Owl Post

Before J left for his deployment, I was watching Harry Potter and realized that we needed to get a pet owl.  An owl would be the perfect deployment pet.  She could keep us both company and travel between us with letters and packages!  No need for a post office and a companion for us both!  How is that not the perfect pet?  

I raised the idea with J, and though he loved the idea of getting a pet owl, he was concerned the owl wouldn't be able to fly the entire way across the Atlantic Ocean.  I suppose that is a long way to fly without a place to land, but I still thought there was hope.  I posted the question on a FB status: Could an owl fly across the Atlantic Ocean to deliver our deployment mail?  I believe it was my Dad who pointed out that the owl certainly could if she rode in a USPS box.  The idea was born.

Putting together the care package:  I searched for the perfect owl and I found her.  I wrote a note on a piece of parchment (some might call it paper), and rolled it up.  I then tied the note around the owl's beak with ribbon.  I planned to wrap snacks in little packages and tie them to the owl's legs with ribbon, but the realities of trying to fit everything snuggly into a box prevented that idea.  I ended up just packing the snacks in the bottom of the box.  Some of my snacks included: trail mix, crackers, peanut butter, drink mix, Altoids, and apple sauce.  

Here It Is: Owl Post

I think she's excited for her journey

The Package All Ready To Go