May 13, 2008 10:02
How proud can a mom be? It is rather scary just how much pride you can have in one of your children. Danielle graduated from OCS and got her commission in the Navy and is on her way to flight school. It has been the long way around, but the thing that sticks out in my mind is that she never lost sight of her goal, even when her method of execution was not, at first, successful. Many would have turned their back and said "I can;t do it, it's not for me" but she stuck with her dream and although it was hard, and she did have to work longer, she accomplished her goal of becoming a Naval Officer. And now she is off to flight school. In my mind it took more to do things the way she did, then to have completed the Academy and headed out into the fleet.
Did I say I was very proud of her?
Boy does she do things the hard way, just like her mother? She is so much like me it is scary. But I also see herself in there and coming out more as she grows into womenhood.
I put pictures up on facebook. It is easier for more folks to see.