Kelly W

You are very welcome. Join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in June  You will meet others with loved ones leaving that day/week who may be in the same TG and have PIR together. Be sure to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month Before Your Future Sailor Leaves for the RTC. Your future Sailor may want to join http://www.navydep.com to learn the ins and outs from the DEP point of view. Craig runs that and will steer him to some good links on there. Take care and blessings to you and yours.

You are very welcome.  If I can help with anything, just ask either in one of the groups or on my page.  Take care and blessings to you and your future Sailor.

Welcome to Molly's Adopt A Sailor! For information on packing and shipping, go to the Molly's group page and click on "New Moms Read First." If you have questions or need help, please do not hesitate to send me a message.

Find information on our monthly adoptees in the "Discussion Forum" on Molly's group page. This week we are shipping to the April adoption and the new adoption will be announced on May !.

Thanks for joining us. Pat

Kelly, You are now a member of "MAS We Ship Love" and have access to the addresses.

Bummer about not getting a letter yet.  I bet you are going insane.  That kind of waiting has got to be torturous.  So glad to hear your got your birthday wish of his PIR on that day.  SO COOL!  I hope you definitely get your letter tomorrow so you can send those letters off.  Did he ask you to write about anything specific that he wanted to hear about while he was in BC?  I'm just curious.  I'm trying to think about some of the things that my son would want to hear while he is in BC.  I'm sure it will just flow, but it's just one of those things that makes me wonder right now.  LOL

I found some KILLER goodies at Michael's today including an anchor stamp and a stamp with a sternwheel that says AHOY.  I'm going to use those to make the notecards for the guests for his party.  Yes, I'm borrowing your idea!  hehe  I also found a couple neat serving bowls that were on clearance Michael's that had rope and knots in the design.  It's PERFECT for his party.  I stocked up on some food serving items at Dollar Tree too.  Now I can stash them away and not worry so much about them later on when I probably won't have as much of a mind.  

Have a GREAT weekend and Happy Birthday to your son!

Hi Kelly,

My son is also 3/303.  That was on the return address of the letter he wrote to me.  I haven't received the form letter yet.  When he called this morning he said that address was going to be different.  I'm not sure if that means the ship and div numbers change as well.

That would be great!  He told me that the address would be different.  I hope he gets the letters I sent out to the other address.

Hey Kelly!!! I have heard from my son, He has called the past 2 Saturdays.  This past Saturday he called and said he was Section leader, you should have heard his voice, he was very proud.  He said that if anyone makes a mistake or get into trouble he pays for it.  They gave him a pin to wear on his collar.  I was very proud to hear this.  He also says he gets his wisdom teeth pulled this week, wasnt happy to hear this.  If I knew this I would have had them pulled before he left. How is your SR doing?

Hey Kelly...hope your son survived the wisdom teeth thing and is back to his normal self again.  I am going to talk with his recruiter this week to see if he can get them out before BC or not since he's got so much time.  I would prefer it before he goes in, but I'm not stressing over it.  Things have mellowed out quite a bit now that all the papers are signed and everything.  We've been doing a lot of Artown stuff and we went camping near Graeagle last week as Jonathan marched with the McQueen band in the Independence Day Parade.  We are also going camping up to Crater Lake next week.  WHEW!  Lots of FUN stuff going on anyway.  LOL  Jonathan went to his 2nd DEP meeting today.  He's been working really hard on memorizing the stuff in his START guide and he's doing good with it.  Tears welled up in my eyes when he recited the Sailor's Creed to me for the first time.  Have you heard from your son lately?  Hope all is going well!  He's what...3 weeks in now???  Just think PIR is getting closer and closer :)

Good to hear that your son survived the wisdom teeth thing pretty good.  More proof that they can survive it at BC.  How lucky you are to have heard from your son two weekends in a row.  Sounds like he's working hard and getting through it all.  Great to hear that he passed his tests for E-2 also!  I'm sure you're excited for the big day!

Where is your daughter's coffee shop?  I would love to go check her art out.  We don't do everything Artown, but we try to experiment with something new every year too.  It's been a GREAT season so far.  

Wow...your son's division must be doing GREAT for getting a chance to call again.  I'm sure this past month has felt like a lifetime for you...but man it seems like time is flying for our family.  I can't believe school starts in 2 weeks!  It's been a wonderful month of memories though...the camping trip to Crater Lake last week was the best!  I almost hope that these next months aren't going to fly by as fast.  I just feel like every little thing is the "last time".  It's hard to handle...but I know it will all be worth it.  I'm certainly driving my husband insane with all the "last times".  I try really hard not to mention it, but inevitably it happens.  What can you do?  

You are getting so close to PIR...can you taste it?  LOL  I'm so excited for you and your son and I would LOVE to hear how the whole experience went after you get back.  Thanks for your suggestions on what you put in your letters.  I'm thinking more and more about what I might want to include.  I guess I better make sure my printer has all the colors of ink in it when Jonathan ships out to BC so I can print pics on his letters too...what a GREAT idea!  That is so good that your son looks forward to your letters.  I asked Jonathan's brother who is his twin if he would write him letters too.  He acted like it wouldn't be important, I explained to him how much it would mean to his brother if he wrote him.  I will try to encourage him to write him when the time comes and hopefully he won't be stubborn about it. 

We still haven't had a chance to drop by your daughter's shop.  I'm hoping to squeeze it in tomorrow in between all the errands I gotta run.  It's going to be a CRAZY day...gotta stop at the high school to complete online registration, drop hubby off at work, pick up Jonathan from band practice, stop by UNR to get Jonathan registered for his dual credit class, drop him off at the recruiter's for a mentoring session, get my haircut, pick Jonathan and his brother up for Senior photos and then pick up the hubby again.  No rest for the weary.  LOL

Looking forward to the latest update on your son's progress.

It's GREAT to hear you are getting letters from your son and he sounds positive.  That means the world to Navy Moms.  Sounds like there is a LOT going on for your son next week.  Is the Confidence Chamber the gas chamber???  We got to do that when I was in NJROTC in high school and went to "mini bootcamp".  It was SO COOL!  I told Jonathan that the gas chamber is something to look forward to!  LOL  Firefighting is another story...that idea just scares the heck out of me.  Well I can relate to getting up at 3:30 every morning as that is my shift...but I don't think I could function as well as those recruits do at that time of morning.  You gotta give it to those kids for the stamina and determination they have.

Oh man...I'm sorry you missed your call.  I'm sure your Mom was pleased to have a chance to talk to your son though.  She did a good job in getting all the info you wanted.  I would've been the same way...wanting to know everything.  I know I'm going to drive Jonathan nuts with all the info I want when he's gone!  LOL 

It is my goal to drop by your daughter's shop tomorrow on our way back across town.  I will definitely introduce myself as your new internet girlfriend.  LOL  What a funny sense of humor!  I'll shoot ya a message tomorrow after we've dropped by the shop.

Keep counting those days!

LOL  Yep...Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a cult classic around our house.  The boys ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!  We went to see it during Artown at the movies in the park just a couple weeks ago.  It was so fun to watch it together with our community. 

Hope you're enjoying the weekend...we made it through formal senior photos yesterday...and now it's the countdown to school starting.  Oh man is there a way I can slow down time!  I can't believe that a month has already gone by.  11 more to go!

Only ONE more day after today til you get to see your son!  YIPPEE!!!  I hope you enjoyed your flight there and that you are having a good time until Friday.  I LOVE Chicago and can't wait to go back next year!  I will try to see if I can catch the streaming PIR this Friday.  Enjoy and CONGRATS to your family and your son!