Hey everyone

So Scott is going good. He got the package that Kim sent him and loved it. The Chaplin has split the whole box up for him and put a bunch of candy and a valentine in each bag. He is working on getting someone to take a bunch of pictures to send back. He also said that he is going to talk to some of the guys in the office to see if they can print up a really big 'Thank You' and have as many guys stand around it and take a picture. I hope they can do this cause it sounds like the pre-schoolers are so excited to see what these guys think. Well that is the lates with Scott. Thank you so much Kim!

Hey everyone

Sorry it has taken me so long to post another blog. Scott has been emailing everyone pretty regularly, so what you have been hearing is pretty much what has been going on. Scott is doing good. He said that they are having some problems with the internet so if everyone could email him at scott.powell3@us.army.mil that would be great. Just till things get fixed. It could be a while. Scott said that they are going to be moving. Hes not sure when yet but he will let us know before it happens. Other then that, things are pretty much the same. Its cold out here, but it is winter. If I hear anything new I will post again. I hope you all are doing well.

Scott called

Scott called this morning. Not as bright and early as the other morning. He said that he is doing good. He is really bored though. Because the rest of his group is not there yet, all day yesterday he sat on his bed and watched movies. I'm glad he did that cause some long 12 hour shifts are coming and hes not going to be able to just kick back. He said its pretty quiet out there. There was a mortar the hit the FOB the other day. It hit a junk yard. No where close to anyone or anything but garbage. Scott was talking to some one and they said that they haven't seen a mortar since August. That's really good. The one in August was like this one. Not close to anything or anyone. They are telling him that there is zero to No activity at all out there. He found a place with cheap movies. He was very thankful for that. He also said that they are now authorized to wear a new boot. They say that its like wearing a regular shoe. He cant wait to get those. I set up a new email for him. He is having a hard time with his army account. His new email is: armydaddy78@hotmail.com This one will be easier for him to check. They finally got some things in their office up and running to include the phone. Now we can hear from him every couple days. Well I think that that's all the news that I have for now. Take care all.

He made it to Taji

Hello everyone. Well Scott made it to Taji, Iraq ok. He said that they are sleeping in a building. That made me feel better cause he was told that they would be sleeping in tents for like 2 months. He wont be staying in that building the whole time. They are waiting for the unit that's there to leave. I do have an address but Scott is not sure that its right. Hes going to try to find out from someone who is there what it is. He is kinda bummed right now cause they don't have those big soft blankets at the PX. He likes to get those when he gets there and sleep with instead of his sleeping bag. So because of the time difference Scott sometimes doesn't know what day it is or what time. This morning I got a call bright and early at 3am. It scared the crap out of me and which ever cat was sleeping with me. We all jumped! Scott said that the building that he will be working in is not on the outskirts of the FOB. Its more towards the middle and there are other buildings around it too. He also said that the National Guard is going to be handling the radar that they have. That's good news cause then he doesn't have to leave the office as much. Well this first week has gone by pretty fast for me and Scott said it has for him too. I just hope the rest of it goes this fast.

I just wanted to let everyone know that my long trip to Iowa went just fine. It took me about 15 hours. I took a wrong road somewhere so it took me longer. I was still going in the right direction but it wasn't the road that I wanted. Out of my entire 15 hour drive the last minute was the most dangerous. My aunts driveway is slicker the snot. I didn't slide but the whole thing is iced over. I didn't hit rain or snow the whole drive. Well I think that's it for now. If everyone would email me a quick, Hi, to my other email that would be great. Just so I have your regular email so when I know for sure that Scott address is right I can send it to everyone. I don't want to post it for everyone I don't know to read. hotchicjojo@hotmail.com Thanks lots

E-6 Now!

So just to let everyone know, Scott made it to Kuwait. He said that he would be calling just as soon as he could. He was pretty excited to be getting pinned his E-6 before he left. He said that he got pinned on the flight from Germany to Kuwait. I hope he gives us details on how that went. I hope everyone is doing well and I will keep this updated. I will be leaving tomorrow for Iowa. So I might not post anything for a couple days.

Scott

Just to let everyone know whats going on, Scott is leaving on Nov. 30th. As soon as I have an address I will let everyone know what it is. I plan to leave on the 1st of Dec. So we have about 5 days left. I also wanted to let everyone know that Summer has started a blog. If you would like to check it out to see how the kids are doing and see how big they have gotten you can go to www.thekandch.blogspot.com Check it out, there are some cute pics of the kids on there.

Still not sure

So we still are not too sure with anything. Scott thinks that he will be leaving on the 30th. When he leaves I'm going to be leaving for Iowa. I'm just very thankful that he works in an office and he doesn't have to be out and a bout. The kids are doing good. We get to talk to them a lot. Chandler is having a little bit of a hard time with Scott leaving. Whenever his mom says anything about him leaving Chandler gets a little upset and says he doesn't want to talk about it. We are going to try to set up a calling time for Scott to call and talk to the kids. He will be coming home on R&R in September. Then he should be home by March. I will keep everyone informed. Take care.