[MozartLover]

Remember when I reported yesterday that Ev had an unexpected 10-day break from training because there was No Room For Him At The Inn? (the "inn" being Fort McCoy, which for some reason was over-booked.)

Well, he drove up here last night; stayed at his best buddy's house; showed up on our doorstep this morning; he had just gotten a call from his Master Sgt informing him that he needs to report tomorrow morning @ 8:00 a.m. to an armory in the southern part of the state. He will learn his duties upon arrival.

So, the big 10-day break turned into a 1 day break. He slept most of the day, we ordered sub sandwiches from our favorite little shoppe, and he is now on his way back to Madison.

The snafu at McCoy apparently happened because the officer in charge of making sure everybody got where they had to go...........had just given birth.:-)

And nobody else knew what was going on.

Which just goes to show that even in the Army it takes a woman to keep things organized and get people where they're supposed to go.;-)

p.s. He said there was a group of guys from Georgia who arrived at McCoy yesterday........and were already complaining loudly about the cold....and it was WARM yesterday! (20's). Wait 'till it drops below zero!!:-)

[MozartLover]

From the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay website:

News from Iraq: UW-Green Bay grad has hand in soccer game

An interesting story came our way today… Army Capt. Joe Dumas, a 2003 grad who majored in history, played a role in bringing a greater sense of normalcy to a war-torn town in Iraq. Dumas, a platoon leader for the Stryker Brigade, 2nd Squadron, 14th U.S. Calvary (aka ‘Strykehorse!’), secured a soccer field so U.S. troops could play Iraqi citizens in a soccer tournament. Dumas was in charge of security for the event, which took a year of planning and took place in the town of Taji, just north of Baghdad. It was the first of its kind and size since the U.S. entered Iraq in 2003. Soldiers took off their body armor, Sunni and Shia Muslims competed as teammates and children had something to cheer about around the soccer field.

[Jemian]

So, the big 10-day break turned into a 1 day break.

Typical, just typical. The guys from Georgia are right. Below zero is just not of God.

[Molly Pitcher]

HA! That's funny...I guess Ev is used by now to making fast adjustments...and other times putting on the brakes....and waiting, waiting;^))

MozartLover, I needed perking up today, and so played Mozart's glorious Mass in C Minor...Gosh I love that work. Instant backbone strengthening & day brightener!

Bev, watching TWC, and the stories coming out of the n.w....rising rivers, melting snow..lotsa rain. Please be careful as you go around.

[Northern Yankee]

Good luck Mozier with Ev.

My nephew's in Wisconsin now and soon will be heading to Fort Benning before heading over to Iraq.

[kassie]

On one hand, it had to be disappointing, but on the other, at least you had the blessing of seeing him one more time before he leaves.