A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Fall Gift Swap keep this one till the end!

No packages today???

Nice gifts Jessica!

I only have 1 too, Tina--I guess we will have to go buy ourselves one, if no-one else will.--but like I say I like mine--

although I think they work better/last longer if you do NOT dry them in the fryer--but it is hard to remember to NOT put it in there.

i got a box today but scott is on his way to get me for dinner, so it will be a bit before i post pictures

thank you jessica i love it ALL. and, the stuff on top? the cream and green? it is the exact stuff (brand and style, just a different color) that i used last time, so i'll be making myself another one

thank you sooooooooo much

Just how long does it take to bolt down a Big Mac?

we went for pizza, then to walmart, and then had to make a cover for the power source for the electric fence...

but i'm here now

and here is the first pic


and the second


and the third

i got so much cool stuff votive size yankie candles (i love candles) the scent stick thingy in lavender (perfect choice for a scent for me) a copper snow flake, a willy on a mushroom, a willy sign, a one of a kind ornament, a piggy bank, and yarn to make my next scarf i love the one i made, so this yard will be my next one

I love that 'next million' piggy bank. Too cute. You got a lot of good stuff. Good job, Jessica!

So, what are you going to name your gorilla? You need to go to the 'our user names' and add yours so we can be friends and send you (virtual) stuff.

Nice gifts!!! I like that tall, wood looking snow elf or whatever he is with the Christmas hat on his head!.....and of course the gnomes!!

it's a snowman shirley

and tina, i did. he is uncle. for scott, the nieces and nephews all call scott uncle gorilla because scott is so hairy

i love my stuff and i went to play webkinz for a bit, that was weird.

Well Jiffy, it's face looked like a snowman...but the long, tan, smooth body fooled me!!! But I really like him!!!!

he's a snowman dressed in a long robe. i like it too i love it all.

great gifts to the both of you today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i checked my tracking number again and FINALLY MY BOX IS IN YOUR STATE!!!!!!!!!!!! i am sorry that it took so long, i hate it, i usually am much quicker than this, but i hope it is worth the wait!

so who is left????

Great Gifts Jessica and Jiffy!! Heyyyyyyy today was J day for Gift posts!!!


My box to @#$%$! should have been delivered today,, It's been in that town for 2 days now!!

Jess sends such great things! I love it all Jiffy!

And yay on your webkinz! You'll get used to it after a while...I want to send you stuff!

Everything is so pretty, you gals rock

Jiffy, such neat stuff---I love it all!!
(what is the Pink thing???)
What did Scott say about the Gorilla???


jessica you did great !!!

Yayyy! I am so glad you got it Jiffy and glad that you liked everything. I have made a few scarves out of that yarn and I love it! It works up fast and is so soft!! I'm glad that it will work for you. I hope that you can use everything. I bought things that I like and that I thought you would like!

I received a box today! From Faerywatcher/ Wendy. I hope she took pics because I can't.
I ripped into it and first thing was a rope toy for my dog. She made me a beatiful switch plate cover. There is a pretty tin of peanut butter cups (excuse me while I munch). A fleece scarf, beehive note pad, calender and fridge calender/diary set. Garden gloves and chip clips and a set of kitchen towels/hot pads and oven mitt in my favorite colors.
Thank you so much, Wendy. You did good by me. My dog is really enjoying the toy too.

Sounds like you got some wonderful gifts Tina! Hopefully Wendy can show us some pictures!!

The box I sent was delivered @ 9:46 am!!! Were you Home???



Nice Gifts Tina!!

tina, i was wondering if you would get it today! it never occured to me to take pics----sorry but i am glad you liked everything......i was real worried.....i know you don't like alot of stuff that sits around, so i was really stumped! i figured i would send things that could be used, not looked at (except for the light switch----that does not count ) you are most welcome!

NO !! as it happens I was not at home- -I was at Ceramics til noon. Then I took my MIL to the ear Dr. and then to do some Christmas shopping.

Got home in time to fix rod & my #2 SIL supper. Then SIL stayed & visited. AT 7:30 pm I began taking pictures & loading them to photobucket so I could post them---FINALLY I am here able to do so--sorry it is so late !!!!

list to follow !!

I got so many presents!! Each one was individually wrapped with little notes on each--One even said to "open me last"--
my gifts:
1) "Merry Christmas Flag" it is a big one--and since my flag pole outside is for a small flag DH said he would fix it so I could use it inside !!! YEAAAAAAA--'cause I love it !!!
2) "frog" windchimes---now who would have thought ????
3) A Rainbow angel--you turn her on & she changes light colors that show thru her skirt
4) 2 Holiday flower Pot Huggers (Santa & Frosty)
5) A Blue & green "starburst" suncatcher--
6) Navy colored gloves (yes!) how did you know I needed gloves????
7)A Box wrapped in pretty blue paper with a lime green ribbon on it with Many types of Flower seeds in it. I had been taking about seeds with Diane for some time--
8) a Peanut Butter rawhidesucker for Dante--
9) A "silly fun bag" Its note said, I was to open it last--

in it was : a "grow" frog--ya know you put them in water??
a pkg. of mini markers, a deck of mini cards, a mini paint set
AND TA!!DA!! a toy frog that you wind up and it bends down & then flips over and lands upright--so funny!!!! it is living on my Computer desk between the "legs" of my monitor !!!

Now for pictures !!!.....................

I took this picture so you could all see how she wrapped each gift. this is what my flag was in!!! they all said something cute on them !!



Poor poor picture---BUT this is my gloves, my flag and my wind chimes!! later will be a picture of the "frog" on the top of the chimes.



I forgot to mention I got my Christmas card in with the box too!!!!

I tried to make the suncatcher show up--but no luck--tomorrow I will try to retake a picture of it! it is so neat!!

MORE TO COME !!!.............

GEEZ, what are you doing carol....drawing the pictures???????

cool gifts.....the windchime looks gorgeous!

I want you all to meet Santa & Frosty


a close-up of the frog part of my windchimes!!



this is the contents of my "fun bag"

one more set !!!!!...........

The note said--This was for my "Pal"--



Dante~ says Thank-You & So do I !!


Everything was wonderful and I especially loved opening them, each with their own little note & all--it was such fun--

(The opening of a gift has always been my favorite part--how did you know???)

GREAT JOB DIANE!

Wendy, I tell you--I felt like I was--this computer is/was giving me fits tonight--it took 2 1/2 hrs to load the pictures to Photobucket & then It was like pulling teeth to get them to copy correctly to TGH--I have never had such trouble before.

The good news??? next week I get high speed internet !!!!!

Great gifts, Carol Jean. It was fun looking at the pictures. Almost as much fun as opening stuff myself.

Carol,, I'm soooooooo glad everything was to your liking!
I had a feeling the Christmas garden flag was going to be too big But I couldn't fine a small one ...Thanks for posting a picture of Dante' ~ Did he enjoy the peanut butter sucker?? I figured everyone no matter how old or how young should get a grab bag of sillies,, I want to see how big that frog gets after you get it in water,, it is already big to start with .. your title is where I got the frog theme from,, That was the motivation for the PM about the reason for your title and why I questioned " why Frogger"
I couldn't believe the purple datura seeds got there before your Box did, with a note in it saying "I forgot to put these in your Box" I thought "OH NOOOOOOOOO " When you PM'd me and asked about the meaning of the note with the seeds,, Sorry I had to fib and tell you " I don't understand what you mean ?
It's always fun for me to gift others.. Glad you likey likey!!

Not to worry about the size of the flag--as it works out--it works out!!!
you See.....
with my recent surgeys i was not able to get into my christmas decorations like I would have liked--SOOOOOOOO Rod (the DH) said we could fix the flag up somehow to display in the house--So today I am buying a dowl & I will hang it from a door in the Living room --it will be part of my Christmas decorations!!

Enjoy the sucker Dante` did !! it was a good thing I snapped the picture when i did--because he made short work of it !!(his was the first gift I opened)

As the frog will take 3-7 days to grow, I will begin to "grow" it over the weekend and post a picture ASAP, OK?? and yes it should bet quite large as it is rather large already!!!

I completely understand about the "fib"--I would have done the same thing!!!!
It wasn't your fault the letter got to me before "The Box"--there is no telling about the U.S.P.S.--is there?

Thanks Again!!!!

I loved all my "surprises"

the PO closes at like 10:45 on saturday and the postal carriesr are out on delivery about 9 or earlier, depending on the amount of mail--so it likely got into town in the afternoon--(I often see a huge mail truck in the PO parking lot on saturday afternoon)--BUT that does not explain monday, does it???

BYW we are a town of about 1,000 people--So-it is not like a package would get lost---

You got some wonderful gifts Carol!!!

Who will get theirs next??

Hey, Tina and Carol both got some cool gifts!!!! Yay!

Carol, I love my big flags I put outside, would you be able to mount a wooden flagpole outside sometime???? I used to not like them with the decorative flags, but then I started buying them and now I have TONS of them!

Cool that it will be inside for you this year though.

I love it! Two more sets of great gifts!

More great gifts, everything is so pretty.

Ah, more great gifts! Diane you do such a good job!

Ladies, when I get a camera I will tell you and show you what Diane got me
for fun and giggles!!! (start thinking 'a man'!!!)