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Letters to War June 24, 2003: The Teaching Test Troubles

2017-09-24 aprilmomoffour Army Wives, Real Army Wives, war letters

******This post is part of the Real Army Wives series which runs every Monday on storiesofourboys.com. The series follows our journey through the 1st year of the Iraq war, 2003-2004. ********** June 24, 2003 Dear Alan, ……Operation Iraq is getting more news time now. The big issue is the mounting amount of coalition troop deaths since the official end of the war. Just this week there were at least 6 British troops killed, and American lives are constantly lost.

Beginning to Meet the Real Army Wives of 2003

2017-07-23 aprilmomoffour military life, moving

***This post is a chapter in the series The Real Army Wives of 2003, appearing each Monday morning on Storiesofourboys.com.*** Moving into a new house always makes me euphorically happy. What could thrill a feminine soul more than a fresh new house full of possibilities? I vividly remember each “not it” home we looked at when we arrived in Texas in January, 2003. But then we found “it.” We found THE ONE.

Cross-Country Road Trip 2016: Cali to Bama in a Pick-Up Truck

2016-07-05 aprilmomoffour road trip, vacation

Next Stop: North Rim of the Grand Canyon!! And on the road again… Once you finish chuckling over their eye covers, check out the FOUR CORNERS behind them: You can be in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado all at the same time. Mesa Verde National Park Next Stop: Oklahoma City Oh yeah, and Alan also took them to Pops, a soda pop factory/store. (Thanks for all the ideas, Greg!) They brought back a cooler full of sodas too. I […]