Blog Hijacking on Mail Day

Of course this is Kristen's Blog, but since I know her passwords and she keeps asking me for photos, I figured I'd make a quick post. Today I received not one, but two parcels of cookies from my favorite Girl Scouts, Jenny and Megan Wood. Kristen's grandparents thoughtfully ordered them and I think I'm supposed to give them to the men here. Well, they'll have to get past the caramel moat I dug outside newly-constructed Fort Thin Mints if they think I'm sharing. Obviously no one took into account my lack of self control and I finally realized why my mother would only order a few boxes when I was younger.

Things here are going well and when I'm not building castles in my room, I find time to do work. Thank you to all the folks that keep sending me mail and packages, especially Mom, the Chandlers, the Woods, the Palmers, Laura, and Lasater's Coffee in Clarksville. The letters and food are great and I appreciate you taking the time to think of me. I'm more than halfway done here and I'm looking forward to cold chilling in Charleston with the family over the 4th of July. Until then, I'll be in the gym doing some curls for my girl so I'm ready for bikini season.

If you are wondering about things in Basrah, the following are a couple of recent articles that provide some updates. I may not necessarily agree with all of the authors' conclusions, but they do present information on current events:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/world/middleeast/23basra.html?st=cse&sq=basra&scp=13

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F4B9AA07-FA1E-4F65-BB25-8813B65325D2.htm