While we were apart

-For the first time ever, we had salad at dinner. I can’t believe I got excited over a salad. But now we're out of ranch dressing (oh well, you can't have everything).
-We have been without white milk for over a week now but now have a small supply. We had some guys so desperate for cereal; they used chocolate milk or banana milk instead. I don’t think the strawberry milk has been touched.
-No slip mats have been put into the showers here. Shower floors can be now crossed off the ‘enemy’ list
-The new PX was closed for almost two weeks for some mysterious reason. It opened back up unceremoniously the other day. Now I can buy American made products again, though I’ll still probably just buy the much cheaper Iraqi products. (note: the PX is the only place to get soda made in the US here. The Iraqi coke just doesn’t taste the same)
-An Iraqi restaurant/store opened a few days ago on the FOB. The chicken’s pretty good, but the pizza is just un-American (they don’t put tomato sauce on their pizzas here).
-"We've been gone for over three months already?! How many do we have left again?"