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« on: September 14, 2009, 03:22:45 PM »
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   2009 Holiday Gift Exchange (Hard to believe, but it's that time again!) 

Attention: Members with less than 50 posts must be approved before you are allowed to participate.

Here are the details:

--- This is a "Secret Santa" type of exchange.  I will randomly draw names to assign people. You will not know who is sending you a gift. You will only know who you are sending to (you can identify yourself in the package.)

--- Gift(s) value should be around $10.00-20.00, but no less than $10.00 (USD - sorry don't know the exchanges for different currency).  As far as what the gift should be, that's up to you.    You may want to research your person's posts to try to get an idea of what they may like.

Use this thread to list your likes and dislikes, allergies, etc. to give ideas as to what your Secret Santa might send you. (Worked well last year, I see no need to change it now)

--- You must sign up by PM'ing your info NO LATER THAN October 20th. To be included on the Holiday Exchange list you must send me your snail mail address.

--- Names will be drawn and announced (by PM) on November 2nd.

--- Gifts must be mailed out NO LATER THAN November 23rd, and sooner if you are sending overseas.

If you want to participate, please PM thegrammalady your info.  We will have copies of all the mailing addresses, and of course whoever is sending you a gift will have your address, but it will not be posted publicly.

Please use this format in the PM:
   Screen name
   Real name (first and last)
   Complete mailing address
   If you are willing to sending a gift overseas (it may cost a little extra for shipping)
   Outside of the US must have a phone number.

We will post a final list of who is participating as we receive the information.

If you sign up for the exchange and fail to send a gift you will be banned from IHD for 90 days.

If you have any questions, please post in this thread or PM thegrammalady.

Those who participated last year had a blast!


INFORMATION RECEIVED

willlieandwinnie
mibarra
chris
monrein
kitkatz
wenchie
kellyt
willowtreewren
tyefly
okarol
des
darthvader
darthvader's mum
paul.karen
dwcrawford
nursewratchet
paris
del
del's husband
mimi
highlite36
wattle
glitter
bajanne
lil bajanne
draven
Rerun
jess21
mandame1986
pety
slywaker
angela515
hanify
pelagia
ylguy
tamara
romona
llizabee
sluff
lola
laurie
mizar
epofriend
aharris2
goofy
boxman
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« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2009, 05:13:48 PM »
Thank you so much for offering to oversee our secret santa this year!!    This is always so much fun, and I look forward to my special present sitting under the tree waiting for the moment to open it.  And it is great fun to find treasures to send someone else.  Sign up!  September is half over!  Come on---email thegrammalady with your info    :2thumbsup;       Where are the Christmas smilies??   :rofl;
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« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2009, 05:16:14 PM »
WOW !  :o
Seems so early to think about it.

I'm IN!
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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2009, 05:35:30 PM »
I'm in.  Sending info now.
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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2009, 05:48:26 PM »
Oooooooooh!

Fun, fun!

Count me IN. Sending info!!! :clap; :clap; :clap;
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« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2009, 05:51:12 PM »
Just sent my info in!   What fun!
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Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

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« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2009, 05:53:32 PM »
YAYYY!!  I love to shop for others.!!   Does this mean it's gonna snow??? ACK!
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« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2009, 05:56:02 PM »
Quote from: Wenchie58 on September 14, 2009, 05:53:32 PM
YAYYY!!  I love to shop for others.!!   Does this mean it's gonna snow??? ACK!


 
Fingers crossed...I want Wenchie... Or Okarol.... or Kelly T...or DWCrawford...or anyone...I will take anyone!  :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2009, 05:59:08 PM »
Yahoo!  I love Secret Santa!   I'll take any of the above people!  :)

Sending my info to Gramma now!!!!!     :2thumbsup;
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« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2009, 06:02:05 PM »
or DWCrawford...or anyone...I will take anyone


certainly discriminating aren't we?   lol
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« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2009, 06:14:50 PM »
Well. I don't care who I get as long as they send me cool rocks.    I collect rocks!
     
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« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2009, 06:15:56 PM »
I'm in and I'll take anyone too!

(I'll even take DW.)

 :clap; Joking, Dan.   ;D
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« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2009, 06:56:45 PM »
Quote from: paris on September 14, 2009, 05:13:48 PM
Thank you so much for offering to oversee our secret santa this year!!    This is always so much fun, and I look forward to my special present sitting under the tree waiting for the moment to open it.  And it is great fun to find treasures to send someone else.  Sign up!  September is half over!  Come on---email thegrammalady with your info    :2thumbsup;       Where are the Christmas smilies??   :rofl;
:snowman; :santahat; :christmastree; :rudolph;  :yahoo;

I'm in!
A very BIG thank you to thegrammalady for volunteering to take on the gift exchange!   :clap;
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
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Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
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« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2009, 04:35:19 AM »
This was fun last year so i have to do it again this year.
Ill send info soon.

I dont mind someone overseas or here.
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« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2009, 05:58:20 AM »
Quote from: dwcrawford on September 14, 2009, 06:02:05 PM
or DWCrawford...or anyone...I will take anyone


certainly discriminating aren't we?   lol



You know I was teasing you!   :bandance; :bandance;
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"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #15 on: September 15, 2009, 06:05:11 AM »
Well done, Grammalady... You're a gem....

Yes please... I'm in..... I'm sending you a PM with my details....

Yippie... Happy days!!!!!!!..... :bandance;

Darth...
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« Reply #16 on: September 15, 2009, 08:07:15 AM »
And no one wants my name ?   Waaaaaaa!!       :rofl;     :rofl;
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« Reply #17 on: September 15, 2009, 08:46:37 AM »
Aaaaawwww Paris.....

Don't cry.... I'll take your name.... Hey, I never claimed to be sane ;D

Love...

Darth....
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« Reply #18 on: September 15, 2009, 09:17:11 AM »
At least someone wants me  -- or feels pity on me!!   :rofl;
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« Reply #19 on: September 15, 2009, 09:19:32 AM »
Quote from: paris on September 15, 2009, 09:17:11 AM
At least someone wants me  -- or feels pity on me!!   :rofl;

Or both, Paris???.... Or neither???..... :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;

Oh dear... Maybe I'd better get my coat!...... ;D
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« Reply #20 on: September 15, 2009, 10:48:50 AM »
Last year some members posted a Secret Santa gift suggestion list - this is optional. Here's mine:

1.) What is your favorite dessert? Brownies, lemon bars
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies? Photography, gardening, embroidery, antiquing
3.) What colors do you like? Blue, purple, pink, green
4.) What is your favorite candy? chocolate with caramel
5.) Do you collect anything? Colored glass items, old buttons, egg cups, boxes
6.) What is your style? (ie..country..victorian..punk) traditional
7.) Allergic to anything? no but not crazy about scented stuff
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size: Women's Med.
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.) YEAH!
10.) Anything else your SS should know? I like kitschy stuff!
 :snowman;
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She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
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« Reply #21 on: September 15, 2009, 11:23:33 AM »
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Nothing that I post here is intended for fact but rather for exploration into my personal thought processes.  Any slight, use of words with multiple connotations or other percieved insults are totally unintended.  I reserve my insults for private.
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« Reply #22 on: September 15, 2009, 11:28:35 AM »
thanks karol, i meant to put this suggestion in the main part of the thread, but forgot. if y'all remember mine is a mind full of melted cotton candy and rusted steel wool. but then if you had you would have never let me take on this project.   :santahat;
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« Reply #23 on: September 15, 2009, 11:33:08 AM »
Dan might just get a lump of coal!   Those in chat know he loves snickers bars and root beer floats.  Can we mail root beer floats?  :rofl;
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« Reply #24 on: September 15, 2009, 11:40:13 AM »

Sorry Susan.  Already fixed it.   Thanks for watching out for me.

Liz.. got many a lump a coal in my stockings as a kid.  And a few "switches".  A fun thread to start would be what was your best and worst Christmas gift????  What you think?
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