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MCM Wonderful weekend, absolutely great race. We hosted 6 cadets (including DS) from the Coast Guard Academy. The most polite, engaging and helpful group of young men and women to have in the house. They all ran well, in spite of a very late arrival Friday evening, crazy busy day Saturday...

When son came home for spring break I happened to ask 'what's your roommate doing?', and he said, 'touring Italy!' Made the beach seem a little pale by comparison. :smile: What a wonderful opportunity for a great group of young men & women. Glad they got to go, sing and enjoy! Thanks for...

Prayers and good thoughts to this wonderful young man's family and friends. He will always be remembered, honored and loved. God bless him.

Civic duty Son received a summons for jury duty in the mail a few weeks ago. I immediately called the clerk to explain why he would not be able to fulfill this obligation. The conversation went like this: me: Hi, we received the jury summons for our son and will have to request an excuse...

That is so cool, kudos to the team for the win. Absolutely awesome to watch. :smile:

Jump rope How about a jump-rope workout? Uses minimal space and not too noisy. It's an excellent cardiovascular exercise and combined with crunches, pushups or pullups makes a great overall physical workout.

Check out http://www.anysoldier.com They distribute letters and/or pkgs to troops. Excellent site.

congrats shellz!! Did you put the CG Academy sticker on your car yet? :smile: So glad to hear all went well, don't know if you've seen it but son sent the link for the CG swab summer '09 video. He said it was Golf co. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COgsShwcWKk Hang in there, your son...

Eagle Beautiful ship with an outstanding mission, thanks for posting mnolan! :smile:

R-Day preps T&F, you are ready! R-day attire, shirt, shorts, running shoes, will work out fine. Check your list again, have all your paperwork in order (don't forget your passport) and get everything in the backpack. Pack only what's on the list, travel light and most of all, keep a good...

CGA Cadet Handbook The 2009 Cadet handbook (haven't you memorized it by now? :wink: states you bring toiletries; soap, shampoo, toothpaste, shaving gear...etc. Last year one of the issued items was a caddy-type carry all to lug your stuff to the showers. And a very nice robe. Tip: Suave...

Bermuda Whoo-hoo! Amazing journey, glad to hear they're safely docked. It's been a long month and we can't wait to talk to our son. Thank you so much for the updates. :smile:

Whoo-hoo, you made it! Kudos to the CGA Class of 2012! You represent everything that's good and right in the world. A hearty congratulations and job well-done to each and every one of you. and a BIG thanks to Luigi, for keeping the CGA family well-informed and reminding us to always stay...

Fav quotes Love the quotes, thanks all, I have enjoyed reading your words of wisdom! A few of our family favorites, "Life's tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid." John Wayne "I'd rather be lucky than good." Chuck Yeager and my own little one, "On On" Hash House Harriers

Patriot Guard!! We need them in our town tomorrow. This was posted in our paper this morning. http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/displayUpdate.htm?StoryID=89346 For some reason they are protesting the funeral of the murder/suicide of 5 members of our community. I'm unclear...

May I hang out, too? :wink: BIG CONGRATS to shellz & jcollins, welcome to the Coast Guard family! :shake: Whoo-hoo! Shellz, big, big (((hugs))) to you and son, you've had a long and winding road, what an inspirational journey. Kudos. To those who wait, sending good thoughts and...

No way! :confused: LITS, please reconsider. You're a great source of info and help. We need you. I respect your decision, but just know you would (will) be greatly missed.

mwbluebeard, didn't you forget grits?! :smile: NC gal here, yes the sky is Carolina blue...

Do they actually get to go out and play? :smile: Do the 4/C have to shovel?

New officer If you haven't already check out the thread by Bullet, Ok, I'm a Lt. Now What? That may help out and it's a good place to start.