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Carters Mom · 05-24-2005, 05:59 AM

Thanks Villette for the tip on the sneezing.

I still haven't "dealt" with my son leaving for Iraq yet. I held it together this weekend so that we could all just have a "normal" weekend. My son left from my daughter's house yesterday morning early so that he wouldn't have to see his little sister (my 15 yo). He didn't want anyone to wake up because it would have been harder on him. He really did Courtney a huge favor also because she doesn't take these kinds of things well at all.

His dad and stepmom are still there as are my daughter and her family that live an hour from where my son is at Camp LeJeune. They will see him again this afternoon and will have supper with him on his final night in the states. I'm torn because I would want to be there to see him up to the last moment but we couldn't stay any longer since Courtney started her final exams today. It may have been a blessing that we had to leave yesterday -- saying goodbye to everyone at once would have been more difficult on him.

Keep my son in your prayers. He will be on an Iraqi base - not with a lot of US Military personnel. There are only 10 people on his "team" and their mission is to train the Iraqi staff how to man their border. I'll keep the forum updated as we find out information. We don't expect to hear from him for at least a month.

Lisa

05-24-2005, 05:59 AM	#3
Carters Mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: LA Posts: 1,568	Thanks Villette for the tip on the sneezing. I still haven't "dealt" with my son leaving for Iraq yet. I held it together this weekend so that we could all just have a "normal" weekend. My son left from my daughter's house yesterday morning early so that he wouldn't have to see his little sister (my 15 yo). He didn't want anyone to wake up because it would have been harder on him. He really did Courtney a huge favor also because she doesn't take these kinds of things well at all. His dad and stepmom are still there as are my daughter and her family that live an hour from where my son is at Camp LeJeune. They will see him again this afternoon and will have supper with him on his final night in the states. I'm torn because I would want to be there to see him up to the last moment but we couldn't stay any longer since Courtney started her final exams today. It may have been a blessing that we had to leave yesterday -- saying goodbye to everyone at once would have been more difficult on him. Keep my son in your prayers. He will be on an Iraqi base - not with a lot of US Military personnel. There are only 10 people on his "team" and their mission is to train the Iraqi staff how to man their border. I'll keep the forum updated as we find out information. We don't expect to hear from him for at least a month. Lisa __________________ Lisa Proud Marine Mom Carter, Cooper & Crissy's Mom and Sebastian's Nana Never underestimate the warmth of a cold nose!