- cards, drawings my noah, messages on post its with little notes telling him we miss him (he read my blogs, and there's email so there's no need to write a whole lot of detail)
- packages of chips
- packages of trail mix
- protein and granola bars he likes
- bottles of his favorite soap and shampoo (although he's told me that he's moved to a place with a PX now so he can get these himself)
- little korean soy milk boxes (they look like kid juice boxes)
- little packets of keem
- packages of nuts (trader joes has these individually packaged nuts that are portioned into perfect snack sizes)
- oreos
- chocolate bars and other packages of candy he likes
- an internet antenna (because although they have wireless internet, captain j doesn't seem to be able to get on without this. i bought it off of amazon and sent it in the box along with an extra extension USB which i thought he could use to move the antenna all around the room. of course, he has a mac and the antenna works with windows. sigh. i feel dumb. but i swear i asked the best buy guy and he said that it would service both so i didn't even check. i'm heading to the apple store sometime this week to try again.)
- instant korean noodles where he just has to add hot water.
- choco pies
- japanese rice crackers
- men's health and sports illustrated type magazines
- books (just a couple, just in case he might actually want to read one)
- rubber slippers (for the shower)
- a little album partially filled with some 4x6 pictures of us, with a promise to send more so he can fill up the album while he's there.
- binder clips of various sizes
- disinfecting wipes
- multiple gum packets
- deodorizing foot lotion (found a good one at bath and body)
that's been it, so far. in the next package he's asked for more soy milk boxes, the correct antenna and more pictures to put in the album. whenever i'm packing one up it makes me feel good because i'm actually doing something concrete for him instead of just thinking about him or praying for him.
we've also run into our first tricky challenge during captain j's absence. noah's school is hosting an event for dads and their children. noah won't have his dad here to attend. sad. my dad is planning to attend instead, but i'm interested to see how much not having his actual dad here will affect him. maybe he won't even notice. maybe he will.
Day 110
3 comments:
That list is so sweet. You are a good wife.
It seems kind of thoughtless of the school to put you in that position. I hope Noah is okay.
You're such a nice wife! I'm sure he'll love the pictures most of all.
you're sweet. and so considerate!
(a male exchange student from korea once told me that choco pies were THE BEST part of a care package when he was doing his requisite military service. that all the guys would ooh and aww with envy - that's how they knew their girls "really loved them".)
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