<p>Three boys, on their way home, by car.
Only 2 1/2 hours away, but holiday traffic (already) and already one flat tire.</p>
<p>Anyone else (secretly - can’t let the kids know…) holding their breath until all the chicks are back in the nest?</p>
<p>Our kiddo is home…but out with friends. That has its worries too!! BUT I tell the kid.</p>
<p>I didn’t even know I was holding my breath until my chick arrived last night and I took a good, happy breath.</p>
<p>Our oldest chick is in combat zone in Baghdad…We can’t wait until he comes home (in 9 months!)…</p>
<p>This is first Holiday season he will not be in the nest… :(</p>
<p>Here is part of a holiday email we just got: “…This is a friendly reminder to please keep the FRG informed of your travel plans. This is not for our use, but rather for the Army should they need to get in contact with you (if you are the Soldier’s Primary Next of Kin).”</p>
<p>Talk about STRESS…</p>
<p>Oh, sokkermom, my heart is with you!</p>
<p>1sokkermom - God bless you. My baby brother served in the first gulf war. We all held our breath for a long time.</p>
<p>1sokkermom, your son will be in our prayers this Thanksgiving, along with all in harm’s way.<br>
Meanwhile I get lucky (?) this break. One can’t come home because of timing and work, one lives here, and one is overseas and doesn’t have a break… so, no travel worries.
Mom2three, I know your pain.</p>
<p>Thanks. The college process with D is helping distract us. CC is a good stress reliever for both.</p>
<p>Phew! They both made it home safely. S2 came home on Sunday (because a couple of his classes were cancelled for Mon. and Tues.) and S1 walked in the door about an hour ago after driving 8 hours. </p>
<p>1sokkermom-We’ll include your son in our thoughts this holiday season.</p>
<p>Whenever my boys are traveling, I hit F5 on the computer to refresh the flight tracker page about every 5 minutes, watching that little plane travel across the screen. I don’t relax until I see the plane has landed!</p>
<p>Flight tracker is one of the best inventions EVER !!!</p>
<p>One’s in Turkey; one’s coming home for turkey. I only rest totally easily when they are both home, happy, and fed. Sokkermom, I’ll be sending my thoughts your way, hoping that your son stays safe.</p>
<p>Flight tracker is great except when the flight doesn’t come up! The thoughts that go through the mind when a flight that you know left the ground isn’t showing up!!</p>
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Me too! But tonight it’s because I have to pick him up at the airport (an hour away) at 11:00pm. Hope that plane picks up a little speed. Not only can’t I wait to see him, but it’s really way past my bedtime by then!</p>
<p>Snowball, the other thing that makes me crazy is when the airline’s own flight tracker says the plane has taken off, but you know (because your kid has called you) they are just sitting on the tarmac and haven’t flown.</p>
<p>One to go…</p>
<p>S2 and his roommate are still on the road. It’s a four hour trip on a packed interstate.
Haven’t heard fr. him since checking in around 6. Hoping to hear the car in the driveway soon.</p>
<p>1sokkermom, all military and their families are in my prayers daily. S1 is in the Navy but not deployed so will be with us this year. He is to fly in tomorrow night.<br>
I’ll be happy when all are under one roof.</p>
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<p>Doing that right now. Flight scheduled to land in 30 minutes, and I don’t have to drive to O’Hare to retrive her, thanks to a meeting my husband has in Evanston tonight! </p>
<p>Other daughter is in London - her school back home is sending a faculty member to take the kids out for Thanksgiving dinner so the school has so many students in London studying abroad this semester. Just talked to her on Skype, though, so I feel better.</p>
<p>Chick #3 in safely.
Best to everyone - hope all your chicks arrive safely with no problems on the roads and airports etc.
Will keep you all in my thoughts.</p>
<p>Still awaiting S, driving with 2 friends. All in grad/professional school, but mom worries nonetheless. They expected to be here by now, so my worry meter will start going into overtime soon. Of course, I could just call…novel idea!</p>