As a wife I feel my kids have it the worst. Me and my MIL were both in the Navy and know how it goes. Our 2 yr old is doing okay but literally had a meltdown over the fact that he couldn't show daddy his new bike the "Easter Bunny" had brought him yesterday. He finally comprimised and said we could send daddy pictures. Our son is a daddy's boy and too smart for me.
But on a happier note only a week until Baby Aiden gets here and I can go back to feeling like a semi normal human being. Yay!
Apr 25, 2011
JillG
Apr 25, 2011
siscarrie
Congradulations to you,son and daughter in law,Donna.
Apr 26, 2011
Kathy Dee
Got 3 emails from my sailor girl yesterday and today. Now that I have the absolute correct address - packages and mail we were holding can be sent. Guess they are in different time zones based on what I can tell. She said they are working them hard...but like my Mom always told me, hard work never hurt anyone. I am sure my girl will come back a better person.
Kathy Dee
Apr 26, 2011
chandlersmom
Apr 27, 2011
siscarrie
Chandlersmom, My son is on the deck department
Apr 27, 2011
chandlersmom
Apr 27, 2011
Miranda Nicole
Apr 27, 2011
ckmom
I got an Email today from my son, finally received a box. Thank me so much for the food and asked for more breakfast bars.lol Easter was awesome got to see some beautiful
scenery from the ship. Just wish he had a camera that is in a different box for him.
He said things are going pretty good and hope that home was going good also.
Boy I miss him a bunch!! :-(
Apr 27, 2011
siscarrie
Apr 28, 2011
Miranda Nicole
Apr 28, 2011
JillG
did his friends card work for other numbers, just not the number your son wants to call??
Tell him to give you the 1800 number and the account number on the back and i would call at&t and ask what is going on.
Apr 28, 2011
JillG
Apr 28, 2011
JillG
Apr 28, 2011
siscarrie
Apr 29, 2011
Sailor's Mom
Apr 29, 2011
ckmom
That's funny, I would be more than knee deep if my son knew I was still on this group. Somehow he doesn't like me being on this Navy4moms sight. What he doesn't know wont hurt him. lol
Apr 29, 2011
siscarrie
Apr 29, 2011
ckmom
Apr 29, 2011
Sailor's Mom
Apr 29, 2011
siscarrie
May 1, 2011
ckmom
May 1, 2011
ckmom
May 1, 2011
dms
May 2, 2011
JillG
May 2, 2011
JillG
May 2, 2011
Sailor's Mom
May 2, 2011
Sailor's Mom
May 2, 2011
JillG
LongIslandMom- I am assuming your comment is directed towards me since is said "our military isn't naive enough to think that killing him will change anything just yet." My comment was not intended to downgrade the accomplishment of our military. It is something to be proud of. It is a great thing for the entire country especially those who lost their lives or loved ones due to his actions. I don't think anyone will ever forget what happened on 9/11. The man was a monster that deserved everything he got.
My comment was in response to someone saying they were scared about retaliation and what comes next. It was to reiterate that our military is great and prepared for whatever happens next. They are not going to let their guard down because of this.
I apologize if my original comment came off as unsupportive. I support our military 100%.
God Bless the USA and Go Navy!
May 4, 2011
JillG
May 5, 2011
siscarrie
Just got an e-mail from my son, he received 2 of my carepackages and the belt i ordered for him from the nex, its weird how things get turned around, i ordered the belt i think 3 or 4 days after i ordered his uniforms he wanted, and he got the belt first and still hasn't got the uniforms. But at least he received some care packages thats been out there somewhere for a while.
May 5, 2011
siscarrie
Thats a wonderful picture Donna, Those sailors know we love them!!!!
May 5, 2011
Sailor's Mom
May 6, 2011
vpruneda
May 8, 2011
Connie S
May 8, 2011
ckmom
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!! I haven't herd from my son for awhile, hope to hear from him today!
May 8, 2011
Sailor's Mom
May 8, 2011
Sailor's Mom
May 8, 2011