And credit where credit is due - Vicki (the super-wonderful and massively organised) in California did all the hard work on these - she obtained the stockings and the sweets & cookies & all the extra bits; stuffed & sent them. Pretty much all I did was supply the aussie bits & pieces and the toasty-warm things ; the name lists (since the troops are the team mates of two of my adopted soldiers) and some of the postal funds. I think she'll be more wary next time I say "I have an idea"... :)
And now for some more pictures of a few of the things that were sent to our special troops [full contents are classified just in case this list is being monitored by those who are about to receive]
To the left you can see some of the multitudes of aussie toys that were sent to them. And somewhere under that pile are a batch of single serve Vegemite packs (why yes - we Aussies *do* enjoy sharing our weird national food)
The Teams are both made up of mixed troops so Vicki made sure the girls all got Pink Stockings (the boys Red or Blue ones). Final lists were thankfully sent to us in November with M or F on them averting a near pink-tragedy for one poor soul with a multi-gender-use name.
Vicki added extra sweets and cookies to fill the stockings up.
She also included a packet of peppermint candy canes to each box - thinking that the team could share with others on their bases or even hand out to the local children.
Gift tags were then attached to each stocking (note the glitter on them? - she hand applied the sparkles to jazz up the cards)And finally they were all ready to ship out.
By the end of it - 23 stockings all up - containing a mix of Aussie & American items. Sure hope the teams find them fun to open come Christmas Day.
Ya' know that folks who send stuff to the troops are heros.
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CI Dude is speaking from experience and his appreciation, but I am no hero. Just appreciative. You and Vickie have done well, too.
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