TA DUM!!! 4th of July Party in Afghanistan--JUNE 9TH!!!LET'S START MAILING* WOOOHOOOO!!!

Hi and Hello to the most wonderful NAVY Moms/Dads/Loved Ones on this planet!!

I’ve kept a secret for a very long time, and it’s time to let the cat out of the bag.

Molly contacted me February 18th. Yes, this is my personal best on secret keeping. She wanted to know what I thought about being the Mom of the month….for July, but why are you contacting me now?

Instead of adopting for just one month, we are adopting our group to begin delivery so they can have the best 4th of July on record in the sandbox!!! We want them to have all the fixin’s by July 4th.

EVERYONE, WE ARE SENDING THEM THE BIGGEST AND BEST 4TH OF JULY ON RECORD.
YES, I’M YELLING.
WE ARE THROWING A PARTY IN AFGHANISTAN FOR A HUGE GROUP OF 129 SEABEE’S!!

WITH MUCH LOVE FROM ALL THEIR NAVY MOMS, NAVY DADS AND NAVY LOVED ONES.
Holy Goodness Gracious!!! Whew. This is big.
What does this all mean exactly?

We want to send them a piece of home from every state!!! Every state in the union!!! 50.
5-0 and I know we "can do" this. --Get it...SeaBee motto: Can do. I crack myself up.

That means, POSTCARDS from your state.
Send a postcard of your beautiful state to let them know how much they are appreciated and loved by all their Navy Moms! Navy Dads & Loved Ones too!! Get everyone involved, we will tally the postcards, and locations of each.
Our goal is a postcard from every single state!

Those of you that are having get-togethers, and packing parties, send your state. Whatever that means to you. State Birds not allowed. Do not send livestock. Yikes!

BUT WE ALWAYS WANT TO INCLUDE SOME RED, WHITE AND BLUE!

Wait, do you hear the screeching brakes in your head. Good, because we can’t have one single firework, sparkler, or even a popper. I’m sure you will visit me in jail if we even try something like that. That would be way bad.
The above has been a public service announcement along with Staci’s conscience; she really doesn’t want to have anything to do with jail.

DETAILS:

OPERATION PARTY IN THE SANDBOX DATES:

START SENDING THE LOVE JUNE 9TH AND COMPLETE BY JUNE 16TH

Let's all sign the same thing this month, when we send our postcards/letters/etc.

Love Molly's Adopt a Sailor Mom
Your name here

We want them to start recognizing our big group, and we can do this by "Brand Image" --I think that's what they call it in the marketing world. I don't really know since I'm in the computer world, but I think you know what I mean.

AND we are ultimately shooting for the stars on our adoptions!

CONTACT INFORMATION: SW1 JACKSON W. SHEFLIN

He made his first post on April 14th, 2009 and his name has only been requested a total of 5 times, now 6 with us. I love him, because all he asked for was basic safety items. Here is what he said below.
“We are hoping to get safety stuff for construction projects such as tinted safety glasses and disposable earplugs. Also would like insoles for our boots. If there is any way you could help with that it would be great. Thank you very much. –Jackson Sheflin”

Ok everyone, let's get to it. Let's make some sailors in Afghanistan very happy. Yippee!!!

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Permalink Reply by Teri (Boo's Mom) on June 22, 2009 at 7:18pm: Very cool!!! And yes, I saw this notice on Twitter!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by tina on June 22, 2009 at 7:23pm: Hi Teri Glad you came and looked, I guess I am doing my job. Go Twitter; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jenny...CBmom "CAN DO" on June 22, 2009 at 8:49pm: Molly i cant figure out how to get the pic from this group over to the Seabee group, i copied and pasted but the pic did not show up. GRRRR!! can anyone help?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sue-Pillowcase lady on June 22, 2009 at 10:24pm: Good eagle eyes Staci! thanks for posting Molly! what a wonderful thing to see the picture. And they thought they were building for "whatever" - little did they know it was really a warehouse for Navy mom love. haha.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Peggy W. on June 22, 2009 at 10:29pm: Where is Seabee room?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Julie (Cory's mom) on June 23, 2009 at 1:18am: This is SO VERY terrific. What a warm, fuzzy feeling to end the day with!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jenny...CBmom "CAN DO" on June 23, 2009 at 7:29am: Thanks Chris! ((Hugs)); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by marlo on June 23, 2009 at 12:16pm: Hey all I got a reply from the seabees here it is:
Dear Marlo,

Your care package made it to NMCB 5. I was brought out to one of four project sights. Our mission here is to build head quarters for various marine companies.

Our whole project site really enjoyed both of your packages. It was nice to sit down and enjoy a little piece of home during our break.

From everyone at the site, and who serve thank you for taking the time and doing all you do, we all appreciate it.

Thank you so much!

UT2 Grieve, Nicole

NMCB 5

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Permalink Reply by Susan mom to Niko on June 23, 2009 at 12:26pm: Wow... how nice we have heard from two of the Seabees! Can't wait to see more pictures!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on June 23, 2009 at 12:42pm: Marlo, I know that we don't do this for the thanks, but hearing from "our sailors" that the boxes and letters are arriving lets us know that our "campaign" is successful! Thank you very much for posting your email from UT2 Grieve.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Susan mom to Niko on June 23, 2009 at 2:06pm: You got it right Pat... we don't do it for the thanks... after all our kids would have starved and home fallen apart if we waited to cook or clean only when we received thanks... tehehehe

HOWEVER... it is nice to know that packages are arriving and to 'peek through the window' at the fun they are having with their toys!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Staci (Just way proud) on June 23, 2009 at 2:34pm: What a perfect way to put it Susan! A 'peek through the window' into Afghanistan.; ▶ Reply to This

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