Middle Cousin came into town last night & we had a great time. It was nice to sit down & deflate with him. He's leaving Friday for the Marine Corps & we wanted to get together before he headed out. He's heading straight to Quantico for OCS then moving on from there. I have faith that all will go well -- he's ready, he's wanted this for so long & finally, it's happening for him. It's nice to see that he's trying to find his place -- he was in limbo for so long after he graduated from USC that it's nice to see him working towards something. I'm proud of him.

Loud & Mariposa, MiddleC is going to send me his address as soon as he has one so we can send care packages. He sends his love ya'lls way...