9/11/84

Or are they… seems like the Peace Corps experience is a magnet for ambiguity and with this thing finally winding up the ambiguities have paradoxically multiplied. Hugh, Mike and I kicked around this idea of a short-term contract and Mike acted very interested in the deal. Except, he was looking at December 1st as a starting date rather than January 1st. That would abort our Christmas plans and I'm not so sure I'd be very keen on that. Scott & Kathy, Ray and Gilda and Grandma all wrote to tell us how anxious and happy they would be to see us. And, to tell you the truth, I'm very anxious and happy to see them. On the other hand (as Tevya says), I'll get paid $100 US a day which ain't exactly chicken feed. The timing is the hang up. I know that the government is going to grind to a halt around December 15th and not resume until at least January 7th. So, we’ll just have to see what will happen. I hope to talk to Mike this AM to sort out details and get some kind of firm offer.

Otherwise, I can't really believe that we are leaving in just 2 weeks. I suppose that the pressing business of now is keeping me occupied.