27 Apr

Wow - I actually got an extra 30 minutes of sleep today - but the pace of the day quickly changed when, at 9:05, we were informed our new guest were to arrive in the next two to three hours vice later this evening. We were expecting about 750 soldiers to arrive around 8 PM but they showed up at 11 AM with 929 soldiers looking for beds at our "inn." The sky was overcast and the rain drizzled on and off all day while the wind blew from West to East. After about 3 hours of inspections and the collection of prohibited items, the soldiers made their way to the chow hall to get some food before settling into their rooms. My gut tells me these new arrivals will be more trouble then the group that just left less then 12 hours ago. The early arrival prevents us from fixing all the damage from the previous group - didn't they read the hand-out that said, "Check-in after 4 PM - no exceptions." Oh well - I hope then can live with curtains showers and sinks with no running water because we did not have a chance to fix the damaged pipes. As always the Iraqi's are on their own program. Ho hum - I am not going to loose any more sleep over these issues - speaking of sleep - I think it is time to check for holes in my eyelids. See ya tomorrow.