My baby girl has been gone for one month and it is still hard but each time we talk or read a letter you see and hear the growth that she is making.  She left me a month ago a little girl and she is growing into that mature young adult that I knew she would. 

She has always been very mature but she is understanding now that she is mature.  I think it was just ingrained and she took it for granted.   I hope she will always love and believe in Unicorns and not lose that little girl…

Got my third phone call today.  She sounded so upbeat and ready for what ever comes next.  Sounds like next week is not going to be fun but at least she sounds like she is ready for it.

She had her wisdom teeth out on Monday and I guess this put her on bed rest for two days.  She did not like to not be able to do anything but at least she was still upbeat about it.  Said that she was still bleeding a little but was not in pain and could talk.  She did mention that she looked like a…

For a Mom who is always the strong one who everyone else leans on in hard times today is that day that nightmares are made of.  I am so emotional for absolutely no reason. My SR has not given any indication that anything is wrong there, my other children and grandchildren seem to be happy and healthy but I simply can not go ten minutes without crying.

I really just want work, people, traffic.....well, everything to just go away. I know that this is not helpful to me or any of my kids…

As a mom with 5 kids with all but one grown up and over the age of 18 it was a shock for my youngest daughter (#4 of the 5 kids) to tell me at the beginning of her senior year that she was joining the Navy.  I felt fear and pride at the same time.  It was not difficult to accept her choice to join the Navy it was difficult to accept that she would be gone from where I could be actively involved in her day to day life.  Her Dad and I divorced almost 6 years ago and she chose to live with her…

I have been very surprised by the diversity of the experiences of all that comment and post to the site.  Some have had only positive experiences, some have had challenges and others have a horror story or two to tell.  What I am not surprised about is the fact that no one seems to judge others.  They pull together and try to help, to explain and to comfort.  This feeling of community and caring about each other is what I missed after moving out of the little town I grew up in to a much…

Got that first phone call from my SR on Saturday morning.  Took the phone in so her brother and sister could talk to her first.  Waiting and being able to share that precious little time is so hard but since her other sister and brother never even got to talk with her I am greatful for the time that we did get. 

She is on Ship 14 Div 335 and is set to have PIR on September 6, 2013.  Now if we can just get all of us there even though only 4 people can actually go to the graduation. …

Most of my 5 Children are older than my girl but my younger son is ten and his sister has been gone for just over a week.  He is definitely missing her but does not seem able to put his thoughts into words and is instead acting out a bit.

I have tried to include him in the information that is out there to help us understand what she is doing, where she is and when he will get to talk with her next but he is being difficult about it.  He says that noone he knows has a brother…

My baby girl shipped out one week ago today.  I miss her like crazy but am so proud of her choice and her dedication.  She has known for over a year what she wanted to do and she followed thru.

Have been researching the PIR and was disappointed to see that only 3 to 4 guests can attend since she has 2 sister and 2 brothers plus her Dad, me, neices, nephews and her brother and sister in law.  It will be her choice who attends but since I intend to visit while she is in…