Empowering Fellow MidMoms and MidDads -Navigating the USNA Journey Together
For Firstie Parents - waiting to hear what the final decision on Commissioning Week schedule is disconcerting. Trust me - I know! Our now ENS was in the Class of 2020: the first class to ever have the distinction of having commissioned virtually. Waiting was the hardest part. Accepting the decision was the next hardest …
Continue reading "Planning Commissioning in the Midst of the Unknown"
HAPPY Independence Day this 4th of July! The celebration of our Independence Day will probably take on a whole new meaning as a new Plebe parent. I remember an increased desire to learn about our history, and spent our first 4th as a Plebe parent reading about the revolution, our flag, and was moved to …
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Getting ready to send a care package to your Plebe? Here is some helpful information. Although I cover this in my book, A USNA Mom's Journal, available at the Midstore, on Kindle, Apple Books, and in print, here is some additional information that is not included in my book. YES, THE BOX SIZE DOES MATTER! …
It has been a difficult spring for Mids on the Yard. ROM and a tough message from leadership has been rough on morale. But vaccines are making the rounds and sunshiny days are sure to arrive as spring moves in and Athletic activities return to the Yard. Here are some things to consider. As I …
Continue reading "Hoping for Sunshine, Sea Trials, and Herndon"
As I have mentioned before and talk about in my book, A USNA MOM'S JOURNAL, when our USNA journey began I was feeling sad, empty, and felt like crying for no reason. In a way, as parents, we are grieving the sudden separation.... We have given our most treasured possession to USNA. There are so …
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