Bossf51 thanks for asking...
Daughter Plebe was home for Christmas. She looked teriffic. USNA definitely agrees with her. Yeah, there's the stupid, dumb, crazy stuff and she is not reticent about telling us about that. But she has kept sane with all the fun of Glee Club Concerts, Swing Dance Club practices and dances, her Christian activities and she has had great roommates. Found out her ranking in Company were VERY high - which means her Midshipman Company Officer and her Commissioned Company Officer think she is doing teriffic as well. Her grades were great and she is starting to get the hang of Arabic - which is her major. I think having a dad who survived USNA has helped her tremendously. She'll mention this often to us when things get nutty. The biggest piece of advice to give any future mid parents....be prepared for good phone calls and down phone calls, a happy mid

, sad mid

, mad mid

, tired mid, hyper mid

---you just don't know which 'mid' you'll get when you talk, but the mid is YOUR wonderful child through it all. I always tell my kiddo she is amazing, she is wonderful, we are proud of her, we believe in her, she can do it....Yup....I'm a regular broken record Italian mamma cheering section. Between that verbal stuff and the regular care boxes I mail to her - both she and I feel better!!!