Tonys Afghanistan Blog 2009-2010: 3/1/09

3/11/2009

Day 2 Home - The Siding Job

Dad's new garage is pretty amazing with all then bells and whistles. However anytime it's windy you can hear the siding pounding on the garage from what seems to be miles away. Well this morning my intent was to fix it with a few screws and dad was willing to let me have at it. Well 5 minutes into the job he's added to what would have been a 5 minute job, with extras that actually took over a few hours. Needless to say, the job is done and all in all it was a good day. Mom took Scarlett out today and treated her to a facial that was won over 4 years ago on a weight loss bet between her and my sister Dawn. I took advantage of the time and road my motorcycle for 4 hours. Dad and I also went to the movies and watched, "The Watchmen". My advice, don't waste your time!

Dad and Scarlett

Mom and Dad's German Shepherd's; from left to right: Rocko & Max. You can always tell them apart by looking at their ears. Max has a floppy one.

I like to fly, but I don't like to stand 12 feet on a ladder with loose fresh dirt. Dad's garage, Dad's risk.

Scarlett is taking the pictures documenting everything

Day 1 Home - The Concrete Job

Well when I got here dad had planned to pour a little concrete to his new garage. All in all, wasn't so bad and time seemed to pass by pretty quickly. Alan, a friend of dad, was over to manage the project. If I was to choose the job to have it would definetly be the guy that sat in the concrete truck the whole time watching.

Strider sat and patiently watched everything as it unfolded.

Picture of me putting on the finishing touches with the float

The project at it's beginning

Dad helping the concrete go down the shoot

The beginning

3/10/2009

March 7, 2009

Today we got to meet Scarlett’s Goddaughter and our best friends’ little girl, Evalyn Victoria Blake. We all had a surprising start to the day when Kris (Evalyn’s Mommy) had to take her to the doctor due to a rash. Come to find out she is lactose intolerant and needs to drink soy formula, thank god it wasn’t anything too serious! After a few frustrating hours for all of them, Nana went to the doctor too, everyone was back at home and we finally got to see her. Scarlett met them at the door and as soon as Kris got Evalyn out of her car seat she grabbed her only letting go when Nana took her. Evalyn looks so much like her daddy (Brian) and even had some of his mannerisms already. She is beautiful with slightly curly hair and deep blue eyes; she is calm and serene and has a smile that melts your heart.

At 3:00 we went to the church, the ceremony started at 3:30 and lasted about 40 minutes. The priest explained the roles of the parents and god parents, and everyone’s responsibilities in Evalyn’s life. He reconfirmed all of our baptisms as he baptized Evalyn and I think made us all very aware of how pure and perfect this little girl is. It was an incredible occasion to be a part of, everyone treated us like family and we know we now have that many more people to miss as we move around. After the ceremony we had a wonderful dinner and even got to chat with Evalyn’s Daddy on the internet which completed the evening perfectly.