In My Own Words

It’s time for the next round of care packages. Thanks to a $50 donation from Alicia, $35 from “Raise Dough for the Troops,” and my $40 monthly allowance (which I won’t get until the 25th; my payday) I’ll be able to get some “stuff” for a few of our Warriors. One of them wants Chips Ahoy! and Oreo cookies, and has asked for some dog toys and treats for an FOB hound. I’m still waiting for one of our guys in Afghanistan to e-mail a list of requests from his Soldiers, but if he doesn’t send a list, I still know what kinds of “stuff” they would like to get.

Tomorrow we’re going to Clarksville to pick up some stuff at Sam’s, and some other stuff at Office Max.  I’ve got a $25 gift card for Office Max, which is perfect – I need some card stock and envelopes so I can create more cards to send to our Warriors, and it wouldn’t be a bad idea to pick up some more packing tape. I also have a pre-paid $25 MasterCard that Mom & Dad gave me for my birthday, which will likely be spent on building up my Soldier Stash. Somehow I feel lost when there’s empty shelves in my care package staging area…

After getting a “Shipment Confirmation” e-mail on May 5th stating that my order had been shipped Priority Mail, on the 19th I finally got part of the supplies I ordered from USPS.com. Gotta love Priority Mail, huh?  I received 25 large FRB’s, and 10 each of both styles of the medium FRB’s. Unfortunately, the customs forms have not arrived yet, so if I’m going to get packages ready to go this weekend, I’m going to have to go to the post office and beg some forms. LOL!  If they have any in the lobby, they’re in a rack I can’t reach. But usually they’re behind the counter, anyway, so either way I have to ask. At least my friends at the post office in Pleasant View know to hand me more than just a couple when I ask for customs forms…

It’s time for this old lady to hit the hay. So, thanks for reading, and I’ll catch y’all later. Hugs {{{{{{Y’all}}}}}}