4/1/09-4/2/09

4/1/09
Happy April Fools Day. Chuck started off the letter by telling me he's pregnant. At least he hasn't lost his sense of humor. They did a faster paced troop run today and he kept up just fine. Class on the Bradley's again today. They got moved back to there original chow hall today(it was damaged in the ice storm and had been closed). It's closer to the barracks and Chuck's troop gets to go first.He heard some music today from the DS's truck and has it in his head. A song from Flo-rida.We got to talk on the phone again tonight. Twice actually. We talked for about 10 minutes and then he called back for about 15 minutes. He got more letters today. One from Grandma Jean and one from Grandma Bev and then a few from me. Chuck is wondering about the Cubs and Icehogs, but I've kept him updated. He got weighed the other day and is 161. It's been about a year since he started trying to lose weight. He was about 200 when he started last April, and he was 174 I think when he left for basic.

4/2/09
Busy day today. Demolitions class. Got to blow stuff up, which I know he's been waiting for. When they got back they had to get everything packed for their trip. Only 3 minutes for dinner again tonight. One platoon got put back in red phase. Chuck got assigned a new battle buddy today. He's a little bit of a trouble maker and the DS put him with Chuck so he can straighten him out(or so he told Chuck). Bible study tonight. Chuck had 2 slices of pizza, 2 Krisy Kreme doughnuts and some Tang. He said that it made up for not having time to eat dinner. It'll be a little bit before another letter since they're going on their trip for a few days and won't be able to write.