I got the phone call Friday, June 1 @ 5:23 pm. It changed everything. Just hearing his voice eased the pain on my heart. Even though it was an emotional call, I could tell we both needed it. It was good to get that boost beyond just letters. And to know he started receiving our letters helped too.

His tooth incident was kinda crazy. A fluke, he passed out and fell forward in the chair and hit his bottom tooth and chipped it in half. He was due to have a his tooth capped on the 11th,…

Where has time gone, I remember when you were small, The line you drew on the wall, every time to measure how tall. The running in the house, the hide and seek, I knew where you were, even when you would peek. I held you close when you were so cold, I offered my hand for you to always hold. I picked you up ever time you fell, Took care of all sickness to make you well. I rescued you when you felt any type of pain, Just to place you on the right path again and again. You have grown into a man…

I thought I was doing great. I wasn't crying, or whining about my son being gone. Today I realized I needed to change what I was doing though. I was writing to him every day, thinking of him constantly, and had retreated into my house. Waiting in the silence. Waiting for the box, or letters. Today I got up at 8:30, and did little things around the house. By 10:30 I took a nap. I wasn't especially sleepy, just tired. I realized at noon, that this was not good. I cannot retreat into silent…

Dear SR (erins last name),

My name is Sharon and I have a favor to ask. On the 16th of May I sent my baby girl to bootcamp. Her name is Erin. I understand you are in the same division as her. Something tells me that you may know her. She is beautiful. She is bright. You wouldn't believe how smart she is. And she is funny. She is also very artistic. I wonder if she had a part in designing your division flag? And boy can she sing!

Oh, my favor.. can you give her a huge hug from…

It was great to see his terrific block printing! He filled in the form letter blanks so well :) I looked all around for a little "hi mom" or something, but nope. Nothing. 

He's a man of few words and apparently that hasn't changed. The letter is FILLED with information, though, so it's great to have.

Today I looked through the PowerPoint about Battle Stations. Wow, what a fantastic training facility. They are preparing sailors well!

In case you…

Today is a day of making memories with my future NUKE.

He, his 6 year old sister, and myself spent the first part of the day at a Susan G Coleman fundraiser as I attempted to make some money to fund our trip to see his PIR in late Aug., first of Sept.. I got to see him flirt with young ladies, spend time with his sister, and a huge help to me and other vendor. As odd as it sounds, I think we all 3 had a good time.

This evening, he, his little sister, my husband and I…

It's my son's third week at boot camp and I'm waiting for the second phone call. Today was the third week mark, so I thought I might hear from him today. I did not. I did get his second letter yesterday, but it contained part of his front tooth! He had two wisdom teeth pulled and two fillings done, and apparently passed out and chipped his tooth?!! So now has to have a new tooth put in. We just received his address, and we were able to send letters, but they will take 5-10 days to reach him,…

My son is now in his 7th week of boot camp and I am happy to report doing well. Just received a letter telling me his division (Ship 3 DIV 187) has earned 2 more flags (I believe they now have a total of 4) plus they earned 2 pennants. He  go his driver license. He is getting ready for captains cup and battle stations. And his is very excited about receiving his cutlass. I cannot wait to see him in 2 weeks.

Hi everybody!

Big news! The United States Navy is now on Pinterest, and we will have a NAVYForMoms board! For those of you who are on Pinterest, you know how much fun and how addicting the site can be! If you aren’t on the site, you should sign up so that you can join in on all the fun!

If you want to contribute pictures that might be used on the NAVYForMoms board, send them to N4MPinterest@gmail.com

In order for us to “Pin” the photos to…

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Hi, my daughter is leaving for boot camp in Oct. Her chief told us about the big shot that hurts... Lol now she asked me to ask if anyone heard how bad it really is? Also I was concerned about the pulling of the wisdom teeth.. Do they really go dig for them if there not ready to be pulled? And, lastly... At the last recuits monthly meeting with all the future sailors, an alumni of boot camp told them that they make you go into a gas chamber, is this true?

How happy I am to hear my son's voice!!!  Finally I hear his voice and totally assured me that he's fine!!!  Getting used to the hectic schedule.  He told me that he is learning a lot and that he likes it!!!  I am so proud of him; that my heart wants to explode!!!  Moments like this make me feel that I did a good job raising him.  He received all our letters and want us to write as much as we can!!!  

Whew...I found the N4M site yesterday and spent just about the entire day reading blogs, comments and checking out all the "need to know" stuff while impatiently and anxiously awaiting my approval to join to come thru.

My daugther has wanted to join the military for a very, very long time. Now the time is here. She started training with the Marine recruits a year ago (because she wasn't able to join the Navy recruits until she enlisted), turned 18 in March, graduated from HS…

Yesterday we delivered my son to the recruiters. Today I drove into town to the base to see him sworn into active duty. I got teary last night and today, but didn't really cry. I thought I was doing amazingly. Then when I got home my phone had slipped under the seat, and I thought I had lost it. I fell apart. The picture of him before he got on the bus, and the message that told me "see you later momma, I love you" were on the phone. Thinking I had lost it, and I might have to get another…

Who has somePensacola info.  I would like to have suggestions on what is fun to do and where is good to eat! 

I am the chairperson for our deployment homecoming. I need ideas! I need ideas for the meet and greet. It is for our submairners so the decor will have to be at the pier... Any ideas will help me! Thanks!!

My Bird turns 19 today!!  Roast and potatoes for his birthday, just what he would've requested. :)