It had to happen eventually, the military owning our lives. Carl was sent across the country for a month of training. Of course, I wondered what was going to happen to the Breakfast Club. But the day after telling me about the trip, Carl surprised me, "I think it would be OK if you kept having breakfast with Lydia and Frank." To be sure exactly what he was including in breakfast, I replied, "Thanks. That's nice. But ..."...

Introduction:It was boys against girls in canasta. The prize was, losers had to cook. Carl and I lived in officers’ housing and were good friends with Lydia and Frank. We went to baseball games with them, played cards, went to church and generally had a good, honorable time with them. Both couples had been married for a little over a year and hadn't taken advantage of the Army's free babies. (Military hospitals only charg...