Thanks and Happy Holidays!-OT

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Hi all! I have been enjoying having my daughter here, and the times

I have been able to spend time with her (in between her seeing all

her friends and old boyfriends and other relatives..!)have been

great. Those of you who have gone through this before know what I

mean and those who have been in the military and remembers your

first leave home also know pretty well what I mean. I am not

complaining one bit at all because I know she will only be here for

a short time and I want her to enjoy herself as much as she can

before she has to go back. It is like the old days before she

joined the military...The phone ringing all the time for her..(this

morning she got a call at 3:50 am!...somebody forgot the time

difference when they called!..didn't bother us any..they called on

her cell phone that was next to her bed and not on our phone). Her

clothes are scattered all over, her makeup and hair stuff is all

over the bathroom counter and there is no room for anything else, we

have one bathroom and she is in it all the time doing her hair or

trying different make up stuff, there is a permanent ring around

the bathtub from all this stuff she puts in it when she takes a

bath (she only can take showers where she is at where she is

stationed and believe me, a hot bath was the first thing she did

when she got home!), she more or less spends more time on my

computer than I do and when I am on it, there are all these strange

people popping up on messenger for her, I have tons more laundry to

do all of a sudden..all these things are just like as if she had

never left and I am loving every minute of it all! Other parents

who have had teenagers or college aged kids living at home know

exactly what I am talking about. Course, there is a difference

now. Before, I would get after her to do her part around here, pick

up her own stuff, that kind of mom stuff, but now I don't care what

she does and I don't worry about how my house looks...it is now

going anyplace and I will have time to clean it all up later, but

for now who cares? She is home and we are enjoying it tremendously!

All the things that used to bug me before she left I love now..and I

will miss each and every little thing when she is gone so now I am

cherishing all of it.

 

To all of you who are going through the same thing...I am so happy

for you. I know there are a lot of you who are having one or more

of your children coming home from either the military, or college,

or from another state, etc., and I am so thrilled for you. On the

other hand, those of you who cannot see your children, you are in my

thoughts and prayers and my heart is with you at this time. I

cannot forget you who are still waiting for the time when your child

will come home, for this could also be my child and I know there is

nothing I can say or do that will make it better for you except to

keep them also in my prayers.

 

I am sorry this is such a long message..I do talk (and write) too

much...But I wanted to wish all of you fantastic people Happy

Holidays..for all of you of each faith and for all you are

celebrating at this time, I wish you the best and may the coming new

year be better for you than any before. I wish you all health and

happiness and prosperity and most of all...peace. May all of you be

safe and may He keep all your loved ones in His hand..

 

Cherry