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Friday, February 04, 2005
New Care Package list
Okay, so it’s a little weird for me to put this list out, as if I’m actually expecting people to send me stuff. And people have already been so kind and thoughtful – it’s been wonderful! But, if you are interested in helping feed me, and my mates, here are just some ideas (basically folks, I’m lookin’ for groceries):
• Summer sausage (and other such stuff that would make the trip), or turkey or salmon jerkey, cans of tuna
• Hard cheeses (if they would make the trip?)
• Progresso soups
• Crackers (Triscuits, Wheat Thins, or Ritz are always good)
• Cookies (chocolate chip, peanut butter, Nutter Butters, Fig Newtons, etc.) or brownies – heck, any kind of baked good won’t go to waste around here
• Granola/breakfast bars like Nature Valley (Peanut Butter is always a favorite but others are good too)
• Flavored oatmeal
• Luna bars (Key Lime Pie, Peppermint Stick, Dulce Duleche [sp?], Carmel Apple, S’mores, Lemon Zest, etc.)
• Individual drink boxes of low fat soy milk
• Pop tarts (Brown Sugar is always a favorite but variety is nice too)
• Chips (but chips don’t travel well, Pringles usually fair better), and pretzels
• Snack foods like packaged peanut butter and crackers
• A little candy? (Snickers, Twizzlers, gummy bears or cola bottles, Lifesavers or Crème Savers)
• Trail mix like Target’s Monster Mix
• Root beer
• Cheap (old) DVD’s – classic movies (Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, 2001, etc.), light popular comedies, stand-up comedy, full seasons of shows (Simpsons, Arrested Development, Northern Exposure, The Family Guy etc.), science fiction, History Channel/PBS documentaries, music videos, Looney Tunes Warner Brothers cartoons. Prefer no war stuff as there is plenty of that around the barracks – except Band of Brothers.
• Cleaning stuff for laptop and weapons (especially Q-tips, pipe cleaners, canned air, etc.)
• Bags of cheap candy or toys for us to toss to Iraqi kids
• Beer (yeah, I WISH…)
Things not to send:
• Lip balm (I’m LOADED with lip balm)
• Books (I have a ton!)
• Baby wipes (these are great for when we’re in the field or like when the Army was constantly moving during the actual ground war, but we’re living in a permanent structure and have showers and all that stuff – thank goodness!)
• Disposable cameras – people have been super-generous and have already sent about a dozen (thank you!!!) so I have plenty and also can just share images from all the guys who have digital cameras)
• Calling cards – people again have been super-generous and sent quite a few. But we don’t have a phone system here that allows us to use them (doh!) so can only use them occasionally when we make trips to the big base down the road.
• Plastic ziplock bags
• Summer sausage (and other such stuff that would make the trip), or turkey or salmon jerkey, cans of tuna
• Hard cheeses (if they would make the trip?)
• Progresso soups
• Crackers (Triscuits, Wheat Thins, or Ritz are always good)
• Cookies (chocolate chip, peanut butter, Nutter Butters, Fig Newtons, etc.) or brownies – heck, any kind of baked good won’t go to waste around here
• Granola/breakfast bars like Nature Valley (Peanut Butter is always a favorite but others are good too)
• Flavored oatmeal
• Luna bars (Key Lime Pie, Peppermint Stick, Dulce Duleche [sp?], Carmel Apple, S’mores, Lemon Zest, etc.)
• Individual drink boxes of low fat soy milk
• Pop tarts (Brown Sugar is always a favorite but variety is nice too)
• Chips (but chips don’t travel well, Pringles usually fair better), and pretzels
• Snack foods like packaged peanut butter and crackers
• A little candy? (Snickers, Twizzlers, gummy bears or cola bottles, Lifesavers or Crème Savers)
• Trail mix like Target’s Monster Mix
• Root beer
• Cheap (old) DVD’s – classic movies (Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, 2001, etc.), light popular comedies, stand-up comedy, full seasons of shows (Simpsons, Arrested Development, Northern Exposure, The Family Guy etc.), science fiction, History Channel/PBS documentaries, music videos, Looney Tunes Warner Brothers cartoons. Prefer no war stuff as there is plenty of that around the barracks – except Band of Brothers.
• Cleaning stuff for laptop and weapons (especially Q-tips, pipe cleaners, canned air, etc.)
• Bags of cheap candy or toys for us to toss to Iraqi kids
• Beer (yeah, I WISH…)
Things not to send:
• Lip balm (I’m LOADED with lip balm)
• Books (I have a ton!)
• Baby wipes (these are great for when we’re in the field or like when the Army was constantly moving during the actual ground war, but we’re living in a permanent structure and have showers and all that stuff – thank goodness!)
• Disposable cameras – people have been super-generous and have already sent about a dozen (thank you!!!) so I have plenty and also can just share images from all the guys who have digital cameras)
• Calling cards – people again have been super-generous and sent quite a few. But we don’t have a phone system here that allows us to use them (doh!) so can only use them occasionally when we make trips to the big base down the road.
• Plastic ziplock bags
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