APO Shipping

Having a US Postal address is very helpful.  We don't have to pay international shipping costs to buy stuff we want.  Amazon Prime is even better - one flat annual fee and lots of stuff comes to us with no additional shipping cost.

From time to time though we come across stuff that does not ship to APO addresses.  It is an odd assortment of things, so I thought I would share -

Companies will not ship the following (I should note for accuracy sake - the stuff can be shipped and mom has been great about being our private shipper)

Scrapbooking Supplies (albums, papers, stickers)
Printer Paper
Graph Paper
Pencils (but we can and did get a pencil sharpener)
Hair Color
Shampoo for people (but yes to shampoo for dogs)
Cliff Bars
Some Electronics
Car Battery (yes to tires)
Bitter Apple Spray that keeps dogs from chewing stuff (like their own paws)
Noise Canceling Headphones
Customized Converse Sneakers (but regular ones yes)
Mitt for Carwashing (but yes to soap to wash the car)
Car Emergency Kit - the ones with that orange triangle


Even with these and other "no" products we are extremely fortunate to be able to order many of the things we use on a regular basis.   Between Amazon and our PX American consumer goods are plentiful and it's not like we really need any of it, but it does make life more comfortable and for that we are grateful.

I'm Back (sort of)

It has been a rough few days.  I've been miserably sick and am finally feeling sort of functional.

I haven't been blogging for two reasons -
1.  I haven't been up to much computer time
2.  When most of one's day has been sent sleeping or zoned out there isn't anything to write about

I am behind on a few topics so when I'm up to it, I'll show you some photos of our Christmas tree (fake not real) and tell you about why you do not want to get a flat tire(s) in Belgium.

Kyra finishes her December run of Bye Bye Birdie this weekend after this we expect a tad more sanity in our family schedule.