March Adoption: First to be Second!

[MomByHeart]

No one ever wants to be second.   Not unless it means they will be getting showered with love by Molly moms for the second time!

The USS Cape St. George is our FIRST ever SECOND time adoption!  You ladies did such a great job the first time that they are back for more.  Our first time supporting the Cape was a Christmas adoption in 2010.  Over 50% of the crew is new since then, so even though the ship is being adopted a second time, many of the sailors will be first-time recipients of our love. 

The Cape St. George is a guided missile cruiser based out of San Diego and is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet  as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. They left on their current deployment on December 7 and have already heard that they will be extended.   Their theme is "Dragon Slayers."  Their moto is "Always Victorious."

I did some research and found out that April is “Humor Month,” so the theme for this adoption is “humor.”  When I asked the POC about this theme, he said the crew will certainly be ready for some humor by the time our boxes start arriving.  So let’s try to bring smiles to their faces and laughter to their day!  Here are few ideas to get us started:

• Clean joke books
• Comics from local newspapers
• Movie/sitcom dvd’s with a comedy theme
• Silly putty
• Funny ties
• Those Groucho Marx fake glasses with the furry eyebrows
• Knock-knock jokes from kids .  I thought this would be great for groups of kids…they can write down all their favorite corny jokes that we parents  get tired of hearing over and over =]
• “Gag” gifts
• A collection of humorous stories/pictures from the internet or your own family

 

Their specific requests are:

• Magazines
• Toiletries
• Personal hygiene items
• Snacks
• Microwaveable food
• Candy
• DVD’s and popcorn for “movie nights”
• Phone cards—The chaplain has requested phone cards and has said that he is willing to distribute them on an “as needed” basis.  There will be a separate address for the chaplain listed when shipping time comes.
• Pillowcases: This group is able to receive pillowcases, so pillowcase moms, you are on duty!

 

We are also going to have some extra support and love from the Makin Island moms this month.  As a way to “pay it forward” for our adoption of their loved ones last month, they are going to hold a special packing party for the Cape St. George!  Thanks, Makin moms, you rock!!!

 

The male/female count is 350 male, and 6 female.

 

 Here is a list of what we need and what we have so far:

Female pillowcases (6)—All taken care of!

Male pillowcases (350)—All taken care of!

Magazines:  Loraine 100+

Toiletries (female):  Boxes for the 6 females

Toiletries/Personal hygiene: 1 full box of misc., deodorant, toothbrushes (1 case+), lip balm, razors, dental floss-240, hand sanitizer, body washes

Microwaveable food/Snacks: Popcorn-2 boxes+, 400 cookies, Fortune cookies - 2 boxes,

DVD’s:  40+

Candy: Laffy Taffy-101, fruit snacks, several boxes of misc. goodies

Drinks:  Drink packets-500, water bottles filled with goodies-36, energy drinks-800

Games, etc: 120 decks playing cards, "game" cards (Monopoly, Clue, etc.), puzzle and brain teaser books, puzzle pages-350

Silly stuff:  Groucho glasses-4, glow-in-the-dark glasses-4, Silly Putty

Banner: 1

I know you moms are going to be full of great ideas for how to get some huge belly laughs out of this awesome crew!   So let’s get busy and show our FIRST SECOND that our love is just as strong the second time around!

 

Shipping Dates:  March 21-23

 

 

 

[Laura]

You know that I will be buying some "Noise Putty" for the sailors!

 

[Kim (Ethan's Mom)]

Well, being second is just grand!! It just so happens that my sailor's squadron, (whom we adopted last February), put him on the Cape St George 4 days before they left San Diego. There are HSM77 Saberhawks on there.This is his second deployment also. I didn't know that the Cape was going to be adopted a second time and I have already started their (HSM77) pillowcases, so you can mark me down for 26. I will mail them all to my son though as they made me a list of what fabric choice they wanted me to make for them. You might let the POC know that also. I guess I am assuming that the adoption is for everyone on the ship and not just ship's company. Let me know if that is right, please! And a note on the females...it is my understanding that they are all officers!

This is wonderful for them! They have been on the news because they were one of the ships with the Lincoln Strike Group who transited the Strait of Hormuz a couple times after threats to close it were made. Finding out that your deployment has been extended wasn't the best of news but they are well trained and they will get the job done!! How exciting for me to double blessed this month!!

[Julie (Cory's mom)]

Oh shoot.....what's the name of that store in the mall with all the gag gifts and "off the wall" merchandise????   I'll be heading there on my next day off......this sounds like fun!

[Sally Guenther]

I believe it is Spensers.

[Lorraine]

Spencer Gifts?

[Sally Guenther]

Hey Pat L I think we better start sorting Video's and find some funny one's for this ship?  Let me know if you want some help.  Will we be doing pillowcases for this ship?

[Pat L. in IL]

@Oh yes, Sally, sorting the movies is on my "To Do" list! YES to pillowcases!

[lauren]

oh yes please let us know if you need some help there !!!

[lauren]

Sally they have a pillow case count up top lol

[lauren]

Oh this sounds like such a fun adoption !!!! PARTY TIME ........

[TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom)]

Put me down for 20 pillowcases.  I've got about that many that kiddoes at church have done.

 

Think I'll check with our church kids and see if they want to do a "drive" for a particular item or items with the church folks and their friends.

 

 

[carols_kitchen]

You always...make me smile :)