Bethany Update

So I thought I would update you guys on how Beth is doing. Still no phone call (apparently that's a privilige that they have yet to obtain) but we have gotten a couple of letters. She sounds like she is doing very well and was even proud to admit that she has not cried yet! Go Beth!!! Her letters are very upbeat so it's been good to know that while she is a little homesick, she's not crying herself to sleep like a few of the girls are. She said that last week everyone got 3 shots per arm and 1 in the bum for a total of 7 shots and then her TI thought they'd have fun running up and down a hill a few times and then doing some push-ups. Ha ha ha!!! Apparently they all also got a trip to the eye doc but she said that he was nice and played music from his IPOD for them and updated everyone on what is happening in the real world. She does miss real food and having the opportunity to eat it at her own leisure but she said that along with the privilige to call home they will also be awarded a trip to the vending machine! Her last letter said that her flight will be the only all girl flight for the year so she said that there's a little more pressure on them to do well because the higher ups are watching them closer. She is staying very positive and even said that most of the girls (including herself) have been attending church on Sundays as a group. Beth did say that there are a few girls in her flight that are mean and one or two that are a little slow and need to be recycled (her words). She said that her TI is pretty laid back (in comparison to the rest of them) but he likes to torture them just a little bit... She said that they went to the BX and the TI made them stand outside of Burger King and smell the goodness, knowing that none of them could eat it. I laughed at that part because Beth does not like fast food so I know she's desperate when Burger King smells good to her! All in all she's doing very well and I'll keep you guys updated on how she's doing.

In other news, Sarah started online high school. She was having a tough time on campus and was being bullied pretty badly so she's going to finish out the year with the district's online schooling. She is very excited and thankfully things have calmed down in the house now that she no longer is being picked on. Jess took this quarter off from the community college to think about what path she wants to take. She's thinking about going into nursing, so we'll see what she decides.

Other than that, not much else to report. Love ya!