2009 by the numbers

8,600 elevation in feet where we live.
20 percent incentive for serving in this country
19 different beds we have slept in this year
14 nights at sea
13 people on my team at work
13 airplane flights this year
10 overnight guests at our home
9 countries visited
7 hours, the shortest time we spent in one country, (the Falkland Islands).
6 new countries
5 types of penguins seen this year
5 months, the longest time we spent in one country
4 salary adjustments this year
2 pet parakeets
1 God
0 number of phone calls received while serving as duty officer this year