Feb. SS Thank you!!!

What a treat to come home to a wonderful box of Wisconsin-themed goodies! Thank you, Sue, for introducing me to your home state in this way. I've never even been close to WI, so I really enjoyed the post cards (especially the skier with the - uh - facial icicles :p ) and all your notes. The coffees will be brewed and enjoyed on lazy Saturday mornings in my new WI mug. Took me a second to figure out the coaster :D . Socks, always appreciated. Sorry the Badgers lost to Ohio State :( . The handcrafted insect (cricket? katydid? firefly?) is lovely and is on the shelf behind me as I type. The crocheted potholder really made me smile. I had a grandmother who crocheted as well. I'll think of you this weekend while I'm baking.

Dinner was late tonight because I was having too much fun unpacking my treats! Thanks again!

Nothing yet. I think my post lady kept it for herself!Jk.:D

Thank YOU, Thank YOU!!! My SS made me a BEAUTIFUL scarf. It is soooooo soft. You know, sudoku is a rave going on at work and I was too embarassed to ask what it was. So, thank you for introducing me to this puzzle. My DH didn't know what it was either, so we shall see if we are any good at it and the pencil was right on...lot's of erasure ahead:o Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and your handiwork. Is it you PAP103? I searched the "Getting to know you" thread, but didn't see anyone from Goucester. Then, when I opened this tread, there you were:p :p :p

Thank you Kiwi girl for all the wonderful treats! I just ate the cookie after my ride today. Delicious :p . And I've been needing a replacement patch kit. The socks are very cute and the fuel in a tube is a very cool idea. I'll take the fuel with me next time I go on a long ride. Just popped the cd on. It's really good! I'm always looking for new music and this is now included in my pm3 player playlist! Thank you!!!!

Secret Sis, sorry for the delay. . . . . It's going in the mail tomorrow. Please forgive me!

Went to the Post Office today and there it was sitting there from yesterday.
Immediately saw it was from OZ and then sneaked a look at the customs declaration - Tim Tams. Ot with my trusty Swiss Army pocket knife - somebody else was using the collective scissors- and inside the postie envelope I found a beautiful collection of things.
An expensive fluffy towel in a lovely shade of Cab Sav, a red silk-covered embroidered Chinese box with chocs , a red aromatherapy candle and Love-Potion Tim Tams! And a bike-card in a chartreuse envelope!
Everywhere it was written "Your Feb ss" and then I saw in tiny tiny writing her name...
Thank you Thea V!

I hope something comes soon. I could use the cheering up. I have a lousey cold. And the weather is perfect for ridding but nose has decided running would be more fun!:mad:

Oh, I see the chocolates are all different colours and flavours. Very handmade and expensive looking now that I "examine them closely"!!!

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so glad they got through customs margo49! i was a little worried that they might confiscate the choccies and tim tams!

the choccies are paddington... i like them and hoped you might!

sorry it was so late, it's always hard sending overseas and worrying about customs... and my thoughts invariably are food-focused :o, but it seems the world of customs are starting to understand the importance of tim tams :D

Cheer up, Brandi. You and I will both be getting something special soon. I know it.

To my SS from Wisconsin (mtbdarby??)- thank you so much for the cool stuff.

You have no idea how timely the sports beans were. I needed to go for a ride after work tonight (I am doing a nine day tour starting in 10 days and hadn't ridden for a couple of days). Half way home from work I realise that I had been stuck in meetings all afternoon and hadn't eaten an afternoon snack (which I need to do a good evening ride)). I also realised that I don't really have any carbo snacks in the pantry. Then I get home and there it is!! I've read about sports beans here and on a running forum I hang out on, but they aren't easily available here in NZ so I hadn't tried them before.

The wallet is very cool too. When bf and I go for a day long ride I generally grab an ATM card and $20 and throw them in a jersey pocket - but they do get sweaty and I worry about the risk that I will drop something when reaching into the pocket for something else.

The 'smellies' will get good use too - I'll be doing my longest ride for about 15 months on Sunday so a nice long soak in the bath will defintely be called for after that.

Thank you!!

KG - you're welcome:p I hope the beans didn't melt in your heat. Trust me, they were frozen when I shipped 'em:rolleyes: Enjoy the wallet - I love mine. Another great product recommended by TE.

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Originally Posted by Regina

Cheer up, Brandi. You and I will both be getting something special soon. I know it.

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Regina and Brandi - I, too, hope I will be getting something soon...:rolleyes:

I am not worried! More worried that maybe something happend to my ss. I sure hope not if that was the case she would not have to send me anything! i understand when stuff comes up! I can always jump on the next one. Really! But our organizer informed me this morning that everything was still a go. so I am glad nothing has happend as far as we know. I am a very patient person!

Perhaps your SS are across the ocean, I've send mine by air-mail 18 days ago and it still hasn't arrived. Be patient girls ;)

p.s. I hope my SS wouldn't be disappointed when she receives the gift. I'm reading about all things you get, and also compared with the things I got, and I have to say... well... mine gift is simple, but from the hart. :)

We discussed this last month , I think.
Seems like everyone is really happy with what they receive and the love and thought do not evaporate on the long postal journeys.
I always have to send overseas too, and so I tried to keep it light this time after going totally overboard sending a 1 kg jar of honey and a 250 gram jar of homemade jam (nett weight that is not including the glass jar!) the previous month! Crazy but such fun!

btw, Thistle, I ate the last Paddingtion chocolate a couple of hours ago - it was coconut, my favourite.

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Originally Posted by margo49

We discussed this last month , I think.
Seems like everyone is really happy with what they receive and the love and thought do not evaporate on the long postal journeys.
I always have to send overseas too, and so I tried to keep it light this time after going totally overboard sending a 1 kg jar of honey and a 250 gram jar of homemade jam (nett weight that is not including the glass jar!) the previous month! Crazy but such fun!

btw, Thistle, I ate the last Paddingtion chocolate a couple of hours ago - it was coconut, my favourite.

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i agree, it's not about what's in the package, it's about having a ss who sends you a package :D that's what makes me feel special :D

glad you liked the paddingtons... they really are not bad :D

madame organizer at your service...As far as I can see, those who've not recd their package in their funky mail box shall be receiving one soon.

Have no fear kids, i'm keeping watch...whether or not i'm with it is a different story..I'll go and look at my list..

C:)

Margo,
Thank you so very much for the lovely SS gift. :) The oil painting is beautiful and will hold a cherished place in my home. Thank You! :D

Hoped so much you would like it.
It is so like the countryside at this very moment.... flowers everywhere!

Dang! Still not arrived? The service I paid postage for should have had my secret sister's package at her door a week ago at least! Double dang! I didn't even get a detailed receipt, can't demand a refund. But take heart, secret sister. The package IS on it's way, and I don't think any of the contents are time-sensitive. Well, except for warm wintery things that you probably won't need now until next year.

K kids...

If you're reading this & have received a package but HAVE not posted to say you have..PLEASE do :)

I hope you understand why.

C

THANK YOU SS! I got it I got it! (happy dance) And it will come in very handy too. I love the bike bell! And the little tool is really cool of coarse my husband goes "Oh that's mine!" It is something I really need too. And it was a very nice touch with the heart shaped glass candle holder (very pretty). Your card was as sweet too. Thank you VERY much!
Now is my ss Bad Juju?

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Originally Posted by Brandi

THANK YOU SS! I got it I got it! (happy dance) And it will come in very handy too. I love the bike bell! And the little tool is really cool of coarse my husband goes "Oh that's mine!" It is something I really need too. And it was a very nice touch with the heart shaped glass candle holder (very pretty). Your card was as sweet too. Thank you VERY much!
Now is my ss Bad Juju?

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Guilty.:o I'm soooooooo sorry it took me so long to get it to you, Brandi dear! I had it packed up for a week before remembering to take it to the P.O. BTW, I got the idea for the pretty glass candle holder from my OWN SS, who sent me one as well. I thought, "How cool--I wonder if I can find another of these for Brandi...." and of course I did. LOL

I'm so glad you liked it all, and hope it was at least marginally worth waiting for. Happy late February!

To my dearest SS in NE, your gifts made me smile. I love getting a taste (no pun intended?) of the local stuff, and all on the red theme. You are awesome. :D

I hope your future days are a little lighter and less crazy... rest assured that you made someone's heart glow with your effort. :) I don't mind it being late, it just means I have to wait longer for the surprise!!

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K kids...

If you're reading this & have received a package but HAVE not posted to say you have..PLEASE do :)

I hope you understand why.

C

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no, havent got anything yet, but i know we're a long way away from the rest of the world :D so i'm figuring my package is somewhere in the post :D :D

I've sent but not received yet either. Keeping my fingers crossed...

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Originally Posted by mtbdarby

I've sent but not received yet either. Keeping my fingers crossed...

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Me too....I will let you know as soon as I receive it. :)

Nothing in today's mail. :(

Some of our SS' seem to have gone AWOL..:confused: :(


Hmmmm..

C

maybe we should take a break from it for a couple months. I think for some tax time hits and other things take priorty these months.maybe we should just do it for the changing of the seasons.
I sure hope our other ss get theirs soon. If some don't I will adopt one and make sure they get something. I am happy to do it.

as it seems, mine is lost along the way :mad: :eek: :mad: :eek: :mad:

Mine worst calculations are: it takes them 2 days to send the gift from my post office to the one in our capital city, and perhaps 2 more from that office to air station, and I'll add 2 more till they send it over ocean. And I really don't think that it needs more than 8 days for that packet to somehow comes to it's receiver... All together it's 2 weeks.

Or is it possible for gift to travel from Europe to America more than 20 days?
For the sake of my SS I surely hope so.

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as it seems, mine is lost along the way :mad: :eek: :mad: :eek: :mad:

Mine worst calculations are: it takes them 2 days to send the gift from my post office to the one in our capital city, and perhaps 2 more from that office to air station, and I'll add 2 more till they send it over ocean. And I really don't think that it needs more than 8 days for that packet to somehow comes to it's receiver... All together it's 2 weeks.

Or is it possible for gift to travel from Europe to America more than 20 days?
For the sake of my SS I surely hope so.

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iFKA!!! It is not lost!!!! Your gift arrived yesterday, believe it or not! I was sooooooo excited!!! :D :D :D Thanks so much for all the beautiful red things -the lip gloss, the yogurt & cereal bar and especially the heart and the hand made calendar! You are right - it IS time to ride! Thank you thank you thank you!!!

Your handwriting is BEAUTIFUL -thank you so much for the wonderful note and the story behind the heart. I don't even want to throw away your envelope - I've never gotten anything from Croatia before.

Ah... what a relief... :p
I already decided what to sent you again, but I was waiting for my salary to come. I'm so happy you liked it :D
If you ever decide to visit Europa feel free to let me know, we have enough place for guests in our home :D or we could arrange so you could go biking with us through Croatia
p.s. I can't believe you like my handwriting, everyone else are saying it's unreadable... :)

It arrived!
Well - it arrived sometime this week. We were away all week - skiing in Colorado - and just got back today. The box was waiting on our front porch -and it was the first thing I dove into! Forget that pile of bills - my Secret Sister package arrived! Yay!
Thank you Secret Sister in Washington...Colby? Fun stuff - Burt's Bees lipbalm, socks, a neat red waterbottle (that will be great on the kayak) filled with lots of yummy treats, and a blizzard of little hearts with skiing and biking themes! :p
Thank you!!

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It arrived!
Well - it arrived sometime this week. We were away all week - skiing in Colorado - and just got back today. The box was waiting on our front porch -and it was the first thing I dove into! Forget that pile of bills - my Secret Sister package arrived! Yay!
Thank you Secret Sister in Washington...Colby? Fun stuff - Burt's Bees lipbalm, socks, a neat red waterbottle (that will be great on the kayak) filled with lots of yummy treats, and a blizzard of little hearts with skiing and biking themes! :p
Thank you!!

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Guilty, Regina. Sorry it was so late, I was buried at work for what seemed to be all of February and most of March. :o

I was worried about the ski-themed stuff hoping I didn't misread your posts. WHEW!! ;)

Thank you Secret Sister!

This week has been No Fun At All, and getting a package of goodies (instead of more work) in my door was just what I needed.

Love the cookies, I'll haul the book along when we ride the Katy Trail, Shot Blocs are always handy, and I'll wear the Team Estrogen tatoo on RAGBRAI this year. Heck, I even loved the happy Smiley Face paper the book was wrapped in!

Thanks again,

MomOnBike(trailing cookie crumbs)

wow, rotten day, told to restructure my thesis ... ugh...had a headache... and then DH rang to say a parcel had arrived. I said maybe it's from my ss and he said "yes, i think it is"... did i detect a note of jealousy :D

thank you light... it really made my day. LOVE the go-fast red socks :D , love redskins :D :D (one of my favourite lollies!), loved the candle and the butterfly..... and the photo frame... this will make you laugh.. i pulled out the little blocks and i had "HAVE T" and i'm thinking... that's weird, is it supposed to be "have a nice day" or something :D :D ha ha ha... took me a couple of minutes to realise it was theav :p :o :D :D ... that really made my day!

thanks so much, the gifts are wonderful and cheered me up no end :D

i hope you're feeling a bit better. take it easy.

theav :D

and the amy gillett band :D i almost bought one when we were in wangaratta doing the rail trails last week... so i love it, thanks again light :D