The name

In the Army, we have very creative ways of saying things. "Chicken wire canoe" is a synonym of "soup sandwich", "football bat", and the like. In other words, it is a nicer way to say that something is completely screwed up. Anything can be a chicken wire canoe. I personally have heard the term used for everything from people, to vehicles, to direct and lawful orders. The only thing that is for sure is that life in the Army, more days than not, has at least some elements of the chicken wire canoe, and hence, I give you this aptly named chronicle of the daily life of the prior-service wife of a US Army Staff Sergeant, and the family thereof.

We're just regular people with funny names, living the dream in our chicken wire canoe since 2004.