Sunday, July 20, 2008

In Florida and on my way to Norfolk


Well we made it to Florida and have spent much of the last two weeks unpacking and trying to get settled before I fly off to Norfolk this afternoon. We had some fun along the way visiting family in Orlando and going to Gatorland.








We have also been doing some looking for a car for our newest driver. It was a big surprise to us that Heindrek was given a drivers license instead of them renewing his permit. He got a 1997 Geo Prism (same care as a Toyota Corolla) and we spent some time doing all of the preventive maintenance on it. It is not in the best condition, but will be a good teen car for him and he has already gone solo in it.







We have also been doing some fishing from our deck. Jen has caught the most with 3, Shorty has 2, Jason has 1, and Heindrek is still trying. Shorty is the only one to have caught a keeper thus far though...















For those wondering, I did not make O-4, but am hoping the trip to Afghanistan will solidify my chances next year.

I will start writing more now that I will actually begin my training for Afghanistan and will have some time to keep this up.

Love to all!
Jason

2 comments:

Heather said...

What in the world is Shorty sitting on? Was it alive when the picture was taken? How in the world did they do that? Let me know,
Heather

LT Jason Allen said...

Yes, it was a real live alligator! He wrestled it himself and had it posing for the picture. Actually, it was real, but they had taped the mouth shut and got out of the way just long enough to take the picture.
Jason