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Name: Carina
Birthday: September 7
Gender: Female
Status: Married
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Religion: Christian/Catholic
Location:
San Diego, California
United States
Work:
I am the Volunteer Coordinator a major nonprofit. I am fortunate to meet many interesting and caring people and believe it or not, people still give a damn...
Hometown(s):
I'm a native San Diegan and except for a few years on the East Coast, I have always lived in San Diego. Currently I live East of San Diego, close to all the casinos and hotter than heck!
My Websites:
www.myspace.com/caramelandbechamel
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"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these. " ~George Washington Carver~
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I'm the VERY proud parent of a US Marine and very soon, a US Soldier and they are both females!!! I have three daughters in total but the oldest declined the military life and gave us our first grandchild, Gertie. My parents are still alive and healthy, I have a pretty awesome husband and I totally love my job...


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Supporting all our troops with letters, packages, goody boxes etc. I cannot and will not forget the sacrifices all the young military men and women who have come before us and who sacrifice as I write this to give us all a safe place to live. I find myself getting more conservative as I get older while my husband gets more liberal...hell of a thing to be sure but we both come together when it comes to supporting our troops. If you have ever wondered how YOU could become involved in adopting a military member or even adopting a platoon, please, please take a moment to check out the links I have pasted below. I have done work with all of them and have gotten so much satisfaction from sending boxes of love I could never fully express it. The few emails and notes that I have gotten back from my Soldiers and Marines has filled my heart with joy that truly makes me feel as though I have made a small difference in this crazy world! If you need any tips or hints or have questions on how to get started, please feel free to contact me! God Bless ! http://www.adoptaussoldier.org/ http://www.anysoldier.com http://adoptaplatoon.org/new http://www.soldiersangels.com I would love to meet any parents who have or have had children in the military!
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It wasn't this hard 25 years ago....

LOL....but who am I fooling? I was 25 years younger, a hell of a lot thinner and my knees were still babies compared to what they are now! What am I talking about? For the past 3 weeks I have been caring for my beloved grandson, the boy whose mother I have written about and who is now in Iraq and will be until late spring. It just so happened that their regular babysitter when on vacation as my daughter was leaving for Iraq and leaving him with strangers was not an option, especially since all our family is in the area.

25 years ago when his mother was but a little child of one year old, her oldest sister was 2 years old and I was pregnant with my third (we didn't have VCR back then ) I thought I handled things fairly well. I would go shopping, clean the house and even have dinner on the table when my husband came home and still have energy at night to do a little cleaning up and laundry.

NOW? Wow...This little guy is only 7 months old and a better baby no one could ask for (just like his mother) but when he goes down for a nap so do I! Or  I catch up on work, work emails and phone calls...and then when he gets up it's back to the real work. I am so blessed that he is such a happy, even-tempered baby and can easily be amused when I am in my office. I put him in his little bumbo seat or loud, rackety jumping seat and he will happily sit for maybe an hour.

I guess it would be easy enough to ignore his beautiful hazel-green eyes and gummy smile but when he looks at me my heart melts and it's not that hard to walk away from the keyboard. I haven't been able to write for awhile and have many emails to return but I hope my friends and family will be patient  and understand.

Today his father has off so he is with him and strangely enough even though I have time to write a little and clean a lot I find myself missing that little guy so much....but I wonder if it's a combination of missing him and missing his mother. My mom keeps telling me that I don't have to watch him every weekend, I can give myself permission to take a break but I don't want a break I tell her. Being close to him is like being close to my daughter and that's the next best thing.

So I am going to surprise my husband and clean the house, barbecue some ribs and make my wicked mashed potatoes and then he will feel like HE is my baby again. I love my husband to bits but I gotta admit, that little boy has my heart in a major headlock.....

Added: September 1, 2008
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Cby
Cby says:
Your journal reminded me so much of my first grandchild. I was there when he was born and while his mother slept I watched over him so that no one would trade him for theirs. Silly,I know, but he was such a dear boy that I treasured him already. He is 15 now and he still holds a special place in my heart. I have four grandkids and they each are so unique that I would gladly pass up the keyboard or a tv show just to enjoy them. They don't need much babysitting these days but I did my share years ago.
Posted: October 10, 2008 9:28AM EDT
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MadreinSD says:
Thank you for sharing, that is a heartwarming and very endearing story and something I would have done myself! You're a good lady and you have a good heart, I hope that one day we get to meet..how is it going with mailing the boxes to Iraq?
Posted: October 10, 2008 10:58AM EDT
Cby
Cby says:
Well my soldier didn't request box-worthy items. He asked for sox and phone cards which can fit in a padded envelope. I have to tell you Madrein this isn't much fun with no response from him. However do you know if all of this isn't being trashed except for the gifts?
Posted: October 12, 2008 8:48AM EDT
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