For those of you who don't know what that means...let me explain. When Patrick got to processing at Boot Camp the first thing he did was take off everything that he had on and put on new Navy Sweats. All of his clothes were shoved in a box that he addressed and was sent home.
I have on numerous occassions pleaded with him to 'slip' me a note in one of the pockets. Assuring him that I would check every pocket in every piece sent home! He would laugh and say 'yeah right Mom...let me just tell them that...."could you hold on here I have to write my mom a note!" ' Well, a mom has to try and needless to say there was no note! Only a lonely airline ticket, his cell phone in one shoe and the battery in the other.
I asked the Fed Ex man if he knew what was in that box. He just looked at me and then the address and said 'no ma'am'. I said well it is my son's last wordly posessions! He went to Boot Camp last week. He just said "oh Ma'am I am so sorry" and for some odd reason he left quickly!
Ok, so I had a really good cry! It smelled just like him. I didn't smell the dirty socks! I could remember that just fine. His handwriting on the box was harder than his clothes ....I think.
The next piece of news will be in the next few days. It will be a form letter from the Navy and at the bottom it will have 3 lines where he can write to us. Of course, it will be monitored.
Keep praying and writing. Thank all of you for your support to us and Patrick
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