I ♥ the mail carrier!

What a wonderful thing is the mail,

 capable of conveying across continents 

a warm human hand-clasp.  

~Author Unknown

The Navy teaches you things, lots of things~ 

like an appreciation for the U.S. Postal Service. 

In these days of instant communication, the thought of waiting

for a letter seems rather quaint, but when a loved-one

is in boot camp, letters become golden.

So far I've gotten two~ the form letter

and a nice 3 page letter last Friday.

It was so good to "hear" my son's "voice",

to see his new "military handwriting".

He is doing well and says parts of boot camp

are FUN!! And some parts suck.
He has made some friends and is learning
to deal with sleep deprivation.
He misses us.

Today he started his 4th week and graduation

on 9/30 doesn't seem so far away anymore! 

I am so proud of him. He is working hard

to become a Sailor, but...

he is still my boy, my sweet son who remembers

that his mom likes to know where her babies sleep.

So, this made my day. 

~♥~

shipshape

Today I'm swabbing the deck and working in the galley.

My son's recruiter is coming for dinner and I have to make things 

nice for him. You'd think the Admiral was coming! But~ I have so many

questions for him I think I need to be sure everything is cozy 

and he is well-fed. It's not like I have to convince him to take my son. 

He has been USN property since he signed his contract in November

of last year. Still, I have a loooong list of questions regarding topics

ranging from wisdom teeth to boot camp choir. 

I'll post a recap tomorrow and hopefully have some good info to pass on.

Now, back to the deck. Seems the rest of the crew has disappeared,

so I'd better get busy!

~~~UPDATE~~~
The recruiter had to postpone his visit  due to some pressing
Navy business (perhaps he is pressing his uniform), so I now have time
to make my list of questions even longer!! If you have one you'd like
for me to ask him, post it as a comment below.
I'm figuring I'm going to have to hold him hostage for seven
or eight hours to ask him all mine, so what's a few more?? ;)