Yeah, I know I'm a little late but I thought that Sarah was going to post about our incredible day. Since I'm posting, I'll tell my version. It started out the normal early time of 0520, getting ready for work and leaving at 0600 so that I could be up at the shop before 0630. Why so early? Because it was range day!! Yes, that's right. Thursday I got to take out my M249, fully automatic machinegun, take it to the range and punch holes in the Ivans that littered the field. As they popped up at various ranges I mowed them down with 5-7 round bursts. I qualified 1st Class (Sharpshooter). Not bad for first qualifying. At the end we had left over rounds so we did some buddy team shooting. Two of us got in a lane and as the Ivans popped up he would fire a burst then I would fire a burst, knocking targets down. The furthest we shot was 700m. Again, not too bad for first-timers.
We did quit the range a little late, about 1630. I was feeling a little anxious because I know that Valentine's Day is an important holiday for the females. Well, when we got back to the shop an incident came in and I had to leave and go blow something up. By the time that we drew our bang, drove out to the sight, blew it up, and then drove back to the shop it was about 1830.
Yeah, so much for going out to dinner. Instead we had leftovers and spent the evening watching T.V.. Hey, I had a great Valentine's Day. Shooting a machinegun, blowing things up, what a great day! And of course, spending time with the wife.
Remember; It's always Valentine's Day when you're married to a Love Machine!!
For some reason Abigail just did not want to smile. I am still in love with them. She is just soo adorable. We did the pictures this time at our home. The pink flower one is in her crib. She is discovering her hands and starting to hold on to things. We have her four month shots this coming Friday. It is hard to believe how quickly time has gone bye with this angel. We are hoping to finalize on the adoption next month.
