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« Reply #250 on: December 20, 2012, 07:23:20 AM »
Me? Peek?

 :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;

 >:D I would NEVER peek!
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« Reply #251 on: December 20, 2012, 12:40:57 PM »
Quote from: willowtreewren on December 19, 2012, 04:43:34 PM
Boo hoo.  :'(

Every day I check the mail....

I must be on Santa's bad list.  >:D
Awww ...

I was assured it WILL get to you in time so I'm keeping my fingers and other extremeties crossed that it arrives!

 :santahat;
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« Reply #252 on: December 20, 2012, 03:40:37 PM »
With a blizzard hitting our Mid west, some things may be slower than usual.   Every one stay safe.
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« Reply #253 on: December 20, 2012, 05:05:17 PM »
Quote from: Poppylicious on December 20, 2012, 12:40:57 PM
Quote from: willowtreewren on December 19, 2012, 04:43:34 PM
Boo hoo.  :'(

Every day I check the mail....

I must be on Santa's bad list.  >:D
Awww ...

I was assured it WILL get to you in time so I'm keeping my fingers and other extremeties crossed that it arrives!

 :santahat;

Well, I have one more mail day before we leave for Massachusetts!  :pray;

And if it doesn't come then, it will just have to sit at the post office until we get back....

Fingers crossed!
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« Reply #254 on: December 20, 2012, 10:05:09 PM »
Quote from: MaryD on December 18, 2012, 06:36:37 PM
My package has arrived safely, and is sitting on the piano looking mysterious.  It smells rather lovely.

You sniffed it??  :o
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« Reply #255 on: December 20, 2012, 10:14:17 PM »
I not only sniffed it, I shook it and squeezed it gently.       :shy;

Still none the wiser.
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« Reply #256 on: December 20, 2012, 11:27:53 PM »
*LOL*  it was an old Stephen Colbert fangirl joke.  There was a time when a few of us decided that if we ever got close enough, we'd do 2 things..  1, try to shake his hand, to find out if the rumor about him having very soft hands was true.  The rumor has since been verified, but unfortunately, not by me.. 2, give him a good sniff.  One of the girls had this weird thing of wanting to know what he smelled like.  I've been close to him, but not close enough to sniff him, but I did have a chance to have a short conversation with him and his best friend, and fellow comedian, Paul Dinello.  I got both their autographs on a book they cowrote with another comedian, Amy Sedaris.  I haven't got her autograph on it yet, but I'm going to keep trying. *G*
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« Reply #257 on: December 21, 2012, 12:40:38 PM »
4 days to D day err... I mean C day!
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« Reply #258 on: December 22, 2012, 06:19:40 AM »
I swear I really wasn't that bad this year >:D
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« Reply #259 on: December 22, 2012, 01:14:52 PM »
i think maybe i might have been lol
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« Reply #260 on: December 22, 2012, 05:44:03 PM »
We had to travel north without my gift. Nothing came in the mail yesterday. I must have been a very bad, bad girl.  :rofl;

Hopefully it will be waiting for me when I get back after the holidays!  :2thumbsup;

I have something special to wait for!  :clap;

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« Reply #261 on: December 23, 2012, 08:07:19 AM »
Quote from: willowtreewren on December 22, 2012, 05:44:03 PM
We had to travel north without my gift. Nothing came in the mail yesterday. I must have been a very bad, bad girl.  :rofl;

Hopefully it will be waiting for me when I get back after the holidays!  :2thumbsup;

I have something special to wait for!  :clap;

Aleta
I LOVE getting presents after the day itself; it makes the fun last that much longer!  Hope you have a brilliant time away and that your SS gift is waiting for you when you return.

 :santahat;
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« Reply #262 on: December 23, 2012, 08:48:45 AM »
We still have the four outstanding gifts to arrive but I know they have all been sent and I'm just keeping everything crossed that the delay for each of these is that they've become tangled up in all the Christmas/holiday season post which tends to clog up the system at this time of year. If they don't arrive in time for Tuesday please accept my heartfelt apologies and my hope that they arrive as soon as possible afterwards!  I have sent PMs to the recipients involved (except Aleta, due to the post above!) to apologise on behalf of their SSs and the postal service! 

Can I indulge in a stiff drink yet or do I need to wait till all the presents are safely delivered?! *grin*

 :santahat;
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« Reply #263 on: December 23, 2012, 11:45:45 AM »
Quote from: Poppylicious on December 23, 2012, 08:48:45 AM
We still have the four outstanding gifts to arrive but I know they have all been sent and I'm just keeping everything crossed that the delay for each of these is that they've become tangled up in all the Christmas/holiday season post which tends to clog up the system at this time of year. If they don't arrive in time for Tuesday please accept my heartfelt apologies and my hope that they arrive as soon as possible afterwards!  I have sent PMs to the recipients involved (except Aleta, due to the post above!) to apologise on behalf of their SSs and the postal service! 

Can I indulge in a stiff drink yet or do I need to wait till all the presents are safely delivered?! *grin*

 :santahat;

You deserve that drink, and enjoy one for me, too, as I am not allowed any alcohol while on this antibiotic regimen!

 :wine;

 :christmastree; :rudolph; :snowman; :santahat;

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« Reply #264 on: December 23, 2012, 06:02:34 PM »
30 hours until Christmas here.  Excited to open my present but more excited for the person who I sent my gift to open theirs!

A huge thank you Poppylicious!

  :2thumbsup;  :santahat;  :2thumbsup;
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« Reply #265 on: December 24, 2012, 01:23:05 AM »
I hope the gifts arrive this week, at least, if not by tomorrow!
Thanks again Poppy, and you do not owe anyone an apology! You have done an amazing job of pulling this all together.
I have organized the IHD Holiday Gift Exchange myself and it's a huge job - nothing works out perfectly but you do the best you can!

I have been passing by my gifts daily and am so curious what they are. Secret Santa is such fun!  :bandance;
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« Reply #266 on: December 24, 2012, 02:47:09 PM »
Well my secret Santa package is no longer sitting on the piano.  My Secret Santa is James, husband of CebuShan.  He sent me the dinkiest little sewing kit, a lovely kitchen set (the oven mitts will get used today) and a Christmas ornament with a cardinal (bird) - I'll have to google more details there - it's Illinois's' state bird.  But my favourite thing is the delightful little wind chime with a sparrow sitting on top - it is so sweet. Thank you so much James.  It was so exciting opening the packages, and the photo is really lovely, too.

Happy Christmas, CebuShan and James
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« Reply #267 on: December 24, 2012, 03:13:44 PM »
My gold package is still sitting on Mom's dresser... I think it's an out of sight, out of mind thing... I know it's there, but I'm not picking at it, cuz I can't get to it.. *L*
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« Reply #268 on: December 24, 2012, 06:50:57 PM »
Mine is sitting in the closet waiting for Christmas morning.  Sigh!!!
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« Reply #269 on: December 24, 2012, 08:17:36 PM »
Big time differences!.  I'm preparing our evening Christmas meal and you lot haven't even started your mornings yet.
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« Reply #270 on: December 24, 2012, 10:22:09 PM »
Only 10:20pm here Christmas Eve.  Just got home from the movies.  My oldest and I saw The Hobbit.  I pick up the 2 youngest from their mom's at noon tomorrow and then we get to open presents.  I hope all have a happy and healthy Christmas. 
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« Reply #271 on: December 24, 2012, 10:40:33 PM »
That's funny we went tothe Hobbit too. Though probably earlier it started at 4:30 pm mountain standard time. the latest showing they had.
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« Reply #272 on: December 25, 2012, 12:34:48 AM »
It was 12:11a.m. PST and the wrapping started flying.  I could not wait another minute!!!!


Thanks to Amanda for everything she sent me!
It was a red and white lighthouse ornament that lights up, homemade fudge from Parsons- does it smell good!, and a cute box.
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« Reply #273 on: December 25, 2012, 01:14:22 AM »
Hope everyone has a lovely Christmas Day...

As Mum is still in hospital, we've decided not to open gifts until she comes home...

Love to all...

Darth...
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« Reply #274 on: December 25, 2012, 06:21:24 AM »
Thank you for my gifts, Wenchie, she was my Secret Santa!!!     :yahoo;      Thank you so very much for all the lovely gifts you gave me!             :thx;        :cuddle;       I got a lovely calendar of the national parks, a pretty purple T-shirt, some really cute note cards paper with envelopes and some gorgeous butterfly magnets which are perched up on my fridge at the moment! I LOVE all of my gifts!!!!!!  Thank you so very much Wenchie!!!!  XOXOXO  Merry Christmas to you and everyone here!!        :bandance;         :yahoo;

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