Payback! hehe

Last night we received some Christmas cards from Richard but they came with a catch. We can't open them until Christmas!!! What a stinker! Pam, Steve, Steven, and I each got one and Richard wrote "Open on Christmas" on them all. I was a little upset when I got them; here I wait and wait to get something and then when I do, I can't open it for 12 more days! Urgh. LOL So I decided to get him back. I went to Hallmark today and bought 5 cards, 4 from me and one from Steven. I wrote on them do not open until Christmas 12/25/07, do not open until Christmas Eve 12/24/07, do not open until Christmas Eve Eve 12/23/07, and do not open until the day before the day before Christmas Eve 12/22/07. hehehehehe I'm so excited to send them out. I can't wait to hear what he'll have to say about them. LOL. Three of them are singing cards too so I bet they'll get him a lot of attention (whether he'll like that or not? I don't know LOL!) He is going to get a huge stack of mail on the day they all come. Although I was upset at first, it was incredibly sweet of him to send them at all. And how great will it be to be able to open something from HIM on Christmas!?! Maybe he was thinking after all. :)

I also got a REAL letter from him today! He said that he is doing really well and that his unit is doing much better. He continues to feel blessed by the T.I. that he has. He has gotten a taste of some others and they are all WAY WORSE than his! He said that they did really well one day at their drill and impressed their T.I. so he gave them extra time to shower, shave, and write letters and stuff. Then they had a really fun briefing afterwards. Richard said that his T.I. made him laugh so hard that he was actually crying. I'm glad that he is at least having some fun! He got a good detail too. He and one other guy got to work in the payroll office. He said it was really easy and was nice because they got to sit around a lot and actually take their time eating their lunch that day. Other trainees had to work in the kitchen and warehouses. I guess he lucked out that day.LOL. Anyways, it is great to hear that he is doing so well. Thank you all for all of your prayers! Keep 'em comin'!