Newsletter Puzzle Solution

Here are the answers to the puzzle. If you haven't received our Christmas newsletter yet then this may be confusing; be patient. Thanks for playing!

Across
5. Tim is chief of ODC, the Office of Defense Cooperation. His office acts as the link between the US and Polish militaries. Poland is buying and being gifted a lot of new equipment to update their military so the office is pretty busy.

6. Michael enjoyed swimming at the school's indoor pool.

8. We arrived in Warsaw just in time for the embassy Fourth of July party.

9. The kids attend the American School of Warsaw (ASW).

10. Katy played soccer.

12. Fifth grade band offers only wind and percussion instruments so Michael has been learning the xylophone. He still has his violin and is continuing that as well.

13. Ryan is engaged to Lisa Manglass and they will be married in August.

15. Kyle and Ryan both play the violin.

16. Tim and I ran only one race this year, the Polish Independence Day 10K in November.

Down
1. Kyle ran cross country this fall and competed in a meet in Prague.

2. Kyle has begun playing the guitar and now prefers it to the violin.

3. The condition of the roads is the worst thing about Poland; minimal highways and lots of surface decay.

4. Katy is in her second year of flute.

7. Michael went against the crowd and correctly predicted that the Patriots would break their winning streak and lose the Superbowl. His prize was no chores for a week and breakfast in bed.

11. Ryan moved to Colorado last summer. He continues working for GameTap via telecommuting.

14. We lived at the Intercontinental for five weeks but it was no hardship!

I hope you enjoyed this year's remake of the typical Christmas newsletter; we are already working on ideas for next year!