It's hard to wait the final hours. We will take him to the recruiters office at 6:00 tonight. They take him to Harrisburg and he stays the night in a very nice hotel and has a very nice meal at the hotel. The next morning, we will be able to go for a swearing in at 9:00. Then, he's off. He will fly south. I'm not sure what the afternoon holds, but late at night the new recruits board a bus and are taken to Parris Island. They are ordered off the bus in hurried fashion by the drill sargaent and the adventure begins. The only thing he takes are the clothes on his back, his New Testament and his driver license. Not hard to get him ready! He cleaned his room and stripped it down. Now the room war begins as several of the children want to claim it.
Stan was on vacation this past week and he spent time at our adopted lean to. He built a new fireplace for it. The lining is brick and the outside is stone. It took him hours to look for just the right stones. He is pleased with how it turned out. He enjoyed the stone work so much, I can see that as a new hobby for him.
Sarah is getting a lot of driving experience in and she also started working at Cherry Hill. A store that is surrounded by apple orchards and sells the produce and many other things. She enjoyed the day which was mainly spent bagging peoples purchases.
Keep John in your prayers. When I get an address I will pass it on.
Love, Jeanne
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