I switched my mobile on this morning, only to discover (with huge disappointment) that I'd missed a phone call from Connor last night! Luckily, he called again this evening with lots of news.
Although his nose is still sore, his black and swollen eyes are back to normal now and his nose looks just as it did before, which is a huge relief! He ignored the request from his medical centre not to return to normal duties for at least four weeks and is now fully engaged in all activities. Last weekend, whilst John and I were living it up in Clitheroe in our cosy caravan, Connor was out on exercise in the Yorkshire countryside, sleeping under a piece of cloth in a wet, cold and very muddy forest! If you recall, the weather last Friday and Sunday was absolutely dreadful and the platoon had been required to crawl on their bellies in the mud! Of course, this was all part of the fun for Connor.
His platoon have a big inspection tomorrow so he was in the middle of ironing and organising his uniform when he called. He says that normally the recruits are busy from 4:30 to 5:00 am through to 23:00 to 23:30, so it's long days for them - keeps them out of trouble though I guess! He's really looking forward to the Passing In Parade on the 15th and to coming home for a week and I'm really excited about the prospect of seeing him.
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