tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8159384034208932937..comments2024-03-28T09:43:11.171-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: The Fleet's in TownJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18978186140656622016-08-31T15:45:30.833-04:002016-08-31T15:45:30.833-04:00A wonderful story, well-told. Judging by your wit...A wonderful story, well-told. Judging by your wit and style, I reckon you must be a writer. Best wishes to all of you and a special shout out to your lesbian librarian daughter from a cisgender librarian who is about to age out of the library field. Keep your hopes up and be persistent, it's a great time to be in the information biz and you are in a great place for libraries. Libraries are looking for creative, smart, flexible, knowledgeable<br />people. Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07188481031730068168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42083063077868725842016-08-31T10:46:26.258-04:002016-08-31T10:46:26.258-04:00Julia.
Thank you for sharing. You have a beautif...Julia.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing. You have a beautiful family.<br /><br />DianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85259408422665184562016-08-30T20:45:26.774-04:002016-08-30T20:45:26.774-04:00Congratulations, Sailor, and thank you for your se...Congratulations, Sailor, and thank you for your service. Sounds like a great time was had by all, Julia. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71002019215204873912016-08-30T18:51:28.615-04:002016-08-30T18:51:28.615-04:00Julia, we have the same children: "A lesbian,...Julia, we have the same children: "A lesbian, a sailor and a Muslim," even Great Lakes, Austin and A-School right there. How can that be? But we missed the Deer Path Inn.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81125188937885936722016-08-30T14:05:56.297-04:002016-08-30T14:05:56.297-04:00I take it as a nice compliment when people say tha...I take it as a nice compliment when people say that my four daughters are each so different from the other. I pass that compliment on to you, Julia!! You and your husband have nurtured your children to their own paths. <br /><br />Congratulations.Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54670878584279900292016-08-30T13:56:53.911-04:002016-08-30T13:56:53.911-04:00Thanks for your good wishes, everyone!
Lisa - all...Thanks for your good wishes, everyone!<br /><br />Lisa - all these changes ARE awesome and scary. But we've tried to raise our kids to know themselves and act on that knowledge, so...<br /><br />Mary Sutton - the movie is "On the Town," and the thing about the three sailors sticking together? Is true! On restricted liberty, which the Sailor is on for the next few months, he has to have at least two other "Liberty Buddies" with him.<br /><br />FChurch, I sigh for the glorious red hair, too. There's a Prayer for Young Persons in the Book of Common Prayer that I say every week that goes, in part, "Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world." So my hope has been answered - just not quite in the format I imagined!<br /><br />Karen: Oh, those glasses. Right after I hugged and kissed him I surveyed that little white cap atop his nearly bald head and those BCGs and said, "Son, you look like the biggest dork in the world." He said, "I know!"<br /><br />Edith - Youngest's path may well be the subject of a blog post in the future, insha'Allah!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5318845967144902492016-08-30T12:49:42.330-04:002016-08-30T12:49:42.330-04:00Julia, I am not even going to try to express how m...Julia, I am not even going to try to express how much I enjoyed reading this. Well, I did try and failed miserably. You and Ross and your family are one of THE dearest, coolest, and adorable smart funny and all round best on God's green earth. and i love you.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16360869326687315442016-08-30T12:29:24.816-04:002016-08-30T12:29:24.816-04:00I love your updates about your kids -- what big de...I love your updates about your kids -- what big decisions and transitions they're all going through! As a parent, that must be awesome (and maybe a little scary?) to behold.Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41294959765398658632016-08-30T11:42:09.574-04:002016-08-30T11:42:09.574-04:00Julia, one of the things I most admire about you a...Julia, one of the things I most admire about you and Ross as parents is that you have encouraged your children to choose their own paths and supported them in doing so. You all are so close and yet so independent. Wonderful combination! Happiness isn't a cookie cutter path, and I am always glad to see parents recognize that. I know my two children are quite different from one another, and I delight in their varied interests. Your Sailor is a handsome, impressive young man, and I congratulate him and you on his achievements. Since the New Albany Bouchercon and the Reds panel there, your Youngest has been a favorite of mine, and I happy to see her finding her path. And, best wishes to the Smithie in Texas, who I'm sure will go far with her intellect and determination. Thanks on the update! Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3551978885416082902016-08-30T11:11:26.812-04:002016-08-30T11:11:26.812-04:00Love that white uniform, and the Sailor looks so h...Love that white uniform, and the Sailor looks so handsome! And happy! Congrats to him on such an accomplishment.<br /><br />What a beautiful and adventurous family, Julia. You must be so proud of them!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75072845900679403252016-08-30T10:00:12.049-04:002016-08-30T10:00:12.049-04:00How very sweet.
Best wishes to you all.How very sweet.<br />Best wishes to you all.Libby Doddhttp://www.libbydoddart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90965422598814024672016-08-30T09:49:22.310-04:002016-08-30T09:49:22.310-04:00Wow, Julia - congratulations to you and the rest o...Wow, Julia - congratulations to you and the rest of your family!<br /><br />Totally agree about the company of white-suited sailors. I'm now thinking of that movie - Gene Kelley and Frank Sinatra (?) on liberty in New York? "New York, New York, a wonderful town. The Bronx is up and the Battery's down."Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-604781293276989732016-08-30T09:43:28.721-04:002016-08-30T09:43:28.721-04:00Great photos, Julia. Thanks for sharing your famil...Great photos, Julia. Thanks for sharing your family joy with us. I wish the Navy man great success in his military career. I'm positive those ultra-attractive BCG's will help, right? (Birth control glasses, to anyone without a military family member who needs to wear them.)<br /><br />My daughter graduated from The Citadel several years ago, and they have a school-wide parade every Friday, with full dress uniform, color guard and a bagpipe band taking over the entire quad. But the graduation parade was the most exciting event I've ever attended, and for all the reasons you named. Nothing like a bunch of fit young people in straight lines. <br /><br />We raise our kids to think for themselves. Sometimes how they turn out and what they do with their lives isn't exactly what we would choose for them (some of their paths are difficult!), but aren't we proud when they stand for what they believe? Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43642372124317091102016-08-30T09:20:33.227-04:002016-08-30T09:20:33.227-04:00Fortunate kids to be following their hearts with t...Fortunate kids to be following their hearts with the support of loving parents! Blessings to all.Dotty Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19207031734701042302016-08-30T08:59:40.900-04:002016-08-30T08:59:40.900-04:00Julia, you made me laugh and brought tears to my e...Julia, you made me laugh and brought tears to my eyes in the same post. I've been to a graduation ceremony at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station--it is impressive--and they are all so young. But, your son is smiling ear to ear in the photos--you can tell he's exactly where he wants to be right now. And have to comment on Austin--woohoo!! Blow their socks off, Smithie--and get those boots!! And Youngest--I can respect her decision--but secretly sigh at all that glorious red hair--so like her Mama's-- so firmly covered up! Kudos to you and Ross--may your children prosper and find peace and happiness wherever the winds take them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26489487433251291032016-08-30T08:24:14.906-04:002016-08-30T08:24:14.906-04:00Looks like you've raised three great kids. Kud...Looks like you've raised three great kids. Kudoes to you, Julia and Ross. And now they're scattering to the winds. <br /><br />This weekend my two grandchildren, one three years and one five months old, and I look at them and wonder what the future holds. They each make their own way.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81502159737256853932016-08-30T07:49:05.111-04:002016-08-30T07:49:05.111-04:00 Exactly, I agreed about the tap dancing!. What a... Exactly, I agreed about the tap dancing!. What a family saga… This is rich and lovely and what a perfect story to read first thing in the morning!<br /> Love to you all. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86328587433615068942016-08-30T07:42:29.869-04:002016-08-30T07:42:29.869-04:00Congratulations! Am now humming tunes from "F...Congratulations! Am now humming tunes from "Fancy Free"....Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64354897159633596642016-08-30T05:52:53.968-04:002016-08-30T05:52:53.968-04:00Many congratulations, Julia! So pleased it's w...Many congratulations, Julia! So pleased it's working out for him. Also intrigued by Youngest's decision. I'm sure it's highly personal but I can't help but wonder how she came to it. It IS tough when our kids live far away, though. I know.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35129991973534528952016-08-30T04:50:08.060-04:002016-08-30T04:50:08.060-04:00Congratulations to your son . . .
I enjoyed heari...Congratulations to your son . . . <br />I enjoyed hearing about your weekend at Great Lakes and loved the pictures; your family looks so happy and proud. <br />Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.com