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Comment by BrianH on September 23, 2013 at 1:46am

Hello all. My son recently graduated IT A school and reported to the Ross on Sep 20.

Comment by John and Yvonne on September 8, 2013 at 4:10pm

Wow! Today was definitely German food day! What an awesome meal Yvonne made! I love her Sauerbraten (marinated rump roast), Spatzle (German noodle dumplings), Sauerkraut, and Creamed Spinach. Add to that her homemade rye bread, and oh! what a meal!! That was our Sunday dinner today! That was topped off with her German apple crisp and ice cream for dessert. Now I'm ready for a long nap! :)

Kari joined us for worship at church this morning and then for dinner this afternoon. I really think she enjoyed the meal as much as I did!

After we ate we prayed together...especially for her time underway, as well as the advancement exam she will be taking.

I shared a couple of scriptures with her for encouragement that I will share with you here too: check them out.

1 Corinthians 10:13

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."

Philippians 4:6-9

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me — put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you."

Matthew 6:33-34

"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

Please keep Kari, Crystal, Christopher, and Justin in your prayers as they go underway for a few weeks.

If your son or daughter are in this area we'd love to invite them over. :)

Comment by Colleen in PA on September 3, 2013 at 4:20pm

dawn, welcome to the group.  My daughter is no longer on Ross.  It was her time to move on to another ship.  She did serve on Ross for almost  3 yrs.

Comment by dawnl Ship 03 DIV 018 on September 3, 2013 at 10:44am

My son is finishing C-School as an advanced VLS tech on 9/11 and has been assigned to the USS Ross.  He will report to his ship on 9/15.  Just want to get in the loop and meet some other families! 

Comment by John and Yvonne on August 26, 2013 at 6:03pm

We had a sailor from the Iwo Jima, and three sailors from the USS Ross over for dinner today. We enjoyed having them over last night too for our game night.

On the menu was spaghetti, salad, and home made Italian bread. Crystal brought pineapple and raspberries. Then for dessert it was Apricot Lattice Cake and coffee and tea. Kari helped Yvonne in the kitchen.

Cody challenged me to a game of chess. Now, you have to realize, I haven't played chess in over thirteen years! But it was a good game. Cody almost let me win...NOT! He pounced on my queen the first chance he got after a move I didn't see. :(  After that it was all down hill. Yea, Cody won!

John and Yvonne

Comment by Colleen in PA on July 29, 2013 at 2:14pm

Hi Magpie,  I am doing pretty good.  Lindsay has been able to email pretty regular so far.  She is stationed on a Cruiser. They took her to the Carrier for training!  She is enjoying that as well.  Staying is open berthing with 200 others is quite enlightening for her!  My son was deployed last year for 8 mos.  Enterprise got back in November and has been inactivated.  He is a Nuke so will stay with big E for another 18 mos or so to monitor the reactor.  He is still living in Va so that's only a 5 1/2 hr drive.  Thanks for thinking about me!  I appreciate it.  How is your sailor?

Comment by Magpie on July 26, 2013 at 1:52am

Hi Colleen!  Oh my gosh, that must have been so hard!  I'm SURE she felt the love!  Wow, you will surely miss her.  I'll bet it is much different when they are deployed and you can't hear their voice!  My son is so good about calling.  Next year will be tough, I'm sure!  Is your son still deployed or is he back?  I am hoping you're doing okay!  

Comment by Colleen in PA on July 25, 2013 at 7:49pm

Hi Magpie,  my daughter does love Mayport. She deployed this past Monday and it will be a long one.  I was able to visit with her before she left. She was manning the rails on the flight deck on her Cruiser so my husband and I got to see her sail off.  It was hard but I wouldn't have missed it.  She kept looking at where we were parked so we walked over to the fence to be right across from her.  I waved and blew kisses, I know she couldn't wave back but I hope she felt the love.  Now to get in deployment mode of emailing and mailing care packages again.  My son was deployed last year so it hasn't been that long.

Comment by Magpie on July 21, 2013 at 5:25pm

Thank you so much, navywifer!  Yes, she sure is wonderful.  I appreciate the update!

Comment by navywifer87 on July 21, 2013 at 5:11pm

That is the correct number for the Ombudsman.  She is a wonderful woman.  I've worked with her several times through the FRG and personal issues.  The ship was was in port for about 24 hours and went right back out for their next one.  You're sailor should be able to fill you in on their upcoming schedule soon.

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