Oops! I just wrote some ideas for you in your other post. I'm sure you'll receive some more great ideas. ^o^

More ideas . . . Send funny comic strips and jokes. Describe your perfect picnic or night out. Talk about what actors would play you and your guy in the story of your romance. Describe in detail a dinner party you'd like to give: who would come, what they'd be wearing, what foods would you serve, etc.

I talk to my man about everything. What happened at work, the crazy lady nextdoor to me, ps3 games we want or playing, the romantic stuff, stupid stuff that's going on with mates, aske him what I should get people for birthdays and things, how my mums cancer treatment is going, how there animals are going.....ummm nothing is off limtes to us and yes we write everyday.....I've got over 600 letters in 4 years from him :)

Oh sport result on the car races.

I wrote to him every day for a while but he calls me every day so really I don't write as much

but i send him song lyrics,pictures of me & stuff I'm doing.ask questions what he looking forward to when he out?,,I actually have a book I'm in bed now to lazy get up 250 questions to ask your spouse while their in prison . cards.

I used to write at least one a day. I wrote everything, just like the others said. I kept him informed about family, friends, our community. I copied articles in the news, that he would be interested in. I sent him pictures copied off the computer of our Grandkids, of Nascar races, I wrote out before I had a printer every interesting thing about the race. I asked his advice how to do things. I took before pictures of our home, and asked him how to remodel things, as much as I could. ( I moved after he was arrested, so he has never been to this home)

He liked to feel involved, and a part of life out here, that he is missing. It helped him alot.

I also send him catalogs for fishing, camping, home improvement, things he would like, and do later. I sent him these so he can make plans for when he comes home. Something to look forward to for him.

I still write to him a couple times a week, but I go see him 2-4 times a week and we talk at least 5 times a day.

Thank god he will be home in about 16 weeks. OMG can't believe I just said that. It does happen, eventually. So I kept him occupied with everything I could think of. He appreciates it so much.

At Christmas, I copied off all kinds of pictures of friends, family, etc. I also bought him presents. Took pictures of them before I wrapped them, and took pictures of the presents wrapped. This way he sort of got a photo album, and also felt he wasn't forgotten at Christmas.

For his birthday I will buy him presents, even though he won't be home yet. I may wear one of the shirts I get him, so he can see it. He wants a Vikings jersey. It will be a dress on me. But I can model it for him. He wants a Nascar jacket... another one. So I will wear that to see him. Then he knows what he got.

I love the idea of wrapping presents and taking photos so show they are not forgotten.

People that are not going through this cannot understand that. They would think it was silly. But believe me he loves knowing that he is not forgotten while everyone else is celebrating the holidays.

I love these ideas! I wasn't the original post-er, but I'm going to use some of your ideas too.

Oops ment 3 years.
I do send him catalogs on things for the house and the odd home improvement magazine, car magazine, car part and tool catalogs as well I also aske his advice on how to fix or do things around the house ( he leaves the garden up to me ) even aske what colour cartins we should get and things like that. I also send him paperback books that I've read......I've sent him heaps of them its to the point I've almost got my own book collection going on!
If you can do the photo thing for there presents then do it they love that!

I write almost daily. We have a beautiful 6 month old daughter together so I write on every step of her progression. I write how things are at work, life, how his family is. The latest news in where we live. Plans for the future. We write alot of about problems we had before so we can get over everything that has happened in the past so when he is home we can start fresh. I send him lots of pictures. Sometimes i write about the lastest movie I've watched or book I've read. Even the most insignificant detail that I think is just minor I tell him. He enjoys knowing even the smallest part of the day. I tell him how much we love and miss him. I always make sure to let him know that he can talk to me about anything (he has a pretty sorted past that he's had a hard time opening up about and getting over). I find constantly reminding him that no matter what he tells me I'll never look at him different. I fell in love with him and his past does not change the fact that he is the man I love. Being as supportive as possible is what helps in our relationship. I've found in our letters back and forth while he has been gone we've gotten to know each other better. I've learned more of his past and he's learned more of mine. He always asks me to send him song lyrics. It really doesn't matter what exactly you write about it's getting that letter and having them know that you are thinking about them missing them and loving them.

I tell him about DVDs ive watched tv shows,and music.

I write to him anything I can think about. I am sometimes encouraging and loving, and sometimes I take the opportunity of " talking" to him, in letters about the things he won't listen to in person. Talking on the phone isn't always good, they can hang up.

Yesterday HE sent me a letter of all the things he wanted to say to me. Thanking me for my continual support after all these years even when he didn't deserve it. Telling me how much he wants our life to be better this time, and apologizing for his past horrible things he did while drinking. He could of never said them in person.

It was a letter I needed to read.

It told of how hard its been in there this time with extortion, beating and heart attack. Yep, I think those things were awful, but good in the way they finally knocked it into his head the horrible things that can happen in there, and he doesn't want to risk it again.

He said at our age, we probably only have 20 good years left, if that, and we have to make the most of them, not mess them up like he has. He acknowledged all that it has cost him, and us.

It was a very good letter from him. Maybe all my letters trying to reach down into his heart and soul helped.

Guys sometimes do not want to express themselves in person. Too hard for them. We find it much easier. So letters are it for us. Even when he is home, if he is upsetting me and I don't want to fight, I leave him a letter when I go off to work. They usually help.

I send a letter once a week. However, I write something every day and note the day...kind of like a journal. I just feel like it keeps my son up to date on every day life.

Look at my post "Love Is . . ." for one more idea.