things we miss most...

...that makes life easier in wild-western China!!

FOOD
Brownie or Muffin mixes
McCormick Seasoning Packets: creamy herb, Alfredo, pesto
Ranch/Italian dressing seasoning packets, Soup seasoning packets
Spike seasoning - goes great on popcorn!
Apple Cider, Gatorade, or Lemonade powder mix
Teas: Good Earth, Peppermint, Chamomile, Vanilla Chai
Tapioca
Chocolate chips: dark chocolate or peanut butter
Hershey Kisses
Healthy cereal
Dried fruit: apples, cranberries, blueberries, mango
CLIF bars - Crunchy Peanut Butter or Apricot
Peanut Butter M&M's
Turkey Pepperoni (Hormel) - unopened doesn’t need to be refrigerated

MEDICINES & PERSONAL ITEMS*
Chewable Children's Multi-Vitamins/Gummi-Vites
Emergen-C Packets: tangerine, cranberry or Kids strawberry
Echinacea/Goldenseal vitamins
Kids Chewable Benadryl, Dramamine or Tylenol Meltaways (age 2-6)
Children's Meds: Tylenol Cold/Flu/Cough, Pediacare
Wellness Herbal Kids/liquid - from "Source Naturals"
Wellness Formula - Herbal Defense Complex
Adult Meds: Robitussin Cough, Tylenol Cold, Sudafed Cold & Cough (non-drowsy)
iTunes music credit

BOOK CORNER
Used Books - to see our Amazon.com wishlist, click here
Children's stories (bible/classic literature/educational)
Grade 1/2 Readers - Step Into Reading, Scholastic, Hello Reader, etc.
Coloring books/Activity books - ages 3-7
Homeschooling materials - beginning reading, writing, math (K-1)

For THE GIRLS
Pirates Booty, Jojo's, Fruit Leather's (@ Trader Joe’s)
Peanut Butter or Yogurt Pretzels
Modest used clothing - size 5-7+
Birthday Streamers (any color)
iTunes music credit/kids music
Children's board games
Sugar-free candy

shopping & shipping details

SHOPPING:

• For Food, Medicines, other consumables: please check the expiration dates!
• For Books, USED is wonderful! We love Half-Price books, clearance racks, or even if it's an oldie off your shelf, that's great! We use the Amazon.com wish-list feature because it's easy for you to tell what we'd enjoy and so you don't waste money shipping something we already have, but please don't feel like you have to purchase from Amazon or anywhere new. New is great, but used is even better!

SHIPPING:

• Your shipping options range from expensive & quick to less expensive and slow. Neither are very cheap! Slower options are great with us ~ just remember not to put anything perishable (chocolate, medicines, etc.) in a box to be shipped surface mail in the summer!
• To ship USPS, the options are: Global Express Mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail (in order of most-to-least expensive). These routes take about 2-14 working days, depending on which you choose.
  
• DHL is the only non-USPS carrier that ships out to our part of the world at present. They can get it here in roughly 2 weeks.
• If you are only sending books/copyrighted material, Media Mail is the best option (Airmail M-bag), it is significantly less expensive - but takes 3-4 months surface (tho we had one box take 14 months!).
• If you are going to send a large quantity of one item, it'd be great to let us know so we can remove it from our list here!
• Please mark your package as "GIFT" on the customs page - otherwise, we may have to pay large customs fees! We have never had to pay any form of fees or taxes yet, which is great.
  
• For address information, contact us at mcnabbfam@highrange.org or contact Justin's mom if that would be easier for you. We have moved three times since moving to China!
  
• Also -- Justin's mom has had amazing "luck" sending packages thru a man at the Morrissey Post Office. His name is Milan -- and somehow he just knows what to write, how to package a box, etc -- all the packages sent thru him have made it here in one piece, and in record time. You may have to wait in line tho!!