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Day 9 13 June 02 Thursday

Today we slept in. Wake up was at 0500 but I got up at 0430 so I could finish making my bed. Yesterday I got to call home. I had only 3 minutes and when I did, Kyle answered the phone. As I started to talk to him, my voice started to go and I began to tear up like I am now. He got dad on the phone for me because all I was suppose to do on the phone was give my address. I wanted to talk to them but I couldn't. I can't see very well because of the tears coming down my face. I never thought that I would be saying this but I miss them. Just to hear their voices on the phone for that brief moment put me in tears. Mother was not home, it was Wednesday night so she was probably at aerobics. I have 3 things I have to mail; a father's day card for my father and Mr. Flaherty, I also have a birthday card for my father because its his birthday Monday. I don't think I'll be able to get them out in time because the D.S. said that we would not be sending mail any time soon. I did ask my father to give my address to the Flaherty's but I don't know if he did. I think my letter I sent to Rachel the other day should be there soon. I hope she writes back. She said she might. Everything here is orderly. Everything has a way and a place. I like that a lot. I haven't really been yelled at yet or smoked but lots of guys have been. I am going to take a picture of my room and locker, I don't know why but I am going to. Oh, and you know how I said I hadn't been smoked? Well the only bad thing so far is I was walking out of a room when D.S. Donofrio walked in and he gave me a forearm to the chest. Other than that I have had little encounter with a D.S. They (only 2 of them) don't even know I'm in their troop. That is sooo good. Anyways, the new troop is here an dso there are 4 new guys in my room. Their from Maryland, Florida, New Jersey, Montana and South Dakota. Everything was hectic with these new guys. For those of us who have been here, we got to show them the ropes. We got dropped twice today as a troop because some of the new guys didn't show up for a count off. From Monday of next week on, I don't know how much I'll be able to get in this journal but I will attempt to write after lights out but that could prove difficult due to exhaustion or so the D.S. says. Sundays are the days we will be given he opportunity to write letters and that is only in the A.M. Just today I found out that any food sent will not make it to me so if Rachel really was going to bake those cookies and send them, I hope she understands. Maybe she'll bake some for me when I get back. Praying for you.