Pillowcase or Sleeping Bag?

You would think that if the military called you up and sent you somewhere distant for months at a time, there would be certain items that would be issued to you or at least available for use. For example, a towel and washcloth. I thought it would run like a hotel or dormitory service. You use a towel and then put it in a laundry bin and next time you shower you pick up another clean towel. Well that's not how it works. When Daniel arrived in El Paso, TX for his training, there were showers but no towels or washcloths (and I am almost certain those items were not on any packing list we were given). Luckily his roommate had an extra that he borrowed until he was given time to shop at the PX (base store) where he purchased his own.

Now in Kuwait and Iraq - he's been given bedding (thank goodness). Ok - not exactly bedding we're used to. He was issued a sleeping bag. But no pillow. He luckily met a soldier who was just about to return home and this soldier gave Daniel his old pillow. But of course there wasn't a case, or pillowslip as Daniel refers to it. So being the resourceful person that he is - he used an old scrubtop as a pillowslip. I was feeling bad for him so the kids and I went and picked up some "November" fabric with turkeys all over it and I made him a real pillowcase. He received it this last week and was thrilled. He said it's a perfect fit! I'm not sure what Ainlsey thought it was at first because when I was done making it she asked to get inside it. I think she might have thought that it was a miniture sleeping bag.