Cindy - Thank you for your kind words :). Glad to see you joined! I wished, since we were so close to each other at the mall and didn't know it, we could of met in person. We stayed at the Ramada Inn in Waukegan also where I met several other mothers/dads from the same ship 11 but not all in the same division. Where did you all stay?
It is encouraging for me to come on here each day and read what others are experiencing then write some of my own encouraging words to help even one. Our sailors inspire us :).

God Bless,
Michele :)

Oh yes I was just glad to touch him again too! It had been since Thanksgiving '07 since I seen him last. That is wonderful if he can come home this weekend, apparently you all live close to A-school. I am over 13 hours away from Wes but it is okay I can't be a mother hen with him lol he won't allow it now since he is a Navy man. He will however get to spend a lot of time with his girlfriend since she is only 3 hours away and that is important to these guys. Thanks for letting me share a piece of your world :).

Cindy - That is great for Evan :). Wes also has his girlfriend close by so he will see her I'm sure as often as her mom will drive her up. I talked to Wes' recruiter today, I had lots of questions but of course his cell signal wasn't good :(. The recruiter did say when he talks to Wes again he is gonna tell him to call him mom more lol.

Hi Cindy, nice to meet you. I was quite surprised to get a friend invitation from Luis to join. I decided why not, it's a great way to get a Dad's/male perspective on things, other than my husband's! He's an ex-Navy guy (2 yrs in early '70's), so the answers I get are not always what I want to hear or expect! How old is your daughter? I have a 2 1/2 yr. old niece that knows she has her Aunt Cindy wrapped around her whole body, now just her little finger! However, God knew what He was doing when He blessed me with two boys. I was very much a tomboy growing up. I would've had no clue, whatsoever, how to play with a girl! I can imagine what it was like to have your son home. I'm sure the other 3 loved it as well being so far from their homes. Like you, I would've tried to stay up with them and then crashed after they left. Morgan lived in Seattle, but we saw him enough (we live in Boise, Idaho) in the 10 months he was there that it was becoming easier to say goodbye at the airport. He seems a continent away now. I was going to say goodbye but I did think of a question. Did your son change after BC? I know that Morgan will be more mature and self-assured, but I'm afraid that the Morgan I know and love will be gone.