Scott and I attended our first Yellow Ribbon event this past Saturday. I had called my nearest FRG (Family Readiness Group) to find out about resources for myself and Scott. This event was being held for the families of two of California's National Gaurd units who are currently deployed (and anyone else involved, like myself, who needs information). This was a full day event from 8am-3:30pm.
The workshops were very good and informative. I also have a huge 2inch binder filled with information, resources, and numbers of people to call if I need help. The food was amazing.
The best part of all was how well the day went for Scott. For those of you who know Scott, you know that new social situations aren't always an easy thing for him. He started out his day playing his Nintendo DS in the corner of a little tent. I was worried about him, as a normal worry-wort mother that I am, but I walked away to the workshops and tried to get the anxiety out of my mind. From that moment on, every time I walked by the child care room, I witnessed Scott so excited while laughing and playing... all 100% involved!!! I later found out that Scott was the one to initiated games with everyone. Though he kept asking for cookies, he listened and ate all his food first. When 3:30 came around, he was sad to be leaving. (Of course saying he could have the other half of a cookie got his attention pretty quickly!)
All in all, this was one of the best days I have had in a long time. I met other women that share the same experiences that I will soon have in future deployments. I have a network of "battle buddies" for myself and a slew of information to go through (and keep me busy for the next several months!)
Thank you to the Yellow Ribbon Program for putting on these events!!!
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