Swearing in

Yesterday May 28, 2008, Nathan was sworn in to the United States Navy. It was very hard to let him go. The night before, Eddie, Ben, Cameron and I took him up to stay at a hotel. We went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and then dropped him off at 8:00. There were kids there that were going too and they looked so young! We were the only parents/family that seemed to be there. After dropping him off we drove back home. We took Ben to his car and then went home with Cameron. He ate pop corn and watched Blue's Clues and got into bed around 11:30. WAY later than he is used to. We got up early yesterday and left the house by about 8. We arrived at Fort Ben around 9. It was a long wait and a lot of organized activity before he boarded the bus to leave at around noon. We followed the bus as far as we could and Cameron was yelling "have a nice trip" the entire way. That evening I received a phone call from Nathan letting me know they had gotten there ok. He was allowed 2 minutes on the phone and he told me then not to expect to hear from him again for 2 to 3 weeks. For everyone reading this let me ask please pray for his health and safety. He plans to be in the Navy for 5 years.