Mimi, you gave me a MUCH needed smile tonight. I'm glad you're happy with your package...and if you want to share your Curious George with your hubby, I'm ok with that. :)
Oh, and CC, thanks for keeping up the SEcrEt!
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Mimi, you gave me a MUCH needed smile tonight. I'm glad you're happy with your package...and if you want to share your Curious George with your hubby, I'm ok with that. :)
Oh, and CC, thanks for keeping up the SEcrEt!
Jeannie, you should have seen his face last night when he saw it. it was priceless. He saw the pile of gifts on the table and he more or less dismissed it all. ho hum get this stuff out of my way... Then I pulled curious george out from the bottom and he got all goofy eyed. It was really cute.Quote:
Originally Posted by jeannierides
Thanks again!
Unfortunately no, but now my whole house does :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SheFly
I forgot to ask you about the flower card you've sent me... Did you take a picture of it? It is very nice, both picture and idea of putting your personal card instead of just buying one. I like it very much when people do something on their own, I fell very special than. We don't have such studios/printing houses where you could print just one special card.
Finally put mine in the mail yesterday!
So glad you liked the books and other goodies, too. Enjoy.....Quote:
Originally Posted by PAP103
Kerry
You're welcome again!:D
Just got back from the post office. My patient SS should receive her box Monday, possibly Tuesday.
Wow Mimi - you got your package from Jeannie overnight? That's amazing - Richmond to Seattle. Meanwhile, I mailed mine to my SS (who is NOT on the left coast) & I don't think it has arrived yet....:mad:
five one - I have your avatar picture hanging on my kitchen wall! :D
When I was in kindergarten, I had that exact trike in blue and white. As soon as I saw that image, I knew I'd found my avatar...finally.Quote:
Originally Posted by IFjane
I just received my ss package today and I must say it was a real day brightener. Thank you so much, Five One! The books look like they are "right up my alley", and these cookies! I'm speechless! They are too beautiful to eat (although I couldn't resist sampling one already!). Believe it or not, I've been meaning to read The Secret life of Bees. King of the Wind looks like a book I would have loved as a kid--which means I will likely love it now. (Those Newbery people are never wrong!) and I look forward to reading Red Sky at Morning as well. All this and book marks and book plates to boot! I am not worthy.
Thanks again!
Laura
:D :D :D Of course you are. Enjoy!:D :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by lauraelmore1033
I mailed my SS package out on 8/6, it was going out to Calif. I haven't seen where she has posted that she's received it..hopefully she has it and just hasn't posted. I am more worried about the postal service losing the pkgs opposed to whether the SS will like the pkg:eek:
hmmm..SS organizer chimes in.....
Would the loverly person that was Shellyj's ss please let her know it's been received...Just so she knows the post office gremlins haven't eaten her package..
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My Secret Sister was you, Sue!! It was such a welcome surprise and I got it last week! I've only now had a chance to say anything about it. I've started a new project at work that seriously cuts into my time checking out the boards and even sadder, my cycling time. :( I really enjoyed all you sent me!Quote:
Originally Posted by SJCzar
- Book on Milwaukee Now and Then
- A paperback from a writer who places a lot of her books in the Wisconsin area
- Great book of recipes from local inns
- a magnet saying "Where's the bubbler?" - They call water fountains 'bubblers' :D
- a couple of postcards and a Milwaukee card
I really enjoyed all the personal notes you put in there like noting the places near where you live and explaining the 'bubbler'. That was really cool! My hubby and I are really into photography and cooking and your gifts definitely fit the bill. AND I'm going to use the box you sent me to send my Secret Sister her gift!!
Secret Sister in Utah who loves birds: I have your gifts and have had them for a while actually. I'm trying to decide how to make the gifts more personal. :D I will definitely try to get it out so that you get it in time for the end of the month.
Thanks again, Sue! Secret Sister is awesome! Can't wait for the next SS go-round!
Sending a big thank you to my great SS from Maryland. I tried to figure out who you are, but there are a lot of TE'ers in that part of the country.
I'm sure the cycling books will come in handy. One can never have enough info. My daughter lived in DC for a couple years, so the book about Washington brought back lovely memories of our visits to your part of the country. I've got a tough ride planned for this Saturday, so I think I will read the Go For It book Friday night and hope it helps ;)! Cycling snacks are always welcome (Clif Bloks are a current fave) and I was needing a new water bottle. Perfect. And then there was chocolate. I will TRY to parcel that out, but will most likely fail. Gotta love Dove :p.
Thank you so much for everything!
PAP103 - Are you my SS?
I got your package last week, and it's taken me this long to realize what an idiot I am!! I couldn't figure out who you were earlier. I saw the return address and thought it looked familiar, but I wasn't sure why. I just checked my old PM's and sure enough....you were once the person I sent a SS package to!! Duh!
Anyway, thank you so much for the book, the Clif treats and the post cards! I've never read that author (if you can believe it), so I'm very excited to potentially find a new favorite. The book itself sounds great!
Thanks again!! :D
:o I am going shopping this afternoon. When did it get to be almost September.
Yep, that was me. You're welcome. I enjoyed shopping for you! I hope you like the book, I haven't read it but it really sounds like a page turner to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
Patty
I just received the most wonderful secret sister package! I've never read that author, but the books really look right up my alley! Love the biking treats, cliff shot and cytomax sport drinks and the GU gels. And then the Tri Flow lubricant, which I have never tried, but wanted to. Perfect! And then there's the chocolate. sigh. Oh, my... we have nothing like that around here. I stopped at the store today and bought ice cream for my son who is coming home this weekend. I haven't bought ice cream in a year, so why today? And then I saw the lovely jar of chocolate sauce in my ss package. Fate? Vibes? I completely broke my diet with absolutely NO guilt! Twice. I ate part of the chocolate bar too.:D
Thank you secret sister. I have a couple of clues, so I'm going to try to figure out who you are.
It wasn't meQuote:
Originally Posted by five one
Haven't you ever heard of TMI?:pQuote:
Originally Posted by five one
Shelly, I'm afraid I'm the guilty party. VERY sorry. My life has been crazy the last couple of weeks between work, friends visiting and then life in general.Quote:
Originally Posted by shellyj
THANK YOU very much and very sorry for the belated posting. It was a very nice surprise at work. It's kinda funny cuz that day our office manager was out sick and I happened to glance over at the mail pile and out of curiosity, I just went thru the mail pile.
After the initial perplextion over why there was something addressed to me, I remembered. "OH, it must be from TE!"
Thanks very much for the nice mag sand book!
Whew roguedog, glad you got it. I was nervous there for a little bit.. Now that I know you've received the book/mags, I will send out the smalls that I had accumulated for you. I wanted to get it in the mail ASAP so you wouldn't have thought you were being left out. So be on the lookout for a smaller pkg, won't be til next week that I get to mail it out..:) shelly
I got my SS package yesterday, and it's true, they come when you are most in need of a bit of a pick up. (the chocolate helped :) )
I love the cyclist's map of Maryland, I'm marveling at the tiny distances on the map, and the squiggly borders. Postcards, too. I love 'em.
The small book by an 1890s woman trying to learn to ride a bike is great. DH & I have been enjoying the pictures together. She certainly was a determined woman.
And then, for when I'm done adventuring - bath stuff. Perfect.
So thanks, SS from Maryland. I love the package
And to my SS, be patient. I'm slow, but I do get things done after a while.
sorry I smoked all the cigars :D
That wasn't mere mortal chocolate, that was TESTOSTERTOBLERONE!!!
Did you see The Practical Pedal?
I Knew I'd forget something. :mad:
I enjoyed the Practical Pedal, of course. Just the sort of thing I pick up at the LBS - if they had such a thing, of course.
And the cigar box! You know how, as a parent, you give your kid a Perfect Gift, and the kid goes ga-ga over the box? Yeah, that's me. For some reason, I love cigar boxes.
So yeah, the gift was perfect. Thanks again.
I was afraid you might have thought it was box packing paper:p
Ah...two wonderful books--The Kite Runner and The Secret Life of Bees! And an irresistably cheerful pair of white, yellow and blue daisy Coolmax socks and a colorful magnetic note pad---we USE those things, so thank you, BikingMomof3!!
PS Jen, check the link to the house remodel pics on OT:Australia.
I mailed my July/August SS package somewhere around August 15 & have not heard from my SS. Oh, I hope it hasn't gotten eaten by the postal service gremlins!
SS, if you have received my package, please let me know. :confused:
Yesterday, I came home to a wonderful package from Croatia! :D :D
Two books, some very tasty cereal bars, a cute notebook, a seasoning packet, a really cool pen and some homemade bookmarks, one with TE logo and the other of my dogs! There were also some inspirational notes & quotes included in the books and bookmark.:D :D
Perfect timing, as I just finished my current book last night! Now I just have to choose which book to read first. I think I'm going to start with The Little Prince.
What a great package of gifts! Thank you so much, iFKA.
Kerry
BTW ~ You were my SS in April 2006! Looking through your posts, I realized I never replied to your 'thank you' post, letting you know who I was. :o
Dear SS,
Thank you so much for the ride journal! I will most definitely use it! I just received the package yesterday and I'm already halfway through the Koontz book you sent. It is soooo good....and the gum and energy bloks! You're awesome! Now just who are you on TE???? ;)
To my SS, I mailed it today so it should be there later this week!
To my SS,
I can't figure out who you are!!! Sorry about the belated posting, I hadn't mailed mine out yet and I wanted to wait to open what you sent until I sent my package out. Guilt...so to the recipient of mine, it is going next day and will be there tomorrow!!
SS, thank you so much! I can definitely use the Shot Bloks and the propel. As a matter of fact, I was/am having a shot blok shortage so it's perfect! And the books? They both look great!!! I'm going on a long plane trip tonight and I am taking one of them (haven't figure out which one yet but I think it'll be the cycling one) with me. It looks funny and I need the motivation right around now :D
Thank you again, whoever you are!
p.s. I love mysteries also, that was an excellent choice!
Teigyr, I came home tonight after a bike ride that never ended. I lugged my girl up on the deck and there's a pkg. at my door. I thought, another pkg. for DH, he's always getting parts sent to him. But no, it was for ME. I threw my bike inside, well, not really. And rushed to open the box. Thank you so much..I can't wait to read the Taku book..that sounds very interesting. I flipped thru the Seattle book twice so far, it's amazing what time and modernization does to towns. The cherries were scrumptious. I popped one in my mouth and savored it with some coffee. Havent tried the covered pistachios yet. I will have to hide these treats from DH, he'll have them gone in no time. The note was sweet also. THANK YOU SO MUCH..loved everything..
THANK YOU F8TH637. I was busy outside (filling my bird feeders and baths) when my DH came out and told me I just got a VERY HEAVY PACKAGE from FE. WOW, I mean WOW. The Smithsonian BIRDS of NA is one beautiful book. DH said I definitely have my winter reading. I have already looked up my 'gotcha' birds, the chickadee and lesser goldfinch. The lesser has me intrigued these days because this summer I have been enjoying so many of the 'little guys' at my nyger bags. I am really looking forward to reading "Metal Cowboy" and may take it with me on my trip to Wyoming this weekend. I really should read 'birding basics' because I know very little about birds, I am really a classic 'backyard' birder. And Lance, I will save that for a day where I can pop a dvd in and enjoy. Thank you again. Your note was very personal and thank you again for taking the time to write it.
You are so very welcome, sbctwin! I was a little worried that you might have so many birding books but to hear that you are a 'backyard' birder really puts me at ease and I hope that I gave you some books that will help you become a 'serious' birder. We have a lot of those chickadees and goldfinches in the area and especially in my neighborhood because many people have bird feeders outside. I have some pictures I took of the birds that I wanted to send you but I wanted to get it to you by the end of the month. I really hope you enjoy "Metal Cowboy" as I have. I'm so glad to hear that all my gifts were well-received and right on time. Enjoy!Quote:
Originally Posted by sbctwin
While my SS came out and said who she was, I actually hadn't read the PM by the time I got my package because I've been so swamped at work, so it was still a surprise! ;) I read it afterwards and slapped my forehead. Duh!
Thank you so much, Tri Girl, you're great. You managed to find a brand and flavor of gels I have yet to taste. :cool:
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Originally Posted by teigyr
Hi Teigyr - I'm pretty sure I'm your SS! I wasn't sure who you were on TE as my SS PM only gave your real name and not your TE name! I'm sorry I was so late in getting it to you. I have no excuse as it sat in the box on my counter for much longer than it should have! :o I'm glad you liked it and I hope you enjoy the books. :)
I wanna play!! PLEEEZZEE!! Pick me, pick me :D :D :D :D
Who do I contact? Howzit done??
Patience grasshopper..Someone will organize the next one :)
Just a quick heads up..what say ye about the next one being the last one for the year as i'd like to organize a Christmas card exchange again?
Thoughts
C
Sounds good to me, CC. I didn't participate in the Christmas Card exchange last year so I'll need complete instructions. :rolleyes:
someone also mentioned doing a water bottle exchange - how about we do both? your thoughts?
First, could the person that was to send Ifjane something please let me know you're alive & well out there!!!
Jane, I remember the water bottle exchange idea being thrown around. It sounds cool to me for the next ss thingie...Anyone wanna organize it?
Christmas card exchange will come with instructions..:rolleyes:
C