Ups and downs...

I know my job is to be supportive while he is away at Basic, but wow, I cannot begin to tell you the roller coaster my son has me on...  everyday its another thing...  ups and downs...  Im talking wayyyyyyy beyond the normal stuff...

today i even got a one sentence note that he was moved platoons... no explanation, just moved!  

with all the info he has told me about him being in trouble with the DS and such Im so confused... dont know if i am mad or if i am sad...

Facebook Group

Well a friend of mine and I made a facebook group for mothers of children serving in the military!

If you are a mother of a son or daughter currently serving in the military please feel free to check us out:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/306880212736964/

Love...

WOW, my baby really is growing up...

Well, he is finally getting mail from me, I am so happy, he was thinking we were ignoring him.

In his letters back now he has told me that he loves me and that he is also in love with his girlfriend.  I love this girl, she and her family are very good people and she has been in his life off and on for years.   I could not be happier.  He asked for information on rings and such.

I could not be happier, but I also told him he needs to slow it up some.   He and her just got back together two weeks before he left for boot camp.  I printed off information on promise rings and how people do them and what they mean.  I would be honored to have this young lady a part of our family.

I cannot believe that my young man has grown up to the point he loves the Army life, loves what he is doing and now is feeling that he wants to set up his life and future family!  She came over last night and it was so hard not to spill the beans.  :)

What he has been up to this week...

There is a photography company that follows the different companies around and I was lucky enough to get a few pics of my favorite soldier!

I know he has got to be hot with all that on and even gloves  

How tempting would it be to just drop in and cool off!  lol

I know he had to fave fun with this one...

I am so thankful for these little pics.   We are so lucky that his DS keep us updated daily with what the guys are doing.  I have been able to daily see what hes doing and just that peace of mind is beyond describable.  

Memorial Day

As bad as this sounds, I never really thought about the meaning of Memorial Day until now.   Now that I have a soldier of my own, it really jumped out at me at the sacrifice that the soldiers and their families have made.

I am watching the pictures that the drill sargeants put up and I am so filled with pride for what the boys are learning and how they are progressing.   I am honored at how my son is now a part of the elite men that made the choice to defend our country and our rights and freedoms!

:(

Feeling so alone...

Just one of those days.  Hubby and I have been fighting for weeks now, and today I just wish my boy would call or write!  Missing him horribly!

Been writing him letters and letters and yes, getting quick letters back, but feeling really selfish because all his friends are messaging me that he is writing them too, and I am like why cant mine be longer, lol...  must be getting close to that time of the month, Im either crying or angry, no inbetween!

Who would have thought...

...  I am actually doing OK with everything!  :)   I have found his FB group page so I am getting little updates as to what he is doing, I have an address so I am able to mail him letters...  

Im actually settled into a little routine and able to relax now and know he is well...

Well.. actually, yesterday they did the gas chamber, LOL   I cant wait to hear all about it!  lol