More than anything, I wanted to get something in here so I wouldn’t forget when my son went off to Air Force basic training.  Today is that day.  I must admit that I’ve been pretty depressed about the impending departure of my son.  I’m really going to miss him – he’s been so fun to have around this last month.  He really started to mature rapidly once he got that job at Michaels.  As of yesterday, he quit that job because this evening, he leaves for the Air Force.  Right before he leaves, we’ll cut his gorgeous, long hair to donate to locks of love (no sense in having the Air Force simply throw away two years’ worth of growth!), and then send him off to a hotel so he can leave early next morning for San Antonio.  From that point on, we won’t see him until he graduates in late January.  We also won’t be in contact with him because the Air Force will take away his phone.