Afghanistan Here I Come!!!!

I have been offered a job in Afghanistan with Caliber Corp. I would be a contractor working for the military as a Senior Financial Analyst. I haven't received the contract yet but it should happen this week.

I would leave some time after the 30th of April 2009, when my contract with Liberty Tax Service expires.

I would go through Ft Benning, GA on my way to Afghanistan. All travel would be by Government air (helicopter) in theater. No traveling through the countryside on outings.

I would work 60 hr weeks. Ten hours a day 6 days a week. Sundays off.

I would get one round trip home during the one year assignment. However, I must stay overseas for 330 of the 365 days in order to get $80K of my salary exempted from taxes. So I may just go to England, Germany and meet mom there.

More details to come when I get the offer/contract.

Got a New John (Daisy) Deer in Our Yard

Laura and Russell Sealed in Mt Timpanogas Temple

More Hazel Sadie Clark Pictures

Hazel Sadie Clark Born

Hazel Sadie Clark was born on 9 January 2008, at 8:28 am EST She weighted 9 lbs, and measured 21 and 1/2 inches long. Ben and Cindy say she has a full head of dark hair and a great set of lungs!!! Imagine what she would have weighted if she had been born 1 and 1/2 weeks from now when she was supposed be delivered.

New Grandchild -- Hazel Sadie Clark, born 9 Jan 09

Allen and Gayla's Continuing Saga

On Thursday Gayla headed out for work. We had gotten the typical 6-8 inches of snow the night before and we had cleared our driveway of snow. Unfortunately, the roads had not been plowed. Gayla got stuck on the hill right before the front gate. She called me to come get her. I stopped to pick her up and I got stuck. One of our neighbors came up and tried to pass us and they got stuck. They called their dad (the one that plows the roads on Saddle Mountain). He came up and helped me get my chains on. That helped as I was able to get to the top of the hill -- but the chains broke/came off. So I took Gayla to work in my car. When I got back he had plowed the roads so I was able to get my car back to the house. We then went back to Gayla's car -- he towed Gayla's car out of the snow drift. Then I took it home. I can't tell you the number of times we have gotten stuck. We are doing all we can to adjust to the harsh winter we are having. Luckily we have great neighbors that don't mind rescuing the transplanted Virginians!!!!