<p>aspen,</p>
<p>I think you may have found your next career (we're all supposed to change several times during our working years). Actually, I'm partial to the OFA that you developed for parents trying to earn an appointment to an academy. Bring that monologue, too. </p>
<p>Maybe WP can have a parents' talent show at ppw.</p>
<p>She loved the brownies! Claimed they were better than mine. No doubt! :(</p>
<p>Momoftwins:</p>
<p>Glad your daughter enjoyed the brownies. My wife called our son (she finally conceded that our son is not going to initiate many calls home ) and found out that our son had received the Big John's Jerky. He said it was really good but, (now pay close attention since you're about to hear crow being eaten) it wasn't as good as the chocolate chip cookies he got from a family friend.</p>
<p>I am shattered. I thought I had raised him better than that. Maybe it's all the sensitivity training he got (ok grammer police, received) during CBT. Hope I still have time to figure out where I went wrong, revise my parenting skills and then put some overtime into properly raising our second son. Only, a couple more years before he leaves so I need to get started right away. Red meat for dinner tonight !!</p>
<p>Momoftwins, don't be hurt... If I were to send mine a piece of dog rawhide, he'd say, "This is the best thing I've ever eaten!" He says that about everything I send. I think its just because they're so deprived of any kind of treats.
Aspen - Thats cause he was talking to his Mom. LOL Here's the thing. You may have been feeding them the wrong stuff! Want me to send you some of our gator jerky? Yeah Baby! Now thats eatin'!
When I talked with Jamz today, he requested a big roll of summer sausage, crackers, canned cheese (you know, that nasty spray stuff). Said the little beef sticks and jerky were great and all but he wanted something a bit more for when he might skip a meal. Actually, he called the little slim jims, "amusing" unless you can find 50 of them to eat all at once. Live and learn! ;)</p>
<p>Jamzmom:</p>
<p>You've given me hope (or at least some plausible deniability) about my son's preference for chocolate chip cookies over beef jerky. That gator jerky sounds interesting. Can't get much more Southern macho than chewing on some dead, smoked swamp critter. Boy was I naive, I always thought Gator Jerky was what the coeds called the guys at Unv. of Florida.</p>
<p>Ya know you guys, I was thinkin'. Your girls could make a killing on the black market if you sent them beef jerky. They could mark it up say.....400% and sell it to the boys and clear enough loot to buy tons of chocolate chip cookies & brownies! ;) </p>
<p>Dead smoked swamp critter! Thats a hoot!</p>
<p>Hey ya'll! Remember this old thread? Got it back out and dusted it off. Thought you might be interested in the latest "find". Keep those boodle boxes going!</p>
<p>beef jerky, harvest honey granola bars, cran raisins, and trail mix... mmmmm, and cup o noodles</p>
<p>Jamzmom,</p>
<p>That looks great. I'm ordering today. Now here's my new favorite. It's a Chicago favorite and I can guarantee it'll be a hit. Both the cheese and the caramel are to die for!!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.garrettpopcorn.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.garrettpopcorn.com/</a></p>
<p>Great! I'll save this one for the holidays for sure! It'll be a good thing to send that can be shared as well. Poor Mrgreenapple... to like those cup o noodles says a lot. If I could, I'd send you some "real" soup! ;) Hang in there!!</p>
<p>isn't college without cup-o-noodles and romen :)</p>
<p>Since there have been a few posts about sending food to our kids, I thought I'd let you know that the Fairytale Brownies I originally posted about are on sale! Here's a link to the sale page. I can't wait until they arrive at my house. Oh, yeah, I sent some to West Point, too. ;)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.brownies.com/search.aspx?cid=27%5B/url%5D">http://www.brownies.com/search.aspx?cid=27</a></p>
<p>Son & daughter also crave the powdered canisters of Gaterade or similar for their ever-present waterbottles. A new thing is little individual pouches of Crystal lite - add little packet to water bottle. Zero calories & livens up H20. </p>
<p>We found the Popcorn Factory (<a href="http://www.popcornfactory.com%5B/url%5D">www.popcornfactory.com</a>) good, cheap and reliable. Don't buy the giant tins, the boxes - samplers are great. </p>
<p>What is it about jerky & guys? That "hunter vs. gatherer" thing?</p>
<p>Haha, I'm a girl, and I have absolutely no objection to being sent a ton of beef jerky... although I don't know where I would keep it all.</p>
<p>Oh DBH, you'll find very constructive ways to hide that boodle I promise. Momoftwins thanks for advising there was a sale! Ordering today</p>
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<p>funny but true: when the torpedo spent a week in Bancroft last summer he "discovered" lots of "stuff" squirrled away right above his very head in the ceiling- (apparently the ceiling tiles move!)- dirty dishes, food, a pair of jeans and a few other "unmentionables"....i guess that area must get overlooked in those alpha inspections! True- honest it is!</p>
<p>Jamzmom,</p>
<p>Are you sending anything to Jamz also? ;)</p>
<p>No she's stashing it away in the mansion...</p>
<p>Here's a wonderful story (link from navysports.com) about an early Christmas gift for wounded soldiers and marines.<br>
<a href="http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/columnists/ronnie_polaneczky/13462732.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/columnists/ronnie_polaneczky/13462732.htm</a></p>
<p>That is a wonderful story about the Army-Navy game and I hadn't heard anything about it here in DC. Will forward to friends!</p>