My son left yesterday and I miss him so much. He was happy to get started in this new adventure which made me feel better at ease. My daughter and I went to his final swear in which was nice and proud of my son. There was so many new recruits that shipped out and to see other families there supporting them was great. I got his call before he left and when he landed in Chicago. Although I heard and read about the 15 second call of I made it I am alive it seemed more like 5 seconds and…

Hi Blog! It's been awhile. Erin has been at boot camp 5 full weeks. A couple weeks ago I saw a post from a mom who was 2 weeks ahead of me (5 done, 3 to go) and I thought to myself.. wow.. can't wait till I can say that. So here I am. A lot has happened in the last 2 weeks. Mail started coming from her. I got her mid-way call that lasted 30 minutes. My nerves and anxiety for what she is enduring have calmed down. This is the time we have all settled down and are just doing our time until…

After everything he has been doing to get what he wanted from the Navy he did it. Im so proud his job is operations specialist  the only thing he is upset about is he now has to wait til Jan to leave I am personally ok with it I get him for halloween, his brothers birthday, thanksgiving and Christmas oohh and New Years. What a wonderful day but he is on the list with his recruiter to take an earlier date is if comes up. A school will be Virginia Beach never been there it will be awesome…

Phone call today from my son, he sounds good. Ladies, keep your phones by you. 

Hello...My son left for bootcamp on May 22nd and I've gotten the form letter with his PIR date on July 20th and two written letters from him.  He mentioned it was pretty rough in there but that he is fully committed and the roughest part should be over now.  Does anyone out there have a loved one in Ship 04 Div 223?  My son mentioned something about being with Spec Ops SWRT?  Does anyone have info on this?

Hello, does anyone have a love one or spouse on Ship 12 Div 238. My husband is on there. He left June 11th 2012. It was and still is hard. I miss him so much. I received the  Form Letter today about graduation (August 03, 2012). He and I have never been apart from each other. He's a tough guy though and I know he will be fine. I have so much faith and him. The week he left I got his address from the recruiter. Everything was right except on the letter I received from him it had Recruit…

I found this link which has helped me follow through what my son is going through week by week and also able to cheer him in my letters with this knowledge

day by day log of boot

http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433

I am now a bit more relaxed since the address has arrived so communication is now possible with my son.  I feel the hardest part to this has been that there was no way of communicating with him till now.  I can now move on past the worry stage and encourage him into his next steps of training. 

Michael is off to Little Rock to retake his ASVAB to raise his score a little more he did awesome on his prep tests raised his previous score another 20 points on the area he needed to improve for MA but now he says he may want to check out more on something with more science, so proud of him taking the time to do what he needs to do to improve his life. We will know Tuesday his official leave date for GL. This is going to be a long 3 days. What a ride this has been and its not over yet .

'Looking for Moms in WI to start a group where we can get together on a regular basis. The meeting spot be central for all those attending that month.   Wisconsin - other states do this and so can we. I really think it would be a great way to get to know one another and to help deal with all the different experiences we as Navy Moms have to deal with. Who would know better than what you are going through than another Navy Mom! Come join me on facebook - Kim Nelsen  Lets make this all that it…

Today is the day my son's life as a U.S. Navy E-3 Mass Communication Specialist begins.  Its funny, he has always been so shy and unsure of himself, but I have never for one day of his life doubted his amazingness.  Quiet in speach but strong in spirit.  He took the ASVAB yesterday and had been so worried he wouldn't do well.  He scored a 79.  Almost 30 over the average.  After 2 years at a private university, he was ready for some change in his life.  The Navy sort of had him at hello.  I…

.......at an awards ceremony!

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…