Posted on 02/19/2005 12:40:42 AM PST by patriciaruth
I got jtill's popcorn today, so I can be ready to mail her donated 4 boxes worth this coming Monday, too.
BUT we will wait till everyone is on deck before shooting the starting gun for the waves to begin.
Aye, Aye, Captain! :-) standing by......
I've adopted the unofficial title of ramrod for this cattle drive.
LOL!
That's cool!
I've tried a couple times to get an answer from the CSM in charge of the rec room for the Engineers at Baghdad about what specific Playstation2 games they'd like, and never got any specific answer. Like me, he knows next to nothing about action computer games.
Have you been waiting for my attempts at contact or did you go ahead and use the judgment of your kids?
Really neither... truthfully, with our finances I have to do this at the right time just after a paycheck or there never seems to be enough extra. I will try to go this weekend and see what we can find.
You might be able to get something used at Amazon Market Place or eBay for less money than new.
But it might be a better experience for your kids to remember if they go out with you and pick something out and you all mail it directly to the soldiers in Iraq.
You don't have to go overboard. One game will mean a lot to the soldiers over there, especially if you include notes written by your kids.
I agree. I do want to get them involved, so that they remember helping the troops in this war when they were young! Thanks for your patience with me!
Operation Popcorn is a go!
West Coast, Arizona to mail on Monday, August 29
Texas, Mississippi River, Midwest states to mail Tuesday, August 30
Eastern U.S. to mail Wednesday, August 31
I will send everyone a FReepmail with all the particulars later this evening, just to be sure no one has missed any details.
Roll 'em out!
Your ramrod,
Patty
Thank you to MJY1288 and his friends for the contributions that made this box possible.
Mailed August 27, 2005, to Battery company at Kirkuk
Insured for $167, postage $10.90
2 decorated thank you letters from Ros42, 1 letter from etabeta, 5 cards (from angelsonmyside, Lion Den Dan, JustaCowgirl, Theresawithanh, iceskater)
3 Books:
The Connection (Stephen Hayes)
Reagan’s War (Peter Schweitzer)
1776 (David McCullough)
9 DVD movies:
DC 9/11- Time of Crisis (Timothy Bottoms)
9/11 Filmmakers’ Commemorative Edition
Two Mules for Sister Sara (Clint Eastwood, Shirley McLaine)
Anger Management (Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson)
Charlie’s Angels (Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore)
The Alamo (Dennis Quaid)
The Alamo (John Wayne)
Hitch (Will Smith)
Once Upon a Time in the West (Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda)
DVD recordings made by MJY1288:
Company of Heroes
Rush Limbaugh July, 2005
Rush Limbaugh June, 2005
3 cans 4 oz Gold Bond body powder
Thank you to MJY1288 and his friends for the contributions that made this box possible.
Mailed August 27, 2005, to Battery company at Kirkuk
Insured for $167, postage $10.90
2 decorated thank you letters from Ros42, 1 letter from etabeta, 5 cards (from angelsonmyside, Lion Den Dan, JustaCowgirl, Theresawithanh, iceskater)
3 Books:
The Connection (Stephen Hayes)
Reagan’s War (Peter Schweitzer)
1776 (David McCullough)
9 DVD movies:
DC 9/11- Time of Crisis (Timothy Bottoms)
9/11 Filmmakers’ Commemorative Edition
Two Mules for Sister Sara (Clint Eastwood, Shirley McLaine)
Anger Management (Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson)
Charlie’s Angels (Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore)
The Alamo (Dennis Quaid)
The Alamo (John Wayne)
Hitch (Will Smith)
Once Upon a Time in the West (Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda)
DVD recordings made by MJY1288:
Company of Heroes
Rush Limbaugh July, 2005
Rush Limbaugh June, 2005
3 cans 4 oz Gold Bond body powder
Bought a whole bunch of popcorn today, and already have my customs forms! [saluting smartly] :-)
Move 'em out! Get 'em out! Drive 'em in! RAWHIDE!!
Box #1 is ActII Butter Flavored (28-3.5 oz bags)
Box #2 is ActII Butter Lover's (28-3.5 oz bags)
They will be in the mail Monday! :~)
Woo-Hoo!
We got another form letter back from Landstuhl in Germany thanking us for the care package for the wounded that we sent this month.
We got your shoebox of goodies for the troops. THANKS!
We mailed your popcorn out to the Engineers in Baghdad today, and were able to fit in a few items from us and from anglesonmyside and CAluvdubya.
Box 1
28 bags Act II Kettle Corn microwave popcorn
Unforgiven ( Clint Eastwood)
Stand and Deliver (Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips)
In Harm’s Way (John Wayne, Patricia Neal)B&W
9 large packs Carefree sugarless spearmint gum
box 2
28 bags Act II Butter Lovers microwave popcorn
Dick Tracy (Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome/Dick Tracy Dilemma)
The James Dean Story/Hometown Story with cameo of Marilyn Monroe
9 large packs of Carefree sugarless spearmint gum
box 3
28 bags Act II Kettle Corn microwave popcorn
Rio Grande (John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (John Wayne)
9 large packs of Carefree sugarless spearmint gum
box 4
28 bags Act II Kettle Corn microwave popcorn
To the Far Blue Mountains (Louis L’Amour)
McLintock! (John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara)
9 large packs of Carefree sugarless spearmint gum
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