Oven

You know that feeling you get when you open the oven and a wave of heat comes on your face and you think you've just been scalded?  That's what it feels like every day here.  It is HOT!  You know I like the hot, but this is HOT!! Average temperature during the day has been 120 degrees.  The other day the Suburban showed 140 on the temperature gauge.  I went on leave for two weeks and when I got back it's oven temperature.  That's about all there is to talk about right now. It's quiet here, which is nice. I got the day off today - it was awesome. I slept in until 10 and the only reason I got up is because the power was out and the computer back up battery was beeping.  We are getting new generators but the 6 week project has turned into 5 months. The contract was awarded to an Iraqi firm in support of the Iraqi First program that the government tries to use as much as possible, so that we are giving equal work to Iraqi and American companies. And apparently we saved alot of money....but I'm not sure it was worth it considering how power has been going out almost daily and that includes the air conditioners.  Hopefully it will all be sorted this week.  One exciting thing to report is that some church ladies from Oklahoma sent us cake mixes with frosting and Kallee Ray made a cake yesterday.  It was my favorite - chocolate with chocolate frosting!! Yum!! Well, that's about it for now!!