Nathan's Address

Elder Nathan Cockrum

10709 woodland ave. E

Puyallup, WA  98373

 

ADVENT CALENDAR

Here's the fun gift I've been working on for Nathan this year: an advent calendar.  I bought the patterns from the Designs by Sick website. I think mine turned out larger than theirs, lol.  I had a dowel rod, but it didn't fit in the tube that I mailed this in.
Here are some of the fun things I put in the pockets:

• McDonald's gift card
• Red Robin gift card
• Taco Bell gift card
• YooHoo drink mixes
• sticky note pads
• tiny bottle (maybe to put sand in from 'The Sound' as a keep sake from his mission)
• packs of gum
• boxes of tick tacks
• mini hand sanitizer
• breath mint strips
• tiny plush animal
• chocolate coins
• Santa's Coal gum
• chap stick
• little hand towel

Other ideas I've thought of are:

• certificates from Restaurants.com 
•  mini highlighters or pens
• tiny calculater
• tiny flashlight
• cash
• CTR ring
• stickers

Anyway, what a fun gift for a missionary!!  Here is another fun advent calendar.  I don't have time to collect the TP rolls this year, but thought it would be fun to make to send to other missionaries or to give to our local ones.  I may try to remember to start saving empty TP rolls as this looks fun, fun, fun!  Plus, the gifts could be a bit larger than the pockets on the calendar I made. It would also make a nice gift from the ward for their missionaries:  the members could fill up the tubes. :)

With Nathan's, I we will either use it when his brother goes on his mission, or Nathan can save it for his future family as a keepsake. Either way, I do hope he enjoys it!!

New Address

Elder Nathan Cockrum

15805 231 st. ST. E

Graham, Washington  98338

New Address

 

Elder Nathan Cockrum

800 Hancock Street Apt. B7

Port Townsend, WA 98368

Halloween Package

I found a fun site for missionary gifts. It is called Absolute Ties, which has fun ties and socks.  I know the missionaries cannot wear gaudy ties, but there were a few conservative Halloween ties that I thought might be fine for a missionary to wear.

I know this one has ghosts, but I love the words: this is my costume.  I then chose the pumpkin socks as they were just cute.

I ordered these and they were sent out the next day!  He had them within the week.

Great Tie

This super cool tie, which  is from the fun THINKGEEK site, is one that I previously sent Nathan.

If you look closely at the pattern, you will notice that it is in BINARY CODE...

Who knew that a tie that says "TIES SUCK" in binary code would be not only fun to wear, but fashionable, too?!

BACON care package

 
I absolutely fell in love with this bacon T-shirt and thought it would be fun to create a care package based on this T-shirt. 

Sooo .. I decided to create a care package from ThinkGeek.

I bought this cool T-shirt and the following "accessories:"

 I started with some candy, because who doesn't love candy??!!

Then I added some bacon flavored microwave popcorn.. all the deliciousness of home popped corn popped in bacon grease without all the hassle. 

Last in the care package was bacon scented hand sanitizer!  LOL

Bacon soap was available, but I chose NOT to add it to the care package. I was afraid that it would be too hard to keep the girls beat off of him if he totally smelled like bacon!  After all, he needs to keep his mind on his work and not have to be distracted by the unwanted attention this would bring. :)

 Had I known about the new bacon sundaes available from Burger King, I would have added gift certificates to the package. 

That will just have to be in a separate card.