Fran Ty & If that is the case & You all are ok with it I will do my best to post a few then :)

Mariann : Ty also I have been feeling stuffy since last week weds I just cannot rid this head & chest cold .
I just can't let it get me down .

Lisa I Have Plenty of gifts for the games & I appreciate your offer it is ok & I will send you both a special GB On Monday if I don't get snowed in :)

I was woundering if you all think maybe 5 PM Friday could to the dead line to sign up ??? Then I could Make a new
thread I think this one is almost full .
Please let me know how you feel about it .

FOR FUN GAME

They call me a show stopper from summer to frost
very easy to grow Quick to flower ,they say I'm branchy with very Green mounds , Loved in all gardens or in a container , I can Bloom out in many aray of colors .
& reach a height of 3ft tall . My name also rhyme with
a star .

Good Luck to you all & Good Night to all

susie

Susie,

a 5 o'clock deadline sounds good to me. I have the weekend of and it will give me a chance to shop around for some special things for my partner. I'm anxious to find out who it will be.

I offered to send to sassy because she got it so fast and I posted a second game. I didn't mean to step on any toes.

Fran,
That was a hard one, I'm surprised that you guessed so quickly. Great job!

Have a good night
Lisa

Susie, I don't know how you come up with such good games, and I don't know HOW these girls keep guessing so fast! I am clueless on that last one (and the 2 before it lol)

Ok, I can't take it anymore! I'M IN!!! But I think I will change my name to "vic_zn5_in_montana" LOL
And, it does not matter to me if I get seeds or not, I have really accumulated a LOT.

Annie, where are u??? Thanks for the info on the Tomatoes, I have several different kinds that I want to grow this year, I'm going to make some more salsa we are all out : (

I had a really bad day yesterday, I lost one of the puppies. They were doing fine and when I got home from work Tuesday the little boy seemed to have lost weight (or the others got bigger and he didn't) He was still moving around well and eating but then yesterday morning he seemed rather sluggish. I called the vet and she said to get some formula for him that he probably wasn't getting enough from feeding. By the time I got home he was gone. I feel so bad, I should have just taken the day off and took him into the vet. He went down so fast.

Susie, I hope you start feeling better, I'm starting to get the sinus crud again too, and I know how tired it can make me (and cranky)

Mariann, any news yet on your MRI? Hugs while you are waiting!

Well girls, it's getting late and I'm tired, I'll try and post a pic of Zack with one of the pups tomorrow.

Night,
Vic

HERES OUR PLAYERS SO FAR & WE HAVE Till 5 PM FRIDAY
JAN 9 TH to Post if you want to play or not .

1.Skohler **** BLUES / REDS / Wines / Mauves / YELLOWS
2 Mary_grether NEW
3.Conniesc NEW***** white,orange and yellow.
4.Ncgardengirl*****Black-Blues-Purples n plants/seeds Reds-Whites-Pinks also
5.Galium******shades of purple, yellow, orange and blue
6.Grolikecrazy NEW
7.Brittneysgran White, Red, Black, Blue, Pink, Purple
8.ishareflowers ***any color BUT Orange
9.hazelnutbunny********pink, red, yellow, brown
10.MARGARET_2007****blue /lavender /pink,/ whites/creamy white
11.Theresa24 *****pink, light or sage green, and sky blue

12. Raggedyann**** blue, pink, red, brown, orange, any earth tones. Yes, I even like yellow/Gold :O) :O)
    13.gypsysparrow ***
13. vic_zn5 **** any, red, white, purple, black, green : )

MARY_GREATHER , Grolikecrazy are you still with us :)
Love to know what your colors would be .
Girls, could you please let us know you are still around before Susie draws names so your partner will have your colors : )

Vic

Good Morning All!

Susie, I slept on it and still can't figure out what your plant name is.

Vic, sorry to here about the puppy,what a shame!

Lisa

GOOD MORNING!

Susie, I did send Mary_G and Grolikecrazy an email asking them to please post their colors and that they still are in the swap: )
(just because we all know how sometimes people come and join and then sometimes change their minds : )

Thanks Lisa, I still feel just sick about it.

Vic

Mary emailed me with her colors : )

1.Skohler **** BLUES / REDS / Wines / Mauves / YELLOWS
2 Mary_grether **** shades of red
3.Conniesc NEW***** white,orange and yellow.
4.Ncgardengirl*****Black-Blues-Purples n plants/seeds Reds-Whites-Pinks also
5.Galium******shades of purple, yellow, orange and blue
6.Grolikecrazy NEW
7.Brittneysgran White, Red, Black, Blue, Pink, Purple
8.ishareflowers ***any color BUT Orange
9.hazelnutbunny********pink, red, yellow, brown
10.MARGARET_2007****blue /lavender /pink,/ whites/creamy white
11.Theresa24 *****pink, light or sage green, and sky blue

12. Raggedyann**** blue, pink, red, brown, orange, any earth tones. Yes, I even like yellow/Gold :O) :O)
    13.gypsysparrow *** any
13. vic_zn5 **** any, red, white, purple, black, green : )

Gotcha vic :)
sorry about your puppy .
I'M So Shocked that you gal's have not Guessed this one when it is so much eaier then the others . HEHEHE
SO I Will Give you a Small Hint .

FUN GAME

They call me a show stopper from summer to frost
very easy to grow Quick to flower ,they say I'm branchy with very Green mounds , Loved in all gardens or in a container , I can Bloom out in many aray of colors .
& reach a height of 3ft tall . My name also rhyme with
a star .

HINT
Not Only Do I come in a cosmic of colors but ,they also name me after their Favorite candy or a sonet of music:) you will love to dream about me :)

HERES OUR PLAYERS SO FAR & WE HAVE Till 5 PM FRIDAY
JAN 9 TH to Post if you want to play or not .

1.Skohler **** BLUES / REDS / Wines / Mauves / YELLOWS
2 Mary_grether NEW **** shades of red
3.Conniesc NEW***** white,orange and yellow.
4.Ncgardengirl*****Black-Blues-Purples n plants/seeds Reds-Whites-Pinks also
5.Galium******shades of purple, yellow, orange and blue
6.Grolikecrazy NEW
7.Brittneysgran White, Red, Black, Blue, Pink, Purple
8.ishareflowers ***any color BUT Orange
9.hazelnutbunny********pink, red, yellow, brown
10.MARGARET_2007****blue /lavender /pink,/ whites/creamy white
11.Theresa24 *****pink, light or sage green, and sky blue

12. Raggedyann**** blue, pink, red, brown, orange, any earth tones. Yes, I even like yellow/Gold :O) :O)
    13.gypsysparrow ***
13. vic_zn5 **** any, red, white, purple, black, green : )

Grolikecrazy are you still with us :)
Love to know what your colors would be . NEED TO KNOW TODAY PLEASE.
ok I hope i can post this with out losing it .

Have to go work on our list so will check back later.

susie

Game Guess:
Dianthus: Rainbow Loveliness

Hey Vic glad you joined. I hear yah on making your name longer...lol
It is quite chilly today here and I am kind of freezing at the moment. Am going to go find warmer clothes before I turn into a popcycle.

:) Fran

Sorry fran Good Guess But not it :)

Margaret if you happen to pop in can you tell me what state you are from ???

Times going fast & I Know lisa & Fran are busting over this :) HEHEHe .

will check back again soon
susie

Well NO I guess that Dianthus wouldn't get 3ft tall...LOL OPPPS...

Ok will have to go think some more...lol. My brain IS NOT working this morning...hehe

:) Fran

Vic, I'm here. I was notified of a problem at work Wed. and had to take the client to the hospital yesterday out of town. I leave again tonight. (again,I have a love/hate relationship with my job) I'm not complaining, I'm very happy I have one. I'm so sorry about your puppy.

Susie, I have no idea what plant you are thinking of, and I sent you an e-mail. By the way, How is your Dad?

MARGART IS FROM THE GREAT STATE OF IOWA, (Go Hawkeyes!)

Bunny thanks for the offer, maybe Susie will pair us up. :O) :O)

Fran, Do I need to send you some long underwear?

WHAT THE HECK, IS THE FLOWER YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT INPATIENTS or BEGONIA?

I hope everyone else is fine.I will check back later to see if I'm correct.

LIFE IS GOOD,
Annie

HMM, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SAY IMPATIENCE BECAUSE BEGONIAS DO NOT COME IN THAT MANY COLORS.

SO, my guess is impatiences. Am I right?
LIFE IS GOOD,
Annie LOL

NO BEGONIAS OR IMPATIENCE
HEY GIRLS I Know you All will have them in your seed stash :) .

New Hint In ()
Not Only Do I come in a (cosmic )of colors but ,they"Ve also name me after their Favorite candy (CHOCOLATE) or a (sonet )of music:) you will love to (Day dream) about me :)
Will be back about 5:30 pm will the rest of the story :)

susie

zinna?

LIFE IS GOOD,
Annie

I should have posted before...is it cosmos?

Cosmos

:) Fran

OH SEE HOW SMART YOU GALS ARE :))) Wasn't that easy ???? COSMOS IS RIGHT ON :)

well I know your all setting on firiery A!!!! To know who you will be sending to, so here it comes
& Have Fun .

PLEASE READ

Here i Have The new playing field Hope a few of you like your new user names :)
we all now have 10-13 letters :) Just remember to just keep it fun colorfull & simple
But as much about gardening as possible . you can slip in a candybar or snack here & there its ok :)

SO I Know you all want to know who you will be sending to so In this swap

( YOU TELL ME WHO YOU WANT TO SEND TO :)

Just be sure to check & make sure no one takes the same person some maybe
posting at the same time so be sure to check back .
1st post gets the name .

looks as GROLIKECRAZY Couldn't get back with me so I'm sorry but I took her name off the list .
Maybe she can Join us again soon. or if she lets me know by morning then I"m sure
I can put her back in .

as for ones sending to a new member as you know you need to hold off sending till they have posted
their conf# for their boxes . I Know we all want to send right away :)
But lets follow the rules :))

Now Just one more thing ok WOuld like for you to Make up a HAPPY NEW YEAR Card
Inside Please List as what you are sending to match their letter to their name :) so they will
Know & it will help them when they come to post your thank you :)

NEW Members Please Note We are very happy to have you with us & hope this will be
as much fun for you ,as it is the rest of us . Now as A New Member You will be ask to have your
Partners Box Ready to be sent out By or before the 17th of Jan Please Post a conf#
when you Have sent. this way your partner who is sending to you can get yours in the mail the following
week . By or BEFORE The 24th of Jan .

Here are the players

POST YOUR PICK

1.MICHIGANHUSSY Skohler
2 Mary_grether NEW
3.CAROLINA ANGLE Conniesc NEW.
4.Ncgardengirl
5.NEW JERSEY GAL Galium
6.Brittneysgran
7.ishareflowers
8.hazelnutbunny*
9.IowaMARGARET
10FLORIDIAN MADAM. Theresa24

11. Raggedyann*
    12.gypsysparro NEW
    13 MONTANA DAME Vic_zn5

Forgot to mention you will not be usig both username & New name

for me it will be MICHIGANHUSSY Only & same for the other =s I just put their other names there so you will know who they are :)
so have fun & Don't hate me till its over :)

susie

Geraniums?

I'd like to pick Fran,ncgardengirl to send to if that's okay!

Lisa

sassyb I need your addy so I can send out your GB this monday .
Good Night all back to chat tomorrow

1.MICHIGANHUSSY /Skohler /
2 Mary_grether NEW
3.CAROLINA ANGLE /Conniesc NEW. /
4.Ncgardengirl
5.NEW JERSEY GAL /Galium /
6.Brittneysgran
7.ishareflowers**** PICKS***** NCGARDENGIRL
8.hazelnutbunny*
9.IowaMARGARET
10FLORIDIAN MADAM. /Theresa24

11. Raggedyann*
    12.gypsysparro NEW /
    13 MONTANA DAME /Vic_zn5

I will send to our new member lisa,ishareflowers.

Bunny, I've sent to you in the past and I'm sure I will get to send to you again in the future. :O):O)

We are suppose to get some freezing rain so I'm going to leave soon. I will try and check in each day while I'm on the road, but no promises.

LIFE IS GOOD,
Annie

the 'who' doesn't really matter to me but I do want to get started so....I pick Raggedyann

Hi, Ladies-What a great idea for selecting our member to send to. I would like to choose Shirley, Brittneysgran if possible. Would love to get to know you better, Shirley. There are so many great ladies here I want to get to know all of you better sometime soon. Blessings, Margaret

Hey, I'm still here, just been too busy packing seeds! Sorry .I'll send this off and think of my favorite colors, can't hardly type, my daughter's feet are tapping to the music of the 'old wild wild west, jammed (her legs) between my laptop which sits over a big cushion onmy lap,so i can see better, and my chest. I love taking care of her, she will be 20 years old tomorrow and a person with multiple disability, she brings us so much joy with just her presence, and I feel priviledged to have served her these many years. When she reacts to her environment like she is tonight, by her just flicking her knees up and down to the music , or trying to kick me on the side or ear or whatever she can reach to get a reaction from,we love it. ...

anyway favorite colors;

Chartreuse (limish green)

Red all shades of red from deepest to hot pink

Yellow all shades to Salmon to meet where we left off in reds.

Blues that go well with above colors going into purple to meet up with the hot pinks

Whites lastly of all shades to meet up with the Chartreuse.

I'll have to tell you about me tomorrow maybe. don't drop me, gosh. Chris

Gosh Susie! Now you got me looking at everyones names thinking what I can send for the letters LOL
Hmmmmm.........who to pick : )

Annie, sorry your time off was cut up! Yes, the love/hate relationship with work! I had to call my boss today after he was done in surgery to ask him where the hell he was, I needed him to come do some things at the office, sometimes he ignores my voicemails, but that one got his attention! hehe

Ok, thinking, thinking, thinking!

I think I'll take a newbie because I remember how much fun it was getting started on GW and my first RR swaps! So.... I'm going to take Carolina Angle - Connie : )

Vic

Hey Chris, I didn't see your post when I posted (of course it takes me about an hour to post some days with the little guy : )
I'm glad you are having fun with your DD, do you have any other children?

Connie, what about you? Kids, pets? Inquiring minds.....

Geeze who do I choose? How about, GOSH I dunno! It is a toss up between Vic, Bunny, Galium, and maybe Maragret that I THINK I could come up with something to send BUT I will have to choose:
Bunny, hazelnutbunny because I already have a few ideas floating around in my head for her...

Susie you did a great job on the extra names I LOVE:
FLORIDIAN MADAM /Theresa24 poor Theresa, reminds me of those, well let's not GO THERE....lol.
She is the Ma'dam of PLANTS right? lol.

You did do a fine job with those!

:) Fran

I am so glad I logged in the check.. I am so sorry, I had a stupid cut and paste error. I actually picked..... IowaMARGARET... not Raggedyann. I am so sorry.. I hope that doesn't mess anything up. I just need one more thing and I will be ready to ship.

Vic, as for me. No kids but I am very close to my 2 nephews and 2 nieces. ages 7,6,5,3. I do have a shiba inu. I am very new to gardening and love container and trailing plants.

GM To all
Gro/Chris Your still in SO Please PICK Who you would like to send to ok :) Would like to have all Picks today if Possiable.

ALSO NOTE : Be sure to contact your partner for their address if you do not have it ANNIE has a list of a few
In The group. so

Once everyone has Been Picked I Will then start a new thread for chat & arrivals :)
will check back in later in the day .

1. MICHIGANHUSSY **PICKS** NEW JERSEY GAL
2 MARY_GREATHER
3.CAROLINA ANGEL PICKS IOWAMARGARET
4.NCGARDENGIRL***PICKS**HAZELNUTBUNNY
5.NEW JERSEY GAL
6.BRITTNEYGRAN
7.ISHAREFLOWERS** PICKS***NCGARDENGIRL
8.HAZELNUTBUNNY
9.IOWAMARGARET ***PICKS **BRITNEYGRAN
10FLORIDIAN MADAM.
11.RAGGEDYANN*** PICKS*** ISHAREFLOWERS
12.GYPSYSPARROW***
13 MONTANA DAME **PICKS **CAROLINA ANGEL
14 GROLIKECRAZY

Awww.... Annie was "unpicked"? Well then I will take Raggedyann.

I will cry if I'm picked last, lol. Remember picking teams back in school?

Theresa

Not to worry Theresa I Haven't been Pick yet either :)

1. MICHIGANHUSSY **PICKS** NEW JERSEY GAL
2 MARY_GREATHER
3.CAROLINA ANGEL PICKS IOWAMARGARET
4.NCGARDENGIRL***PICKS**HAZELNUTBUNNY
5.NEW JERSEY GAL
6.BRITTNEYGRAN
7.ISHAREFLOWERS** PICKS***NCGARDENGIRL
8.HAZELNUTBUNNY
9.IOWAMARGARET ***PICKS **BRITNEYGRAN
10FLORIDIAN MADAM.**PICKS***RAGGEDYANN

11. RAGGEDYANN*** PICKS*** ISHAREFLOWERS
    12.GYPSYSPARROW***
    13 MONTANA DAME **PICKS **CAROLINA ANGEL
    14 GROLIKECRAZY

Theresa, I thought the same thing, "what if no one picks ME" LOL
That's why I picked one of the "new kids" ya know how they always get picked last : )

Come on girls! Don't be shy, who ya gonna pick?!?

Vic

Hey, I am just curious where I got my name.. I am from Ohio.. maybe it is because with all this snow I would prefer to be in one of the carolina's :)

I will pick grolikecrazy.

Shirley

LOL Connie, Susie musta thought the sc in your name was South Carolina! But, just think, Carolina has a lot more letters than Ohio! hehe

I will pick...Um...Wow, This is hard. LOL

I'll take the HUSSY.

This sounds like fun.

Susie, please email me with things you'd like or not like. I would appreciate it. :O)

Connie So sorry for the MISTAKE Should of ask you :) HEHE We can change you to OHIOCONNIESC Or You PICK A NAME :) Just let me & your Partner Know ok :)

1. MICHIGANHUSSY **PICKS** NEW JERSEY GAL
2 MARY_GREATHER
3.CAROLINA ANGEL PICKS IOWAMARGARET
4.NCGARDENGIRL***PICKS**HAZELNUTBUNNY
5.NEW JERSEY GAL
6.BRITTNEYGRAN***PICKS**GROLIKECRAZY
7.ISHAREFLOWERS** PICKS***NCGARDENGIRL
8.HAZELNUTBUNNY **PICKS MICHIGANHUSSY
9.IOWAMARGARET ***PICKS **BRITNEYGRAN
10FLORIDIAN MADAM.**PICKS***RAGGEDYANN

11. RAGGEDYANN*** PICKS*** ISHAREFLOWERS
    12.GYPSYSPARROW***
    13 MONTANA DAME **PICKS **CAROLINA ANGEL
    14 GROLIKECRAZY

to pick yet
MARY_GREATHER
NEW JERSEY GAL Galium
GYPSYSPARROW
GROLIKECRAZY

waiting to be picked
floridian dame
gypsysparrow
montanadame
mary_Greather

Bunny I will send you an email soon .

susie

Where is everyone????

Connie, did you want to keep your name or change it? Let me know please : )

Vic

Hey Vic honey, after I thought about it today I COULD have came of up some FUN things for you I have been thinking about it today. I just paniced in the WEE hours this morning and was running things in my head I KNEW I could come up with...lol. YEAP I could have picked you, now that I have thought about it...
I would like to get to know the new ladies more, BUT being fairly new myself I am doing great to know the ones I do...lol.

NOW I need to start working on Bunnies box. I KNOW she doesn't really want seeds BUT she is gonna get some lol. I will send some easy ones so she can winter sow them :).

Ok, well going to go check other things...

:) Fran

Susie, do not apologize.. Like I said, I was sitting here dreaming that u got it right while the snow kept coming down. the 'sc' in my name is what probably made u thing that. funny I never thought of that. I hope u knew I was teasing, that is my sense of humor :)

Thanks for holding this swap, I had a lot of fun putting the stuff together. I hope my 'p' enjoys the package.

GM To All
CONNIESC : Lets leave it up to your Partner then as to who she wants to NAME you :)

I see that some had not come in last night to check the forum & take their pick .SO I will Give it till
5PM This evening & If they do not check in I will
choose for them & Start our New Thread For the send & recieve :)

Don't Know about the rest of you But I'm Haven much fun & haven a challenge trying to find the perfect colors for my Partners Box But I'm sure it will be worth it :) J IS the tuffest :)Jukebox come to mind:)
But a little to big to ship :)

Galium I Hope you like How I stretched your name :) Its Just for this one :) & I love the challange.

Bunny Did you get my email ??

MaryG Are you still with us ??

Will be back later with a game if I can .

susie

1. MICHIGANHUSSY **PICKS** NEW JERSEY GAL
2 MARY_GREATHER
3.CAROLINA ANGEL PICKS IOWAMARGARET
4.NCGARDENGIRL***PICKS**HAZELNUTBUNNY
5.NEW JERSEY GAL
6.BRITTNEYGRAN***PICKS**GROLIKECRAZY
7.ISHAREFLOWERS** PICKS***NCGARDENGIRL
8.HAZELNUTBUNNY **PICKS MICHIGANHUSSY
9.IOWAMARGARET ***PICKS **BRITNEYGRAN
10FLORIDIAN MADAM.**PICKS***RAGGEDYANN

11. RAGGEDYANN*** PICKS*** ISHAREFLOWERS
    12.GYPSYSPARROW***
    13 MONTANA DAME **PICKS **CAROLINA ANGEL
    14 GROLIKECRAZY

to pick yet
MARY_GREATHER
NEW JERSEY GAL Galium
GYPSYSPARROW
GROLIKECRAZY

waiting to be picked
floridian dame
gypsysparrow
montanadame
mary_Greather

Got your email, Susie! Thanks so much! :O)
I've got some things picked out for you, but will need to head out to do some shopping tomorrow. I've got something in mind I'd like to pick up....I just hope I can find it!

It was VERY hard to choose between players. *UGH* I think Miss Susie has an ornery streak in her somewhere! LOL "Duke it out, ladies" sort of thing. :O)
I had to go eeny-meeny-miney-mo to pick my partner. Even THEN it was difficult!

I had to go eeny-meeny-miney-mo to pick my partner. SO FUNNY, I can see you sittin in front of the computer screen doing this!
:) Fran

BRITTNEYGRAN thanks for picking me! What made you decide to pick me! I don't know what are the critaria in picking a person either, so...hummm ...humm I pick...GYPSYSPARROW. i 've always loved anything gypsy, CARMEN is my favorite opera, I love chunky bracelets and earrings, full tiered skirts, red anything...so yah, that's how i picked you. Chris

Fran
I Forgot Till I just looked Back & saw you won game 4
So I will get your Grab bag out also :) HEHHE

I posted the line up you all have a great evening .

susie

VIC_ZN5 / Montanadame " I'm your damn' new partner!" name that movie! One of my favorite movie.( I hope I wrote that right, can't even swear in writing... let alone vocally-my kids just laugh instead, they say it sounds as funny as when Dean Martin tries to speak French in Pink Panther ) Chris

Thanks Sue...lol. I wondered if you forgot me...lol.

Aren't we posed to be on the NEW thread now?

:) Fran

Hi All & BIG WARM WELCOME to our new friends:)

Susie, NO DJ???? Birds & I don't get along:)
Will try to stop back soon, Have a great day all..:)Anita