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Comment by T-Lynn on October 12, 2009 at 4:50pm

So enjoyed the pictures. So glad you had a wonderful time. You ARE a lovely couple. ANd wow - had no idea about the age enlistment. Silly me. Making chili and baked potoates tonight. Supppose to be at 32 degrees tonight. Let you all know if that happnes. By the way on the IL Moms site - there is a meeage about the Walmart creating a Thank You wall to serving military persons. Just have to bring a picture of your love one down - they scan it in and give you two copies free :) I'm going to WalMart! Oh dear, I sounded like Jeff Foxworthy. Have a good night all TLynn

Comment by Anti M on October 12, 2009 at 11:03am

Debi, I honestly don't know much about Medical Boards, other than the wait can be long. But you know that part already! Sorry!

Comment by Anti M on October 11, 2009 at 8:51pm

The military takes in medical personnel differently. My cousin joined the Army in his 50s, and he still had to do basic training. But then, he's a heart surgeon, works at Walter Reed. He saw the young vets coming home on a tour of the hospital, and felt he had to be of use too, so he volunteered. Which I find interesting, he had already done some worthwhile work with the Jarvik-7s back in the 1980s!

Comment by Anti M on October 11, 2009 at 8:44pm

Re: phones at sea. The other thing with the satt phones is that when they are available for use depend largely on what the ship is doing operationally. If they're running silent, the phones are secured (turned off).

Comment by T-Lynn on October 11, 2009 at 8:00pm

35 years old - they take them in? So glad you had a great itme. Share some more please.

Comment by Kim on October 10, 2009 at 11:41pm

On a Skype note. My youngest went off to college this summer. I have been using Skype for years and loaded it onto his computer before he left. He told me he would not use it. He was home last weekend and his friends kept using the phase "Skype me". Apparantly, they do group Skype sessions. LOL. His age group (18) do not phone, they text. And now that they are spread out around the nation "they group Skype". Too funny.

Comment by Kim on October 10, 2009 at 11:33pm

Thanks for all the recipes. I am putting together a care package. My sons favorites is homemade jam and fudge. I plan to make him apricot brandy jam this weekend. The fudge recipe is one bag of chocolate chips, 1 can of sweetened condensed milk, icing sugar and oil. I do not measure so guess. Make it moist (less icing sugar and more oil) because it evaporates in shipping. Melt the ingredients in the microwave and then put you hands into it.

Comment by Anti M on October 10, 2009 at 1:18pm

The boxes can be opened for customs inspection if they are overseas or if the ship is in a foreign port. That's one reason to never send anything valuable! And yes, packages do vanish.

Comment by T-Lynn on October 10, 2009 at 9:06am

I heard that the cookies that don't make it are called "Crumbled Cookies" and every bite is still eaten. Thanks for all the information for sending cookies and brownies. Add my congrats to Anti M and to Carol and Anita. Hugs to all. Have a delightful morning. TLynn PS Sorry some of his cookies were stolen, just hope this doesn't happen often.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on October 10, 2009 at 7:11am

I send cookies in freezer ziploc bags. Last APO/FPO Priority Mail Flat Rate box took just under a week to get to Katie from MI to Sasebo. I also sent some bread - small sized aluminum loaf pans - first wrapped in wax paper and then in foil. Also sent her a 'first anniversary' (entered the navy 10/8/08) 8x8 brownie wrapped the same way. Katie had asked for her Navy dress pumps and dress blue skirt for the Navy Ball on the 9th, so that was used as packing along with a few other items. She said they arrived fine. Some of the softer cookies don't always travel as well.

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