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SWBTATTReg

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9. I'm sure that you'll be close by! Best wishes for you both!!

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Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:57 PM

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You have done well, UpInArms 20 hrs ago #1

Congrats! 2naSalit 20 hrs ago #2

sounds like my kind of gal Skittles 19 hrs ago #3

Wow!!! Girl Power!!! hamsterjill 19 hrs ago #4

So comforting hearing from a great human being, after all the BULL crap going on these days bluestarone 19 hrs ago #5

Lovely malaise 19 hrs ago #6

Congratulations 🎉👏 MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #7

Good for her, that's great! Talitha 19 hrs ago #8

I'm sure that you'll be close by! Best wishes for you both!! SWBTATTReg 19 hrs ago #9

Only if she needs help, which I don't anticipate. MarineCombatEngineer 19 hrs ago #10

Granddaughter kcoates 19 hrs ago #11

congrats. eggsslent job. AllaN01Bear 19 hrs ago #12

You have every right to be. So happy for both of you. Do you have niyad 19 hrs ago #13

I'm looking at this time next year, but, depending on how she does on her own, MarineCombatEngineer 19 hrs ago #14

I know she does not know me, but could you let her know how very proud niyad 18 hrs ago #18

Consider it done. MarineCombatEngineer 18 hrs ago #20

Was she a fan of Lisa Kelly BidenRocks 19 hrs ago #15

I don't know, but I will ask her. MarineCombatEngineer 19 hrs ago #16

When it's over 100 outside, BidenRocks 17 hrs ago #25

Great to hear from you MCE popsdenver 18 hrs ago #17

Haven't retired yet, but, depending how her first solo goes, MarineCombatEngineer 18 hrs ago #22

You get to the point popsdenver 18 hrs ago #24

Well done, the both of you Roy Rolling 18 hrs ago #19

Love it! You go, girl! Joinfortmill 18 hrs ago #21

be sure to give a little honk if going south east Kali 18 hrs ago #23

Wonderful! Congratulations! mountain grammy 17 hrs ago #26

Especially the Siskiyou's and, as I travel east on I-80, the 3 Sisters out of Wyoming and into Nebraska. nt MarineCombatEngineer 17 hrs ago #27

A fledgling, leaving the nest? surfered 17 hrs ago #28

Leaving the nest is right, she's chartering her own course. nt MarineCombatEngineer 17 hrs ago #30

May all of her journeys go safely mdbl 17 hrs ago #29

There you are. You made it look too easy! marble falls 16 hrs ago #31

I stand in awe... 3catwoman3 16 hrs ago #32

She's 24 yo but way beyond her actual years, she is one of the most smartest people I know. nt MarineCombatEngineer 15 hrs ago #34

So happy for you both! HeartsCanHope 15 hrs ago #33

Congratulations to your granddaughter. democrank 15 hrs ago #35

Kudos! My Father was a truck driver. Devilsun 14 hrs ago #36

Wow! Very best wishes to you both! She shall benefit from your experience. George McGovern 11 hrs ago #37

Sweet! calimary 11 hrs ago #38

Imagine that! NBachers 11 hrs ago #39

Here's hoping it all goes smoothly FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #40

Just tell her to watch out for extraterrestrials when she gets to Pahrump! OldBaldy1701E 6 hrs ago #41

Grandpa Danascot 5 hrs ago #42

Well if she takes over the "business" KS Toronado 5 hrs ago #43

Safe travels to your granddaughter 🚛 Clouds Passing 3 hrs ago #44

Good for her. Well done. kairos12 2 hrs ago #45

That must feel so good! Congrats to you both! Evolve Dammit 27 min ago #46