Imagine My Surprise

I checked the tracking number on Brian's package again.  It turns out his package wasn't delivered to the Dominican Republic.  It was delivered to Dominica.  That's right, Dominica.  It looks like a very nice little island in the Caribbean, but it's not the island my son lives on.  

At least, I now know one thing for sure - this whole mishap was the fault of the USPS.  Specifically the Foreign Center in Jersey City, New Jersey.  They are the ones who sent the package to Dominica.

Tomorrow I shall head to the post office and demand my $41.95 back!  That should be fun.

I'm Singin' the Postal Service Blues

Today when I checked the mail, I found that the key to the package mailbox was in my box.  I was excited, thinking, perhaps, that Jeffrey had received a graduation present.

Alas, this is what I saw when I opened the box:

That's right.  Brian's birthday package.  The one I mailed on April 3rd.  As you can see, it's marked "RTS", which I'm assuming means "Return to Sender".  But why?  Why after two months was the package returned to me?  Brian's address is very legible.  It's the same address I've mailed all of his packages to.  

Monday I will be calling the Post Office to see if they can help figure this mystery out.  

My dilemma now is, do I mail the package again?  I mean, look how much it cost me the first time:
That's right.  $41.95 for a package he didn't get.  Is it worth sending again?

Also, he will be home in about 2-1/2 months.  Will he even get the package before he leaves?

Such a quandary.  (I totally wanted to spell that without the 2nd "a".)

So, mail the package or give it to him when he gets home? What would you do?

A Missionary Mom's Woes

In early March I sent Brian his Easter package.  It was full of Easter candy and cake and brownie mix.  Nothing too exciting - just fun for Easter. 

Brian received the package in two weeks.

In early April I sent Brian his birthday package (birthday - May 5).  It was full of stuff he wanted.  Some good stuff. Not cheap stuff.

Brian has still not received that package.  It has been over two months.

Why???  Why???

Why does the Easter package, full of nonsense, arrive in two weeks?  Why has the birthday package, full of good stuff, still not arrived?

These are the times I wish he was serving his mission in the United States!