Well, as the title of this post says - I got to talk to my sweetie today! :) :) :) He actually sounded pretty good. I get worried about him not getting enough sleep, but he said he's getting about 6 hours a night, so I was very glad to hear that! He did get a bit choked up when he talked to the kids - I know he misses them so much. We got to talk for 3 minutes and 44 seconds, so it was short, but very sweet. If anyone would like to write him a letter, please let me know. I know it would be such an encouragement for him to know people are thinking of him and praying for him.
He told me in a letter that right now he is going through what is called the "Red Phase." It lasts 3 weeks (though we are already a full week into that - yay!) and it is by far the hardest part of basic training. He said he'll have to ask permission to do EVERYTHING. After that he will have the "White Phase" which of course will still be hard, but not quite as hard as "Red Phase." It is also 3 weeks long. The last 3 weeks are called "Blue Phase" and are the easiest - though still hard, of course! His graduation will be on May 22nd, and I'm planning a little surprise for him. I'm not telling though - don't want anyone to spill the beans! Lol!!
As far as me and the kids go - we're busy with the same ol' same ol'!! Mom has a horrible abcess (sp?) tooth right now, and will be getting that taken care of tomorrow, so I will be teaching her class tomorrow! Exciting! I'll take Jared with me and he'll do his videos so he doesn't get behind. Laynie will be staying with Aunt Holly, as she likes to do! Oh, and a big announcement! Jared will receive his first visit from the tooth fairy tonight! He is sooooooooooooo excited! Lol!! He has had a loose tooth for several days now, and today it pretty much just fell out - I was so disgusted! Lol!!! I was so glad my mom was here to do the deed. She basically just took it out of his mouth - there was no pulling involved - it was completely ready to come out! He giggled, and thought it was the greatest thing! (I don't do pulling teeth! It completely grosses me out - in fact, I almost couldn't finish my lunch, it grossed me out so bad - and for those of you who know how much I love food, you KNOW what a big deal that is - lol!!)
I appreciate all who read this - it means a lot to me that people care to keep up with the happenings in our life. I truly appreciate all of the prayers - thank you all so much!
