Okay, whoever gets theirs first had better run their butts in here and tell us so we don't all explode!

Yep, the fuse is lit now and excitement is rampant! I hope by the time I wake up tomorrow someone will have announced their gift and posted pics!

...and I hope that someone is ME!

I don't wanna go to work tomarrow I want to be here instead will someone be my mommy and call in sick for me PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!

Well, I have to wait 5 more hours until one of you run in here.

Angel, I would gladly do it but I don't think they would believe me. With a english accent.

I wanna' sy what I put in my box, besides buble wrap. But maybe I shouldn't. Well, lets see. I can say two of the things are handmade by gardening friends. And the 1 thing coming by itself is too. {{curious ? }}

Wrennie, I am sure I love it...lol

I cannot wait for the 1st post..who gets the 1st box??

I got my box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So do you all want to know who had my name? Or do you want to just see pic and not know.

I'm sure I know the answer to this one....

Do dee do still waiting for that mail guy.
Is my gift so BIG he needs a bigger car to eliver in??

Loz...rip that thing open and TELL ALL....who and what and everything. And post pictures. I am so excited to see the first package. I mailed mine on Friday finally. My poor person is going to feel forgotten!!!

OMG, I love everything!

We have all been waiting on the who !!! Please tell!!!

ok...I am like dying here...well???loz, tell.....

Me too Mee TOOOOO!!

I got an amazing package from Wrennie!

Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much, I'm just thrilled with every single thing!

And on that note, my camera batteries went dead and now I have to recharge them for a while! :p

*tapping foot with arms crossed* Graemlin here

I need whiney voice typing.....

How neat....Fun!!!

I was dying to see if it was true or you were trying to trick me into telling!
you're welcome!

As soon as my stinking batteries charge back up I'll have pictures to share!

The package I sent is in the area it's supposed to be in! Finally! About 50 miles out of the persons hometown, so maybe tomorrow!

You need a set of replacement batteries LOZ

I know I do! And I had a normal pair of alkalines I stuck in that were almost new but as I was taking pics they went dead. :p

Wrennie, I love the one long thing that bends up and down!

YAY!! Someone finally got a package!! Let the fun begin!!

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Are you saying you got your box too wrennie???

Hhmm that's what I thought too. Well did you???

I hope so, it's so much fun!!!!!

I got a huge box from Angelblossom!!

Looks like I'm never getting to work today!
I'll have to post pics later.
OMyGosh!! So cool!
I got, bubble wrap, packing peanuts....
Oh theres wrapped goodies in here too!
happy dance!!

Isn't it thrilling!!!!!! I'm so glad you got your box today too! I wonder who else will get theirs????

Ohhh That is so Awsome !!!

I can't wait to see pics!!

I am so pleased for you. I bet it feels like christmas.

I really have to do pics later. I have to do them on my old laptop. Shes very slow. Freezes up for no good reason...

Angelblossom I LOVE everything! It's like you've known me forever! I can tell everyone I got a catnip plant! They came running when I opened it. I had to put it outside so they wouldnt eat the whole thing! I cant wait to plant it and use all of my goodies. Now you all are going to have to wait for Loz's batteries and for me to get back from work to see our stuff.

You are all so excited and I am so depressed.
I'm going out of town and the gift I ordered won't get here until the day after I leave!!

I want to send a second gift but I can't find it available now. I feel very sorry for the person expecting something from me!

Maybe the anticipation will hold her for a while more.

I am so happy for you loz and wrennie.. so fun!!!

Yeah Loz and Wrennie! Cannot wait to see your pics.

Jayhawk, we may not be patient, but we will wait. SO please do not stress too much about the gift.

Jayhawk, loz and I are just the first two out of 18!! One is coming and going to England two will cross the US Canada border, theres lots of time remaining in this game.....

Yaaaa for Loz,what did you guys get???

I'm gonna try to upload now and see if the batteries will hold up!

I let the cat out of the bag and told the person whose name I got.

She was very gracious. Now if I could only get the gifts in to send!!

Well i guess i can rule myself out

Look I got a big old box of bubble wrap!

ENOUGH TEASING,, YOU

Okay, okay!

First thing I pulled out was this adorable little guy....I just love him!

Then I pulled out a lot more stuff! Including this cardinal mini flag, with the flag pole holder.

LOOKS GREAT!!!
Now where to put it

But wait, there was even more stuff!

Some really cute mini sticky notes, and a notepad with a squirrel holding a sign saying Nutty Ideas! Some handmade cards that are really beautiful, and homemade soap--Gardeners soap scrub, and Limelicious soap. And a book about creating a backyard bird garden.

And one really cool thing that I love since I grew up with a weather fanatic for a dad. A Woodsmans Weatherstick that you put screw to a wall outside and it bends up or down depending on the weather. That is so cool, and my hubby will love it too!

Pefect gifts for me Wrennie! Now I can't wait for everyone else to get theres and share in their excitement!

I am so excited for you Loz!!!! She chose well for you

No mail for me today

Those are awesome gifts! Love all the cards!

I see a road trip in the future to Wrennies store!

fun fun fun!

And theres another package on its way Loz. The one thing I ordered another friend makes. She sent it to you instead of to me first.
....the anticipation goes on .....

Those cards are so cute.....Embellished very nicely--I won't want to send them out! She picked perfect gifts for me. I just hope my person likes theirs too. I have a feeling she will get them tomorrow.

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The one thing I ordered another friend makes. She sent it to you instead of to me first.
....the anticipation goes on .....


I am so curious about that one....cant wait to see it!

OMG....I can't take it.....another gift? Wrennie, you're too much. Now I'm excited for myself all over again! I'm WAY excited for everyone else, and I can't wait to see what you got Wrennie.

Loz has to wait all over again...i hope that pack gets there tomorrow or she'll be beside herself. You did get some really nice gifts though

Pictures tonight if old Bessy the desktop (i said laptop before I meant desktop)decides to cooperate. It can take me 3/4 of an hour to put on 6 pics. :rolleyes:

Wrennie, would it be faster for you to email the pics. If so, I would be happy to post them to your photobucket for you. Sometimes I find email is a faster.

My camera doesnt have a usb port. Its a big honker plug thing that has to go in the back of my desktops tower. So loading them on there is what takes time. Then I have to go to PB and hope Bessy doesnt freeze up while the dial up ISP is loading. And hope she doesnt freeze while the pictures are loading off the camera or from the cameras program to PB I think I'm making me dizzy.
Thanks for the offer Triss.

Sounds like its time to put Bessy out to pasture

Yep

So enquiring minds....mainly mine, want to know!

What time do you all get packages delivered by your UPSP or UPS man???? Like mine was there around 9am, but I don't get my mail until 2pm....Most of the time they bring the big boxes early like that...sometimes they don't. :p

If mine is coming by that way, then its usually morning and i have told the girls if a package is delivered to call me..i'm coming home to get it!!
I just hope they dont do what they did last time..when Lisa's box finally made it here to Canada from its trip from Manchester via China first (left march 29, got here june 23) they opened it since there was stuff in there for them and they found chocolates for me and ATE them...i heard they were quite good

Wasn't that thoughtful of them Penny?

UPS comes in the morning here as well...nothing as of yet. But I'm being patient..I haven't looked outside once today or even opened the front door...not once...

Myabe your package is out there then Christina, and you just don't know it!

Okay...well maybe I'll check just this once...but it's only cuz' you mentioned it...it's not because I care, or I'm excited or anticipating or anything like that...

*walks to front door....opens door....looks around....nothing...*

Nope...nothing there...but that's okay...I can wait...I'm very patient....patience has got to be my best quality....

Mine is anywhere from 9AM to & PM uuugggg the waiting is killing ME!!!!

@ both of you.

Well it was killing me, until I got mine this morning!

Guess what I got today????

What did you get? And from who??????

Tell us, tell us!

Oh.....I am crying!! tears of joy and thoughtfulness!!!My box came at 3:30..Needless to say I dove in it and ran to pc...lol

I want to thank you,Rita,from the bottom of my heart! your a sweetheart! I love love love everything!

I got a lovely card with a beautiful angel metal inside my card one side has harmony on it, and this is where the tears started, she had it for many years and wanted to pass it to me for good things to come my way.....

I got a camera and 2 paks of film! rita..you should not have done that! thanks you, knowing i did not have a camera.
to be continued, in 2 mins doorbell

Wow, that's so great!

A camera??? Oh my....now I don't think I've spent enough??? I wanted to go all out but also wanted to stay somewhat in the limit (went a lil' over...)...but a camera???? I might hafta' send more!

But....Chenno!! That is awesome!!!!! Very happy for you!!!

Come back! the doorbell can wait!

and a knome sitting on a wolf statue, an adorable jar that says summer vacation savings...and there is more...AN absolutely coooool statue of turtles on a log with a garden glove on it...I love turtles!

and a bottle of harpoon beer in a beer wrap!!!hahaha...Thanks rita, I am touched and had so much fun doing this...Thank you! I will treasure everything!

And I gave the dig cam back, want to get pics, i will get and post this week..

Thanks again...and for those of us who got there boxes..wow what fun feeling...I cannot wait till all the rest of you get yours too, and to read about them all!!

Thanks again! Angie

How cool

You got some great stuff there Angie!

What great things!
Yay!

Who's next???

christina it is the thought that counts, do not feel like you need to spend more.I sent a ______

and ____________ and just a little_______ and a note...so it is the thought

Angie, ANotehr awesome gift. I have tears as well just reading about yours! YEAH!

Well nothing in my mail for me but bills. I did however get my package out so now I get to track it to where it is going. Now I have something fun to do while I wait impatiently for mine.

No need to send more. In the very beginning we said no dollar amount or limit. Everyone does what they can. Sometimes something 'free' can mean alot more than a bunch of money spent.
As long as its from the it is PeRfEcT!

I check the tracking on mine about 3 times a day! It's in the right area.....50 miles away from it's recipient.....which isn't bad considering that it was a long way away just yesterday.

My tracking says yours hasnt left yet!

HEY ***sorry***
my fish are doing the unspekable right in front of me. I think I need more plants so the future babies can hide...

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="COMIC SANS MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="3" face="COMIC SANS MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Wrennie:
<strong> No need to send more. In the very beginning we said no dollar amount or limit. Everyone does what they can. Sometimes something 'free' can mean alot more than a bunch of money spent.
As long as its from the

GUESSS WHAT!!! I GOT mine too!!!

Ps the camera was one I had just before my digital and wanted You to have angie!! It does take great Pictures though!!

Happy you Liked it!!!

OK posting Mine now!!

Oh boy! It's almost time o go home and take pictures of my presents then put them on! Oh boy!

Yeah Rita. Cannot wait to see yours too.

Mine was from Sheri .. Bestofour.... Thank you soo Much!!! Very thoughtful!!


The first thing I unwrapped was one of 3 of these flower pot holders..Thank you I didn't have a willy!!!

Cute!

Then a sweet gift fot the kids!! They are wearing them right now !! they are glove fanatics

I got 2 of these which I have wanted for a long time!! We have tons of the finches in our area!

Oh my god...as I was gather my paper i dove into after ritas gift, I missed a box..turtles earrings..Thank you!!!

A lovley pair of gloves for me !! I needed bad!! I was wearing miss mached hahaa

A pretty wind chime !!

And a wonderful gift card to walmart!! How thoughtful!!! Thanks Sheri

Thank you again!! I love it!!!

Another awesome set of gifts!!!!

Ok who is next!!!

So cool......Loved seeing the pics. such fun!

Awesome stuff, guys! I know everyone is excited! I am loving seeing all the stuff!!


I had tears in my eyes reading about Angie's angel!

Pictures!!
Diane/Angelblossom sent me this really pretty dragonfly windchime. The top is green glass and holds a tealight! i cant wait for it to get dark so I can light it!Thats the cool bag it came in behind it.

I needed a new tote! this has wrennie written on the top and more stams and appliques on the other side! And an inscripton on the inside so I always remember who its from!!

And here is a plant stand with a dragonfly seat, so cute, a pretty pink and purple dragonfly silver necklace, a pack of bluebonnet seeds, the pretty garden card she wrote me a note in, a garden tool holder belt(thats right strap it to me and I can't forget where I put it down! LOL!),and my brand new shiny Mercedes! Ahaha! LOL!!

There was also a catnip plant for my kitties!

Love the pics! That plant stand is awesome!

Wow everything is so great!