Moms of Daughters 2

Oh, Anna, I am the wrong person to ask that question.  We have one ornament that my husband says is ugly ... he's probably right ... but it would break my heart to give up.  It has been in the family since my grandfather, at least.  I still have ornaments from our first Christmas.  Personally, I sometimes think that the treasured momentos are what turn a house/apartment into a home.  I would fight to keep them.

When my mom first got married, she was terribly homesick and g'dad sent her a picture that had been given to him and my grandmother for a wedding present.  Now this was a print of Psyche in the Bath with an incredibly ugly redwood frame.  For mom, it was home and she loved it.  Dad was in the Navy and when we arrived at a new home, the first thing that was hung on the wall was Psyche.  She had a maid once who looked at it and announced that "Fishie wasn't decent!"  So from that time on "Fishie" had a special place for us, usually not visible to the general public.

My oldest brother got Fishie but she was not displayed anywhere so my youngest brother "stole" her.  He was going to take her around and take pictures of her visiting places, kind of like a Flat Stanley.  You cannot imagine the uproar that caused.  Fishie was returned to her rightful owner and my youngest brother and wife purchased a print to put in their exercise room.  Of value ... NO but a memory, you bet. 

DC,

I left all my pictures with Jenn - they are all hanging on her walls.  Each one of them has a story or a meaning to them and I know I'll have to get rid of them when we have to close out Jenn's apartment in a year.  I haven't figured out what I'm going to do with the boxes of pictures that go back to when I left home and joined the Navy!!

Happy Monday, Moms!   Sending you all love from South Florida. 

Well everything is packed and stacked.  Hubby picks up UHaul truck tomorrow morning and we have helpers coming to load the truck.  I'll be cleaning the apartment and then we have a hotel for tomorrow night.  Wednesday we have our final walk through at 8:30 and then two days of driving to get to Jeff's in PA. 

Still no job offers so we can sure use prayers for a job for hubby.  I'm looking forward to visiting with son and dil and they are close to Jenn so I'll get to see her a few times as well.  But don't want to have to stay there too long - - - - don't want another long stretch of unemployment!!!!

Will talk to everyone again when we get settled at son's place!!!!

Good Morning to Everyone. 

Anna, I will pray that everything will turn out. Your hubby gets a job and that your travels are safe. 

Girlpower!!

Hello everyone,

My daughters PIR  was on Jan 7th. It was amazing to see all the Sailors do so well. Hope everyone is doing well:)

Blondie - So sorry about your bad morning. I hope the rest of your day goes (went) better.  Things are crazy here in Seattle too. We got about 3" of snow last night but by the time I left for work at 6:30am it was raining. The 5-day forecast is for rain. So what do the schools do? Close for the day. I drive to the transit center and then catch a bus to work.  On the way, I had a guy run a stop sign and then throw his hands in the air like he couldn't stop. Why? The roads were bare and wet other than some slush between lanes.  If you're that scared to drive stay home!!  I got to the transit center without a problem and to the bus stop in plenty of time. As the bus pulled up to the curb it hit the slush at the curb and sprayed me from the waist down. Luckily I have a long coat, but geez!  Then, I got to work and several other legal assistants stayed home. Because of the snow? Because their kids are home? Who knows?? So there are four legal assistants to cover 30 attorneys.  It's not like we got a foot of snow or had any ice. It's like 45 degrees and raining.

navy bama mom- my daughter said no to a cute hair cut cause her friends told her even if you cut they will still chop it so the day after graduation she got herself all fixed up-  she didnt want me spending money on her hair for them to chop it anyways.  remember boot camp messes with their heads enough-  she did chop 8-10 inches off and was shoulder length when she went in but as far as cutting shorter she said she would wait and let them do it since they would do it anyways.  

Blondie- sorry you had such a horrible day!  I think florida is the only state with no snow and if it did snow they would have to close everything down people here dont know how to drive in the rain let alone snow or ice lol

My sister in law on Long Island got 14 inches last night so she was off today - they cancelled school last night knowing how bad it would be...

have a wonderful day everyone!

Good Morning To Everyone.

Sorry I was not on yesterday, Between the snow and not feeling well I stayed home. 

Hi everyone.   Any suggestions on how to store our rcts phone & stuff for the few days between her PIR and when she leaves for A school?

Ideas anyone?  Thanks!

Good Morning to Everyone.

I am feeling better. I think I have a ear infection that is why I have not been feeling well. I will be going to the doctor on Monday if my ear still hurts and I am still dizzy. Other wise how is everyone?

SDPamS - I know there is a storage place close to the base but I'm not sure of the name of it. Sorry. There's also a bowling alley nearby where you can rent a locker. I'll try to find the name of these places for you.

Jean - So sorry about your ears. There's so much stuff going around right now. Probably sinus-related. I hope you feel better soon.

Any Moms here with a daughter headed for PIR on February 4th? My daughter is in Division 59/ship 11.

Janie ... my daughter's PIR is Feb. 4th, too!  ;o)  Cannot wait!!! ;o)  She's DIV 911.  Have you been over to our PIR group yet?  We have a discussion for your ship/div started over there!  If you haven't already, please pop on over and become a member of this group, meet other families in your daughter's division, and share with the other families with graduates on 02/04/2011!

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/div061pir2411?xg_source=activity 

Hello Moms!!  Well hubby and I safely made it to our son and dil's place in PA.  Two day trip and 775 miles with no one but a cranky cat to keep me company.  Hubby was driving the UHaul with my car on a trailer behind him, and I drove his jeep.  We got all our stuff unpacked in a storage unit except for a few clothes and toiletries.  Still no new job yet so we can still use some help in the prayer department!!!!  Hubby's making lots of contacts but no one is offering a job yet.

Lindalav,

Don't know how you could possibly survive without a job since 2009 for your hubby!!  I will add him to my prayer list that something comes through for him as well!!  What kind of work does he do?

Ms Ampi,

Love the pic you posted!!!

To everyone else - - can't catch up with everyone now - - too many pages!!  But loved reading all the posts here.  I hope I caught all our new moms to give you a welcome message!!  So glad you are here - - looking forward to getting to know you!!!

Good Morning to Everyone. 

Blondie it rain all night here too. Our temps since the day of the snow last week have been pretty warm. We actually hit over 50. 

Yes Blondie,

We got the ice and freezing rain also.  But it has warmed up a bit today so once the ice on the roads melted we took our cars to a spray car wash to get all the salt off them.  Traveling behind the UHaul my car got so covered in salt spray I couldn't even see out the windows when I got in it to drive down the road.  I had to put the windows down to see if anyone was coming from the side!!!!!  At least while I'm here at my son's, my car gets to sit in the garage out of the way!!!!

Jean and Andrea,

I understand so well the dark and dreary you guys get in WA.  I was checking on the map one day and Marquette, MI is one degree latitude south of Silverdale, WA where my daughter is.  And I guess because we were right on the shores of Superior it was constantly grey clouds, cold and dreary!!!  I missed the sunshine!!!!!!  Andrea, I hope you find that sugar daddy!!!!!!

lindalav,

I understand - it's not that great all over.  My hubby's 62 and it just gets harder and harder.  Only he doesn't ever get unemployment because he is a considered self employed so no benefits, nothing.  No work - no pay!!!

Hello! I just found this group! My daughter left for GL on 1/4/11 and her PIR is 3/4/11.  She is going to be an AO and her A School will be in Pensacola.  She will be 20 in March.  Did a year and a half of college and decided she was burned out of college and needed something to do.  She is looking forward to the Navy paying the rest of her schooling eventually. 

I received her form letter last week and the note on the bottom was pretty negative, basically not liking it at all, very homesick, doesn't think she will make graduation.  She was having a lot of doubts and questioning her decision the weeks leading up to her going in, so I'm just really being hard on myself for encouraging the Navy.  I'm hoping she didn't back out last minute because of not wanting to disappoint anyone.

Needless to say, it's been a really rough couple of weeks. I can't stop worrying about her and how she is getting on.  She was high end of what she could be for her weight, so I hope she isn't getting picked on too much for that, but I'm sure she will need to since she will need to lose the weight to graduate. 

Sorry so long.  Just needed to vent.  Husband just doesn't get the heartache and that how ever much grown she is, she's still my little girl.

I made a date mistake... She left for GL on Monday, 1/3/11, but PIR is right - 3/4/11.

MegM,

I'm glad you found us - thank you for sharing!!  Do not be too surprised about the negative comments and the expression of wanting to give up.  So many times our girls will tell us how everything is wrong and they made a big mistake.  But then as things start to come together for them and their shipmates they begin to feel much more positive.  But also keep in mind, that if she really doesn't feel the Navy is a good fit, there is nothing wrong with that either.  It isn't for everyone!!!  But I hope she does well and gets through the adjustment period sucessfully.  In the meantime, us moms are left worrying and that is why you come here and talk to us!!!!