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Letter-Writing Navy Moms
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Show support for your Sailor and express yourself with a hand-written gesture. Have any tips to share? Feel free to add your comments and experiences to help other moms and loved ones!
Members: 386
Latest Activity: Mar 14
Discussion Forum
letters at BC
Started by tori'smom. Last reply by lemonelephant Aug 27, 2018. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Hi.. this may be a silly question but when do they get their mail? is it daily or just one day a week? My daughters form letter just came and want to send out her letters. Just curious how long…Continue
Writing letters
Started by KLaw0523. Last reply by MommaD Apr 11, 2017. 5 Replies 0 Likes
When writing letters what type of enveople can I use and how many pieces of paper can I put into one envelope. I have been writing since the day he left so I have about 20 pages so far. Any…Continue
Dad needs ideas
Started by portside. Last reply by MrsAFJ Dec 7, 2015. 23 Replies 7 Likes
Hi Moms. I need some advice please.My future sailor hasn't yet left for BC but I wanted to get a jump on writing letters to be sent after he is at GL.The issue is, I suffer from those very common…Continue
Easy and unique motivational boost suggestion for letter writers
Started by Geekette70. Last reply by Devon's mom(Tammy) Jun 22, 2015. 3 Replies 10 Likes
My son is currently in BC and was there for Christmas. This suggestion, though, can be used anytime. I posted on my wall, my husband's wall, and my son's wall that I would mail JT anything that…Continue
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Comment by CeCe on August 31, 2014 at 2:32pm
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I have heard some moms say their SR wants more mail. I had an idea that I tried this morning, and I was pretty pleased with the results. I took a box of blank inside cards and I addressed them with my SR address and placed a stamp on them. I had my pastor make an announcement that whoever wanted to, could pick up a card and fill it out and mail it to my son. Let me tell you the cards went quick. This could work for whatever group or organisation that your SR was involved in. I think by me making it so easy for them to write my SR, everyone wanted to do it. I hope this helps and I would love to hear your ideas on getting more mail out to our SR.
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Comment by FlowerPowerNavyMom on August 31, 2014 at 9:19am
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Happy Sunday Morning Moms!
I was starting my letter today and was checking out FB for some "funnies" when I cam across National Bacon day. So I decided to turn my letter-newsletter into a National Bacon Day newsletter. My SR loves bacon so I put pics and facts of bacon all over it. Turned out pretty fun.
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Comment by spomss on August 30, 2014 at 9:47pm
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oh thats not a dumb question either Alyce...yup they have pens and notebooks for school...
very nice FlowerPower...so you know that most likely that boy will be buying a pretty new car....
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Comment by Alyce on August 30, 2014 at 8:56pm
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Thanks so much spomss!! Another dumb question...do they have something to write with to do the puzzles? I just chose word searches since he can just find them with his eyes and not have to write!
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My son is a Ford Mustang fan. I just saw an article on the 2015 model coming out. So I copied the text and pics and put them into Publisher. Made for a cool news sheet.
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thats great Alyce-more to send is good!! you can send up to 3 regular size printer pages per stamp-the deal with newsprint and comics and puzzles from the news paper is that the black rubs off so that is one reason we try and print them on paper-but dont worry if its not on one page...
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Since I can now start sending the letters, etc I've accumulated, there's something I'm wondering about... Is it important that the letters and such are one page? I've printed out some word finds and other puzzles, comics, etc...but I'm not talented enough to use the Word to make it all one page. If I just enclose them along with another page of an actual letter, will that be bad for him?
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Comment by Luce1960 on August 28, 2014 at 8:58pm
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Thanks. I am going to start sending generic. letters for recruits that get none.
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FlowerPower what a great idea! I started a book of sorts on publisher-using excerpts from phone calls and texts and letters and adding pics and cartoons...and yup even now I try and write down our phone conversations-just to keep it all straight...
good job Luce! bet that will be a fun letter to get...
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I sent my 2nd letter today. i added a pic from newspaper about a ton of geese in our local park, the Jumble from the paper, comics and positive sayings from fortune cookies I had saved. I also send a self addressed stamped envelope.
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