John's address

We have gotten 4 letters since John left. In his second letter he wrote, "I love you all intensely to the point of tears." Wow, was that nice to hear. He admits he has been stretched. He seemed a little homesick, as he said he did'nt know what he had until he doesn't have it anymore(meaning us). He came in first in the running in his company with a time of 9:22. I'm thinking it was a two mile. Because of that the "rabbits" do not have to do firewatch. I think that is night duty of some sort. In his most recent letter he said all of the 2nd and 3rd squad had firewatch because they messed up in morning cleanup.. The beds were'nt made well enough . This was not John's squad. So while he was writing us he said instead of 3 on watch there were 26 people roaming around the squad bay. He is enjoying the chapels. He said they are seriously and sincerely about JC.

His graduation is Jan 12. There are two airports nearby. I hope some of you can come to this great occasion. He will be able to come home for 10 days and then return to Camp LeJeune for the School of Infantry.

He said his right shoulder has a strong burning from carrying his rifle. Please pray about this for him! He also said his emotions have been a little unstable at times, but mostly he's had adequate sleep, good meals, and composure.

RCT Maughan, John J. 8566
PLT 3001, 3rd bn, k CO
Box 13001
Parris Island, SC 29905- 3001

All for now,
Love Jeanne

Halloween Photos

Click on the title to see pictures from Halloween. The kids all went and then went back to Mom and Dad's to pick thru their goodies. By the end of the time uptown Lilly and Isaiah both had to be carried. Good time had by all.

Dad, Rick and Jess all going together football game tomorrow night. We made it in the playoffs, playing Hopewell-Loudin there. Suppose to be mighty cold. It is cold here tonight.

Later........

The rest

Also heard that Nathan got a deer !!!!!! And that he's very happy about it.

Pictures Jeanne sent

Fall Photos

Click on 'Fall Photos' to see the pictures.

Pictures from this years CornMaize visit. Came back to the house with Mom and Dad over. Had Chili, cider and donuts and s'mores on the bon fire. Jess carved pumpkins for Lilly and Isaiah.

Ross and Amanda came down Sunday and Kayla showed off her walking skills. When you look at the photos, you need to check Kayla trying to get on the scooter. She was standing on the left side and we were continuing to lift her right leg to get on the bike. When she went back to it she was on the right side of the bike and continued to lift her right leg to get on. We cracked up at her.

Lilly is going to be Princess Jasmine for Trick or Treat. Isaiah wants to be the same dog he was last year. It is Tuesday the 31st. Should be fun.

John is ready to go

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

It has been....

beautiful fall weather here for the last few days. Rain coming back Wednesday or Thursday.

We all went out for breakfast Sunday after church for Mom's birthday. They then went to Anderson's and bought some new jeans for her and then supper at Shucker's. So they had a good day.

Reminder that John is leaving soon for boot camp. October 16. Good Luck to him. And Jeanne maybe give us updates on him.

Kathy Bodenbender is in hospice in Perrysburg. She has had brain cancer about a year now. Is also in her stomach. Had been quite bad for a couple of weeks, but has had an upswing this past week. She is talking and eating shrimp and milkshakes.

Later,,,