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Feb. 3, 2006
A typical day in West Point "Gloom Period"
This time of year is described as the "gloom period" at West Point. One cadet (not mine) said "You DON'T
know anything about gloom period .. Not until you've worn gray clothes,
eaten gray food, walked out of a gray building under gray skies to go into
another gray building to study from gray textbooks with other cadets dressed
in gray clothes, who have eaten gray food, walked out of gray buildings
under gray skies to go into other gray buildings to study from gray
textbooks with other cadets dressed in gray clothes, etc., etc.,
etc.". Winds usually are 20-50mph off the Hudson, snow/rain mixes
are very common, etc. and duties, classes, PT training, etc. all go on
with only about 5 hrs sleep a night. "Gloom period" lasts from
January to May!!! So right now we're trying to come up with new
ideas to send "funny" things to our cadet - some Moms have suggested
litle army men with parachutes, playdough (yes, it brings the kid out
in ALL of us!!), etc. Any ideas for something easy to mail to
brighten  the day??.
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Feb. 3, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Thanks also, for helping me out by SHYWLYing my husband!
Blessings,
Amy