2008 Holiday Gift Exchange - DETAILS HERE!

[Chris]

For those who haven't posted, they usually sell those bag of coal gag gifts for the Christmas season.

[kimcanada]

Voluntary Questionnaire:
1.) What is your favorite dessert? Anything with sugar in it
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies?My dog,  and bird watching
3.) What colors do you like? natural colors
4.) What is your favorite candy? not to fussy on candy
5.) Do you collect anything? no, not really
6.) What is your style? (ie..country..victorian..punk) a little bit of everything
7.) Allergic to anything? no
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size: Women's L-XL
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.) I would love this
10.) Anything else your SS should know? I am not fussy, I will love anything

[thegrammalady]

even though my person hasn't given any clues as to what they like i'm really enjoying seeing what everyone else likes. gives me a chance to "get to know" you better.

[paris]

Voluntary Questionnaire:
1.) What is your favorite dessert?  Cheesecake
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies?  Sewing, reading anything
3.) What colors do you like?  Blue
4.) What is your favorite candy?  Reese's peanut butter cups--favorite since I was a kid.
5.) Do you collect anything?   angels and "paris" items
6.) What is your style? (ie..country..victorian..punk)   Comfy, 40's stye (overstuffed, rolled arms, nailhead trim) along with family antiques
7.) Allergic to anything?   kidney disease  
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size:   XL
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.) Love the idea of local items
10.) Anything else your SS should know?   My grandkids are my heart!!   I love Paris (duh!)   And I am very easy to please.  

[monrein]

Voluntary Questionnaire:
1.) What is your favorite dessert?fruit salad, brownies, lemon mousse
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies?reading, gardening, canoeing, exercising at the gym, eating
3.) What colors do you like? Turquoise, all the shades of all the blues
4.) What is your favorite candy? Butterscotch, hard candies like cherry Lifesavers
5.) Do you collect anything? Yes, but I've stopped now. (Elephants and Chinese snuff bottles)
6.) What is your style? (ie..country..victorian..punk)Eclectic.  If I like it, it will fit in somehow.
7.) Allergic to anything? Strong scents.
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size:  I'm a medium, only wear three-quarter length or long sleeves and don't follow or watch any sports.
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.)Absolutely, I also like homemade stuff, beads, whatever.
10.) Anything else your SS should know? Yep, This makes me sound picky but I'm actually not.  Anything you send will be loved by me simply because you picked it out.  So don't stress OK.

[twirl]

1. favorite dessert --- strawberries, banana pudding
2. hobbies --  used to twirl, used to cross stitch - now I only cross stitch little pieces like I have sent people recently
3. blue, brown
4. candy - none and I dislike chocolate
5. collections - used to collect music boxes, now I like pictures of old barns - real ones and photos of old school houses, but I love barns
6. life style - mixed up and whatever -- not picky - not fancy at all - have you seen Red Neck Wedding
7.allergic - candles, lotions, creams -- things like that, they make me sneeze and codine - no chocolate covered codine - please
8. sizes I would not wear it    currently too fat
9. local items----- great
10. I like all things not chocolate or itchy or tight
I am hard to buy for and I hardly ever want anything for Christmas
but I want whatever you send and I will cherish it
and if it is chocolate - my husband will cherish it
you do not have to get anything on this list
I like all things
send me Sluff----- he seems to be a fun guy

[Lilu323]

Hi guys.. Sorry been MIA. Got into a really bad depression. Little better now. Anyway I finally signed on in a while and I got my secret santa. Very excited to send something. I know I have to post my likes and dislikes. Im a little strange so dont get scared or think Im crazy.
I dont have any allergies but dont send me any food. Very very picky.sorry If anything chocolate chip cookies
I love salvador dali (painter)
favorite shows or movies-alien, xfiles,ghosthunters,anything sci fi,fringe,lost, ect..you get my style
I love going to the movie theatre
I love magnets
I love barnes and noble
i love going to museums and anything from the gift shop.especially if by salvador dali
I love different types of boxes
I love christmas ornaments
Favorite color is black
I would give you my size but I am so difficult to find sizes for.
I have a new yellow beagle dog which I got last week so anything beagle would be cute.
Whoever has me thank you for taking the time out for me and anything you send will be appreciated and enjoyed. 

[TynyWonder]

1.) What is your favorite dessert? just about anything with cool whip and/or marshmallows
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies?  don't really have any except for maybe talking on the phone or being online or maybe just loving on my kitties
3.) What colors do you like?   purple & yellow
4.) What is your favorite candy? just about any "fruity" type of hard candies but I also love buttered popcorn jelly bellys
5.) Do you collect anything? minature clocks, snow globes, tweety or any looney tunes stuff
6.) What is your style?   I like pictures of kids/babies/cherubs (i like the Kim Anderson prints)
7.) Allergic to anything?  No
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size:   ladies small
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.)  A magnet would be OK
10.) Anything else your SS should know?  I am just looking forward to getting to know my SS better!!!

NOW!   I wish "MY" person would post their likes & dislikes............I have only seen 1 post from them and that was WEEKS ago.    What do we do if we do not hear from them anymore?   How will I know if they have "bailed out"?   

[kitkatz]

People usually do not bail out of the Christmas Secret Santa. It means a 90 day ban if you do. Go look at past posts of this person. Look at their introduction and after that for more information.

[TynyWonder]

I looked at all 13 pages and only found 1 post from this person and there is not even anything like their "age" on their profile............I don't even have any idea of what type of stuff to get a person if I don't even know their age................kinda aggrivating really............

[Lucinda]

1.) What is your favorite dessert? Sorry but I don't eat dessert
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies? Playing with Bernie, Harri & Charlie my dogs - boys names but all girls.
3.) What colors do you like?  pale blue and mauve
4.) What is your favorite candy? Love jubes
5.) Do you collect anything? Photos of people I love - I have a whole wall to dedicated to pictures.  I love baseball caps!!
6.)What is your style?   cowgirl one day, army fatigues the next, bikie chick the next - you get the picture.  A bit of a theme girl.
7.) Allergic to anything?  No
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size:   ladies large
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.)  A baseball cap would be great.
10.) Anything else your SS should know?  They should know that absolutely anything they send me is going to be appreciated.  Like I have said before I would love just a card with a photo of them with this favourite thing!!

I am Secret Santa the the best person ever....and since I found out who that was, I have learn't so much about them.  They are gettting a little Venice, a little Portofino with a touch of Aussie.  

[Wattle]

1.) What is your favorite dessert? Anything with sugar and chocolate. ohh and cheese cake! 
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies? Too busy for hobbies. But I love spending time with my kids. (Mums Taxi)
3.) What colors do you like? Red
4.) What is your favorite candy?  Anything... I love all candy and chocolate!
5.) Do you collect anything? Not really
6.) What is your style? (ie..country..victorian..punk) Traditional
7.) Allergic to anything? No
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size: ladies large. I am fussy about clothes due to my PD belly. 
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.) Yeah that would be great.
10.) Anything else your SS should know? I am sure i will love anything you send me! 

[G-Ma]

Voluntary Questionnaire:
1.) What is your favorite dessert? New York Style Cheese Cake, Pecan Cookies, Apple Pie...I could go on.
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies? Sewing, Crocheting, Reading, Ceramics, most crafts where I can see what I am doing.
3.) What colors do you like? Bright Jewel Tones or Fantastic Fall Colors
4.) What is your favorite candy? Lemon Drops, Jellie Bellies, Most Hard Candy, Sugar Free
5.) Do you collect anything? Rocks, Rock Eggs, Unusual Brooches, Ink Pens
6.) What is your style? Country
7.) Allergic to anything? Jewelry has to be gold, sterling or stainless...sorry.
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - 2X
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.) Guess?  Yes I would.
10.) Anything else your SS should know? I like white chocolate, hard o find White Chocoalte Nestle Crunch bars, Mars bars

[Chris]

I like white chocolate, hard o find White Chocoalte Nestle Crunch bars,

If you complain to Nestle, they will send you 2 coupons for for free candy bars of any Nestly bar. I complained I couldn't find the White Chocolate Crunch bars and of course they couldn't help. I miss those bars, they were sooooo goood.

[xtrememoosetrax]

Voluntary Questionnaire:
1.) What is your favorite dessert?  Anything chocolate.
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies?  Reading, jigsaw puzzles, my cats.
3.) What colors do you like?  Earth tones. 
4.) What is your favorite candy? Chocolate.
5.) Do you collect anything?  Chocolate, books, bookends, bookmarks.
6.) What is your style? (ie..country..victorian..punk)  Eclectic
7.) Allergic to anything? No
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size:  Large.  (Any color except red or yellow.)
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.)  YES!!
10.) Anything else your SS should know?  Don't stress -- Whatever you send will be great! 

[del]

When I read other people's ideas Ihad to add a few things to help my secret santa!!!
I posted my likes/wishes, but I'll answer here, too, so my SS will have even more info...


1.) What is your favorite dessert?   carrot cake with cream cheese icing, lemon squares
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies? scrapbooking, cardmaking, reading, gardening, photography, winemaking
3.) What colors do you like? black, blue, green
4.) What is your favorite candy? not a candy lover
5.) Do you collect anything? miniature clocks,
6.) What is your style? nothing fancy,so I guess country, traditional [I have a lot of natural wood in my house.  Kitchen is oak and sunroom is pine)
7.) Allergic to anything?  scents and a lot of lotions , perfumes so please don't send those things
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - L
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.)  yes, yes, yes -- would love this!I like jewellry tooo
10.) Anything else your SS should know? I will like anything I get.






EDITED: Took out quote tags-kitkatz,Moderator

[kitkatz]

By the way I sent my package today.  Hehehe! I wonder who is going to get an early package to sit and wait till Christmas with!

[thegrammalady]

gee kit, if something shows up on my doorstep in a few days i'll know who it's from. you rat! if it is you i'm going to have a terrible time waiting until christmas. and since i'm not going back to oregon until january, i don't get to have christmas early this year.

[kitkatz]

Pass the cheese, I am a rat!  The only way they will know it is from me is if they open it early.  There is a picture of Victor and me in there somewhere.  Hehehehe!

[kitkatz]

Last year I put my secret Santa box in my office and would walk by it and pet it periodically.  Then sometimes I would pick it up and smell it and hug it.  Saying "Happy Christmas to me!"


I know I know!  Weird!

[lola]

I'm still waiting for mine to post and I have spent HOURS trying to figure you out but your VERY sneaky.

[twirl]

katz, if I am your secret pal----- that package will be opened upon arrival
katz, you have an office and a classroom
wow    CISD is fancy

and you are weird and weird is a good thing
never a dull moment

[aharris2]

This is NOT Alene but i'll  tell you what she might like.....


a gift card to olive garden
a gift card to home depot
t shirts (her size is xlarge)
candy/chocolate of any kind (ok, ok that one might be me, hehehehehe)
any kind of mechanic's tools
something from your area/region

[aharris2]

This is NOT Alene but i'll  tell you what she might like.....

a gift card to olive garden (ROLANDO!)
a gift card to home depot
t shirts (her size is xlarge)
candy/chocolate of any kind (ok, ok that one might be me, hehehehehe)
any kind of mechanic's tools (what? perhaps plumbing)
something from your area/region

Wow, can you tell that it's my "brother" writing?    thanks sweetie 
I'm not very good at this but here goes:

Voluntary Questionnaire:
1.) What is your favorite dessert?  Homemade Christmas Cookies (Spritz, out of a cookie press), Pumpkin Bread
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies?  Traveling with Rolando, Sleeping
3.) What colors do you like?  Dark Green
4.) What is your favorite candy? Vanilla Taffy
5.) Do you collect anything? No
6.) What is your style?  Eclectic, definitely not a girly girl
7.) Allergic to anything? perfumy stuff, nuts
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size:  XL
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.)  Yes
10.) Anything else your SS should know? I like surprises, utilitarian things, and cannot usually think of what I want!

[okarol]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm Alene that pumpkin bread in Vegas was to DIE for! Thanks for reminding me!