Corpsmen Moms and Dads

For those of us who have children serving as Corpsmen, above and beyond the call of duty!
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  • mikes mom

    Good Evening everyone : )

    OMGosh I am in mommy heaven with Melissa.. We are doing a lot of shopping and of course taking Hazel Marie out with us too... This is our second Christmas together : )

  • Kym Ship 11 Div 118

    We are almost to CL for FMTBhradiatioon. Cant wait to see oir cub
  • MEsailormom

    OK I admit we ate the lobsters. 5.00/pound these days. So happy to hear of all the cubs home. We can all take turns over the next few years. Mine is loving being back at CP and sunny California but calls almost every day to see how my recovery goes. Maybe next year he will be home for the holidays but until then I will live vicariously through you all! Ho Ho Ho!

  • Maria ( 9/132 - HM- 04-2011)

    Merry Christmas from Texas
  • jesspoo05

    hi all. i am sorry to hear about everyone that will not be able to be with their loved ones this time of year! i know how hard it is to be away from them, espeically during this time! i am glad for all of you that do get to be with them though! i know you will all make the most of the time you have to spend with them! wishing everyone safe tavels as well!! my bf is home, however he will be working all Christmas weekend but he will get New Years to spend at home. I am very thankful for that. This will be the first year that it will literally be just me and our kitty at home watching movies for chirstmas! should be relaxing though so that will be nice! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! I hope it is wonderful! Stay safe and well and eat plenty!

  • mikes mom

    : ) Lorelai that just made my day : )

  • mikes mom

    Merry Christmas Eve Everyone : )  Hugs to you all !!!!

  • Maria ( 9/132 - HM- 04-2011)

    Merry Christmas to all
  • velvetlace

    I also wanted to wish everyone on this wonderful board of corpsmen moms and dads a very Merry Christmas. I had the opportunity as a Kiwaniian to play for the Salvation Army outside of our local KMart on my accordion accompanied with my high school Key Club members and my husband.  I am tired tonight, but I feel that I hopefully I am making a difference in someone's life in that we collected a lot of money for needy familiesl   God bless all of you!! Happy Christmas to all!

    Mary from Northern California

  • vettespace

    Merry Christmas one and all!!!!!!!!!!

  • Dan's Dad (John)

    Merry Christmas to all my NavyMoms family!

  • velvetlace

    Carol,

    I am happy for you.  Carpe diem!

    God bless and keep you in the palm of His hands!

    Mary

  • jesspoo05

    hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas!! it was a nice quite day for me. no stress was nice! got to skype with the family all in one room at my parents house last night. it was nice, i haven't seen some of them in over 2 years! can't wait to get off work today so i can go home and spend some time with my bf! we are going to skype with his family tonight. hurry up work!

     

  • madozer

    As you all predicted, my daughter did just fine with her Corpsman final exam, and we enjoyed her graduation in SanAntonio on 12/16. She is all moved out, and after 10 days at home, she is again packing. Tomorrow she heads for Pensacola, and is looking forward to working at the hospital. Thanks for the well wishes and tips.

  • mikes mom

    So true Carol : ) Pretty soon my son will be on the same time zone or 3 hours ahead ... LOL

  • BugsMom

    Hi Everyone, just got back to work today, hope you all had a beautiful and blessed Christmas!  Spent Christmas Eve with my Hubby, parents, daughter and baby and my wonderful Bug.  It was amazing to have them all together.  "Ro" is growing fast, doing very well.  I've missed you all so much, talk to you soon.  Love and Hugs! 

  • BugsMom

    Hi Everyone,
    Mariann, that's how the visits go. The only way I knew Bug was still around was following the wrappers one the snicker bar trail! Christmas dinner at any time with your cub present is heaven! Enjoy the rest of the visit.....
    Carol, I know it's rough going back to work, nice to have the job waiting though. They saved all my work for me too, isn't that sweet?! hehehehe I do have new pictures, my daughter just sent me some yesterday. My ex came to see her, how nice of my daughter to include a picture of him holding our granddaughter,couldn't even see the baby well in the picture! Glad he came for her sake, but at my childhood home, really, couldn't he just stay put in Montana?! She's still very young and it made my daughter happy so I'll give him this one! Sharing is not very easy. I would post a picture, but I have to be honest I have no idea how to do it anymore!!!! Gramma Bugsy is not very good with this computer stuff. I'll keep trying though.
    Hugs and love to you all, talk to you soon!
  • BugsMom

    Wow, it's so quiet on here, I feel so alone.....well I just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year with many blessings! I will talk to y'all next year! Tomorrow is my birthday, so when you're raising a glass of whatever it is you're drinking, cheers! Love you all!
  • BugsMom

    Awwwww Carol, thank you so much, I love it, so talented!
    I know what you mean about waiting for them to pull up, weird feeling I know! Glad to hear the love bugs are having fun though. I absolutely love kitchen gadgets, like bamboo utensils, kitchen towels and pot holders, so my big ole birthday plans are to go and get a couple of things I've been needing for quite a while. We get paid once a month, and thank God today was the day! Doesn't that just sound like a thrill!? Hubby has to work til 4 tomorrow, so I'm flying solo til then. Oh I have to brag a bit....my hubby works for a little cafe here in our little town and it was just named as the #1 place to dine for breakfast and lunch! He's their lunch chef and also does breakfast a couple of times a week, so I'm pretty darn proud of him. Anyway, you all have a wonderful New Year!
  • MEsailormom

    Happy Birthday from Maine Bugsy! You are never alone..it only seems it sometimes.

  • velvetlace

    Happy New Year to all you great moms and dads on here.   I appreciate the chatter and the information.  I am still missing my corpsman son, but I did make it through Christmas without getting super depressed.  Looking forward to a New Year and hopefully peace in our world.  Love to all of you!

    Mary

     

  • vettespace

    Happy Birthday Bugsy!!!!!!! 

  • vettespace

    Happy New Year Corpsman Moms and Dads!

     

  • Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

    Happy New Year my dear friends.  I have missed you all so much, you'll never know.

    I have done the type-and-delete thing too much these past few months, and decided today that I have to take that deep breath, rejoin and REJOICE in having you wonderful friends, without wearing y'all out with what's gone on (btw family is good now, and my corpsman is doing great as ever, bless him and the USN, the constants in my life).  Time to move on to a new year and celebrate what is HERE - the best friends anyone could ever have.  

    I thought I'd go back to review 2011 - and guess what - over NINE HUNDRED pages posted this year!  That's a lot of love and support and fun and pure friendship.  So I took the photos I found as I read and put something together. it's my way of saying please forgive my absence and well, we're all here because we LOVE our CORPSMEN, right?  

    Anyway, this is sort of a chronological look back at 2011 here in this most wonderful, unique, strong Navy group. Here's the link:  A Year of Best Friends - the user name is "friends" and the password is "2011"

    Cheers ~ here's to 2012!!!!!

     ♥ and thanks to you all for your support this year,  Marcy  

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  • Maria ( 9/132 - HM- 04-2011)

    Happy new year to all!!!!!
  • MEsailormom

    Happy New Year! Marcy thanks for the great video. Had my good cry for the year. You are all so wondeful it is beyond words.

  • mikes mom

    Happy New Year everyone : ) Wow, 2012 !!!!

    Please make sure you take a look at Marcy's video of all of us and how we have all changed in the past few years : )  Thank's Marcy

  • Kym Ship 11 Div 118

    Wonderful video!!!!! Thanks for taking the time and making something so thoughtful.

  • Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

    It's good to BE back!  Now let's see how 2012 plays out, I hate to think I'll be making a bumper sticker out of leaves, sticks and tree gum that says "Quetzalcoatl was right" - IF I'm around on 12/22/2012.

    Glad you liked the movie, I didn't want to come back on the scene without some kind of little gift.  I showed it to my son, he said "pretty good - just get rid of that song."  Sheesh

    Ruth, if I did that with everything out of date in my pantry I wouldn't have anything left lol

  • Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

    Wrapping these arms around  you all.

    Fever for three weeks?!  Did Ruth you a Christmas basket?  From her pantry from any chance?  Just wondering 

  • Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

    Engaged?  Oh my!  [if true and you can't say so but what if and if so ...wow!]

  • mikes mom

    OMGosh Carol what awesome news !!!! Its almost a trend in our group that they come home and get married : ) Well, it happened to Ruthella's son and then mine anyway..

  • Anna

    Happy New Year to the best group of Moms & Dads in the whole wide world!!!  I have missed you all!  December was a wild month.  Phew....glad it is over.

    MARCY!!!!!!!! You silly girl.......we have missed you so much!!!  Thank you for the gift of the video; it was wonderful.  Good to hear happy news about your folks and your cub.  That is the most important.  Also hope you are taking care of yourself.  Hugs!!!

    Thella Belle, you poor thang!!!  It sound like you were so far "under the weather" that it took you forever to dig yourself out.  Glad you are doing better every day.  You have lots of make-up kisses to give to Noah.

    PRINCESS!!!  How was your visit with Melissa??  Hope you got lots of hugs and laughs in with that sweet baby.

    Carol???  Wedding bells???  Those two will make real pretty babies....teehee!!

    Hugs to everyone......am going to do some backtracking to see what all has been up to.

  • Dan's Dad (John)

    Welcome back Marcy, as you can tell we've all missed you! Loved the video, thanks! It's been a busy couple of weeks with our corpsman home and taking time off, back to work today so now I have time to catch up here. I do get work done at work too btw. LOL.

  • Anna

    Wanted to share my latest picture of my cub and his family......how fast time goes......

     

  • Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

    Ruthella, that would be fun! Only THIS time I'll try to save photos as they are posted, 'cause going through 950 pages was something :)   Hopefully folks will be putting up lots of photos this year.  I love that pic of Raymond, Jadin & Noah I used - it looks like Jadin just poked li'l Noah in the eye haha

  • Anna

    So. Lorelia......how was the Second Honeymoon???  Did you two lovebirds have a great time???

    I agree that Marcy needs to do a yearly video.  Brings the message straight home of how much we have been through this(and each year) and how we continue to cling to each other in hopes to survive.  And, I love the vibe of "All for One and One for All" that we have here.

    Oh, My Heavens Darlin' Thella Belle, am so glad you got to be with Jadin and give kisses to Noah.  And, you are so right......grandkids fill a hole in your heart that you didn't realize was there.  :-)  Hugs!!!

  • Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

    Well hellooooo, first photo of the 2012 video! Thank you Earl, I'm forever in your debt - OMG Ruthella, you're gawgeous, that is too funny.....

  • Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

    Congratulations to your son Natalie!  Why don't you add his deployment status in the discussion up top?  Helps keep track - I haven't been here either for a while, keeping up is one of my 2012 resolutions - that and sit-ups :)  Sounds like you have a wonderful DIL, good to hear.  

  • Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

    Carol, that picture, wow.  He is SO handsome, isn't he....and she so pretty...Lucky girl, lucky guy.

  • Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

    Lucky everyone; bless that gf.

  • Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

    Built a website for a friend tonight and I'm worn OUT.  Loving the visiting, g'night!

  • Anna

    Good Morning from sunny Texas.  :-)  Hope everyone has enjoyed their morning cup of coffee.  What happened to the breakfast menus we use to get from Lorelia???  Yes, Natalie.....Congrats to your son for his hard earned accomplishment.  And, you are so lucky to have a DIL that communicates with you.  That isn't always the case.

  • Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

    Hey Anna!  Maybe because we're repenting after the holidays?  My breakfast is a protein shake and a cup 'cinnamon swirl' coffee.  Missing breakfast of Christmas cookies and bourbon balls :)

  • BugsMom

    Good Morning Everyone,

    Gosh I feel like I"ve been away so long, well I did age while I was away!  I will attempt to catch up a bit.  Thank you all for the wonderful birthday greetings!

    First of all.............welcome back Marcy!!!!!!! It's so good to see you, it's a wonderful feeling when you walk back in to the room and all your friends welcome you with open arms, the best feeling in the world from the best friends in the world.  Love your resolutions, well the sit ups not sure I could manage those anymore, but keeping up, definitely!

    Ruthella, love the look honey, iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, it's you!  Flattering doesn't even begin to sum up the look!  A button missin and all, love it, love it, love it!  How's our little Noah?   Looks like I got here just in time, bourbon balls for breakfast?????  count me in! 

    Natalie, congratualtions to your son!  That FMF test is a tough one!  Skype is the next best thing to having them home with you.  It's tough when they aren't home for the holidays, hugs to you.  Sounds like you really do have a wonderful DIL!  How sweet that she's there with you to celebrate.  It truly isn't always the case. 

    Carol, I love the picture of your little love birds!  They truly look happy.  Thanks for sharing with us, such a handsome guy you've got!

    Hi Annabear!!!!!  It's sunny here in CA too and a temp of  70  expected today.  The birds and plants don't know what to do with it being so warm!   I have a lovely view outside my work window, someones front yard and the highway, strange combination, but hey atleast I can see outside!

    Hugs to you all, be back in a bit!

       

  • MEsailormom

    6 degrees here this morning.

    Heading to sunny CA early April to see my Corpsman. Have a beach cottage in Carlsbad for a week. Small and simple...just like home. Not sure how much I will get to see him but as we know it really is not up to me. I'll grab what I can and lounge on the beach when I can't. Do one of you lovely ladies (and Sir Vette of course) live nearby. I hear you boast of lovely temperatures in the winter (as do I in the summer;))

     

    So great everybody is just a chattin away

  • BugsMom

    Hope you all have a wonderful night, talk to you tomorrow!

    PS....my daughter took the baby for a check up today, we're up to 7 lbs now!  Way to go Ro!

  • Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

    Love love Carlsbad, go there every summer, lucky you!  Great beach.  Restaurants...Mikko is for fun for sushi (it's a converted diner, the 50% off deal is great), and Caldo Promodoro on State St for Italian (more $ but worth it).  There's a train to downtown San Diego too, never done it but someday.  April will probably be in the 60's, nice.  Today got up to 83 here, that's tanning weather! 

  • Anna

    At the furniture store buying a new mattress. These new fang-gangle foam type mattress. Welcome to the 21st century. LOL!!! Oh well...
    Marcy!!!! Did you get your kitchen remodeled???