Send Us Some Love Care Package Requests
We�re not saying we can�t survive out here. And we�re not even asking for care packages. We know that married volunteers will get a heck of a lot less packages than the single ones: we have each other, so, who needs cookies? But in case you just had a hankering to send a package our way anyway, we thought we�d cut out the middleman (us) and just make public the sorts of things we miss, and love to receive.
-Good Earth sweet and spicy cinnamon tea (sold at Wal-Mart); remove the tea bags from their boxed packaging, and all you need is an envelope
-Pepperoni
-Tuna packets, not cans (sold at Aldi); cheaper shipping this way!
-Flavored liquid coffee-creamers, wrapped in bubble wrap
-Hot chocolate packets (we have limited cocoa powder, so from-scratch isn�t an option)
-Parmesan cheese
-Any sort of chocolate is always welcomed with open arms and mouths
-Any slender sort of beginner�s clarinet book, preferably jazz
-A dog collar for our dear Butche; we keep putting money into collars and chains, in an attempt to give her more than three feet of leeway from her tree. We beat our standing how-long-til-Ethiopian-made-products-break record two months ago, when her spankin�-new collar from market broke in less than 20 hours, and the neighbors were back to wrapping metal around her neck.
And, drum roll, please�
We haven�t had home-baked cookies from scratch since May 2012. It�s the one thing our makeshift baking apparatus isn�t capable of. Why didn�t we make sure we crossed this off the list on our trip home this summer? We have no idea. We were just so busy eating other things�everything�that we forgot to bake some cookies.
Our sitemate�s saint of a mother has proved for us it�s possible. She often sends Lauren boxes of home-baked cookies, which she vacuum seals. We�ve seen it: they stay fresh and lovely this way.
So, the big ticket item:
-Home-baked cookies, vacuum-sealed
If only the more missed items were easy to send, like eggnog or Easy Bake Ovens or, say�you!
As a reminder, this is our address:
The Luttrulls
P.O. Box 227
Adwa, Ethiopia
We Luttrulls may soon be releasing a rationing handbook: Tips on Self-Control so Your Happiness Goes Further. We�re infamous, and alone, in these parts for making candy bars or Oatmeal Cr�me Pies last three to five months, when they last other volunteers two days. Be proud of your Midwest hoarders, who�d undoubtedly have the best-stocked bomb shelter pantry. But it�s been six months; we don�t want to have to steal from Lauren. Pretty please.
We thank you in advance.