I'm in a funk, no I'm depressed. For the first time as a Mom I can't send or receive a Valentine's card from both my boys. Valentines have been a big deal all my life. I still have the one from Rodney in fourth grade in my bible, plus boxes with all the ones I've received since. My mom was the same and I kept her collection, so you could say Valentines have been important to me. David's cards have usually been humorous. My favorite from him is the one that says something like raising him could have been worse--he could have been twins. That's funny cause he was so big that the doctor thought he was twins till right at the end.
I don't have David's address yet so his card will be late, how late I don't know but I won't be able to picture him opening it today. And what about the cards that Leo and Keg made? Plus the wifely sweet thing Becca has for him? Or the ones from Keagan's class that they made? No matter that David will be embarrassed by their being sent. Suck it up. You're in the Army now. I'm speaking to myself, too. In a way, the entire family is in the Army now.
The odd part is that I have always wished one of my boys would go into the service like their grandfathers. Both grandfathers were in the Navy during WWII, my dad as a Naval aviator, Craig's dad was a petty officer on a submarine. David had planned on going into the Navy right after graduation but changed his mind at the very last minute. That decision eventually resulted in my being a grandmother, so that's a good thing, no that's a great thing.
David must be having a hard time, as we are, being out of communication with family and friends. He was a regular on Facebook and had his own blog. I still log on expecting to see a green dot showing he was available on chat room. Well, I'll send his Valentine greeting out to the universe, Happy Valentine's Day, Big Man.
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