1 July
The ladies of Taqaddum, Iraq held their first "Ladies Day In" on July 1st. Many thanks go out to all those at home who sent many wonderful female items, especially my friend Cathy. Without you and Kate's contribution of nail polish, candles and other manicure necessities there would have been very little to do except eat, watch movies and talk about men. Wait a minute, we did that anyway!! It was truly a fun time for all. We enjoyed feeling liking women again.
The men used the hut that night for their evening poker match and said how torturous it was because it smelled so darn good.
A view of the manicure/pedicure area "lightly"decorated with feather boas and candles.
A different view.
Chris makes ham and turkey wraps with food confiscated from the chow hall. We were a little nervous because we had been out of food there for a week or more. But faith and prayer prevail and that day at lunch they had received a shipment.
Chris makes ham and turkey wraps with food confiscated from the chow hall. We were a little nervous because we had been out of food there for a week or more. But faith and prayer prevail and that day at lunch they had received a shipment.
Robin can't decide if she wants to make them or eat them. Lora laughs at her efforts in the background.
Valerie tastes my punch and gives me the "yum-yum" sign. It is amazing what you can do with Diet Sprite and Cranberry juice. Thanks Mom for the ice cubes! Sorry Christina, your special "Something" didn't arrive until after the party. But don't worry, I won't let it go to waste.
With the pre-party preparations complete, I sit down to relax.
Valerie tastes my punch and gives me the "yum-yum" sign. It is amazing what you can do with Diet Sprite and Cranberry juice. Thanks Mom for the ice cubes! Sorry Christina, your special "Something" didn't arrive until after the party. But don't worry, I won't let it go to waste.
With the pre-party preparations complete, I sit down to relax.
First shot of the ladies. From left to right: Me, Val, Kim, Chris, Nicole
Robin, Lora, and Jen.
Kelly arrived a little late because she was working on her joke. Jen and Chris look on as they try to figure out her punch line. That's okay Kelly, you keep practicing. We still love ya.
Cathy's candles definitely help make the room smell delicious. But as the candles burned down we realized we hadn't done our pedicures!
Cathy's candles definitely help make the room smell delicious. But as the candles burned down we realized we hadn't done our pedicures!
So after soaking our feet, buffing them with that scratchy, hard stuff, we began to apply the toe colors. Well I happened to like a lot of the colors and couldn't decide. So I went with the rainbow effect.
These little things work great to keep your toes seperated, but they hurt! Ah, the price of beauty.
My finished product!!
One last group photo.
My finished product!!
One last group photo.
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