Yes, Tobias decided against becoming a 92M in the army afterall, but recently he signed up for a different kind of service. This morning before 6:00, I cooked him up a hot breakfast while he finished throwing some vital belongings into a couple of duffel bags, and then we hopped in the car while the sun was still rising so he could start his newest chapter. Because of my desire to keep this blog not-too-personally-specific I won't name organizations or locations, but I will say that he has elected to dedicate the next couple of years to service of the outdoorsy-hardworking sort.
It's going to be some serious physical labor which he isn't afraid of. It will open multiple doors of opportunity for him later in life as well as bulk up his resume beautifully. In his own words, "I look forward to this huge step in my life. It will give a foundation, increase my independence...and teach me loads." I'm thankful he sees the many benefits in this opportunity and values them for what they are.
So, even though he will be spending much of his time running a CHAINSAW in the coming months, we are genuinely glad that he is moving in this direction and that he's willing to dedicate himself to honorable and beneficial, though exhausting, work.
Last week he got to meet the crew he'll be living and working with. Thankfully he really liked them. One of them told him, "We don't have friends up on the mountain. We have brothers." That was music to this mother's ears.
None of the pictures I took this morning turned out that great because I didn't want to ask him in front of his peers to 'smile for Mommy', but what's a post without a photo? So here you go:
Now if he gets through it with all of his limbs intact, I'll really rejoice. Do chainsaw-proof coveralls exist?
We love you, Sonny. Learn all you can and enjoy yourself.
1 comment:
Dude! He looks sooooooo much like Jeff here! How exciting for him!!
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