Day 5

Yeah, I'm thinking this day count is going to be depressing as the number gets higher.......

Anywhoo. Had the first skype call to Eric tonight. He got to call his sister too. He spun the camera around so I could get a look at his room. Pretty much a box with only one window, covered by a towel. Lots of leftover stuff from the guy before - who happens to be another band guy he knew from Fort Sill.

He was tired - had been up for 24 hours. He said it was really interesting to see all the other nationalities at the camp, foreigners who the Iraqis had brought in to take over stuff - Koreans, Philippinos, Malaysians.

Nathan was not interested in making a video call. Apparently, he had to learn the hard way (again) why he shouldn't take toys to school and after school care. Some how the bakugon in his pocket magically disappeared. And since it was part of a connector set, he'll never be able to complete the Markus Dragonoid again. Very devestating. Since this is the upteenth time this has happened, I'm not as sympathic as I could be.

I have discovered the cooking dilemna already. Get home at almost 6:00 and look at the cooking instructions on the pork roast. "Cook for 65-75 minutes in a pre-heated oven." Yeah, not interested in waiting until 7:30 to eat. At least since Eric was always home earlier, he usually already had dinner started - at least these longer-cooking meals - before I got home. *sigh* Will have to drag the crock pot out in the morning.