Hey Alana don't forget me!!!! (running behind everybody)

I'll read the post later, Will send name later.
Off to work!!!

Hpe I'm not too late

Nope. Not too late at all. We will take sign ups until 9/2.

Answers:

1. The Munsters
2. The Simpsons
3. The Adams Family
4. The Beverly Hillbillies (Clampetts)
5. The Huxtables
6. The Brady's
7. The Flinstones
8. The Ricardos
9. The Cleavers

10. The Jetsons

:) Are these right?

Vina, you are good!
Let me know which prize you would like.

Vina/flowergirl34
Shirley/sjc48
Rosemary/rosemctier
Dan/dan_the_mailman
Melissa/hazelnutbunny
Margo/smitties
Shirley/brittneysgran
Robin/Robin1962-2008
Wendy/Sassybutterfly_2008
Faye/nottougly
Beth/beth_b_kodiak
Carmen/gardencraze
Alana/poisondartfrog

That's 13 players. I will post another game at 15 players.

Hi Alana
I would like to play this month. I have been busy with work and family, but this swap seems simple enough. I am still thinking about a theme!
Heidi

Welcome Heidi. It is nice to hear from you again!
I hope everyone is having a relaxing day. Carmen is working, so she is probably not.
I truly am going to my neighbors a bit later. We are going to make enchiladas today and I am going to make salsa with a bunch of these ripe tomatoes from my vegetable patch using a recipe I got from another garden site.
Just one more player and I will have to think up another game, lol.
Have a great afternoon,
Alana

Dan, that sounds FABULOUS! Mind if I head over for dinner?? :) Having someone cook for me would be a wonderful change....a treat I don't get too often!

I may have to borrow that padded room, too. This past week has been a doozey....and it's not over. Still have sick kiddos, and hubby's leaving tomorrow on another business trip. *sigh* Toss that in with the broken down cars (yes, plural! why do these things always happen in groups??), regular homeschooling stuff, all the dr's appointments this week, and life in general.....
Yes, that padded room is sounding *really* nice right now.

ON the bright side. It's supposed to be a tiny bit cooler this week, so maybe I can get outside to do some desperately needed yard work. Playing in the dirt is always a good cure! :)

Mel, I'll let you know when I'm done with the padded room, and I'll even throw a wheelbarrow full of dirt and seeds in there for your too!
I've never made gizpacho before, but it's now chilling in the refrigerator awaiting the rest of dinner. I used lime juice instead of the sherry vinegar, added some leftover bacon strips from breakfast this morning, and topped it off with some fresh parmesan. I am sooo proud of myself! It's an easy recipe, and all you do is throw stuff in a food processor and let it puree itself. It tastes just like summer though, and I do believe I'll be experimenting with various ingredients to see how far I can take it. I feel like a whole new area of cooking has opened up for me, and it's started on a great note! My roomie is also a chef, and it's got his approval too, which makes it all that much better!
Today is a good day!
Dan

Just a reminder to send me your address and box name by 9/2. Sign ups are still open and there is still plenty of time.
I have information from Melissa, Wendy, our two Shirley's, and Dan so far.

Vina/flowergirl34
Shirley/sjc48
Rosemary/rosemctier
Dan/dan_the_mailman
Melissa/hazelnutbunny
Margo/smitties
Shirley/brittneysgran
Robin/Robin1962-2008
Wendy/Sassybutterfly_2008
Faye/nottougly
Beth/beth_b_kodiak
Carmen/gardencraze
Heidi/hdiperna
Alana/poisondartfrog

Alana, I would like to join too. I have never sent anything but
seeds through the mail. I would probably send divisions, so if
there is anything special I need to know, please tell me.

BTW- The morning glories that you offered for sase are beautiful.
I posted pictures at the other forum.

Hi all ,friends and neighbors.
I had an interesting experience today.
I went to the Dr's and discovered that I had torn a muscle which is swollen and pressing on my siatic nerve.
Now , if that sounds painful, it is. But here's the interesting thing. Just knowing what it is makes it feel better.
Not looking for sympathy here but wanted to share the experience and my surprise at the reduction in discomfort level just from knowing.
I had been having visions of hip replacement surgery and that was sorta freaking me out. Funny some of the things your mind can do to your body.
All in all a good day here
Alana, i'm emailing you the info.
BB

Welcome Linda! I will look for those pictures in a bit.
That puts us at 15 and another game. I am working and won't be home until tomorrow afternoon, so I will post a game then.
Beth, now that you know how to address the problem I hope you get relief.
Have a good evening everyone!
Alana

I'd like to join this one, if I can. It sounds like a lot of fun! Now to figure out a theme...

Shelly

Woohoo! I'll take the Petunia: Ultra Rose PLEASE!!

I'm thinking of a theme....I'm thinking of a theme...got it! Sending an email :)

Talk to you soon!
vina

Good afternoon all. I am just checking in to let you know I am still thinking of a theme for this swap. I need to walk the garden to decide what to share and then think of an appropriate theme. I am having a garage sale this weekend coming up and I can't believe the amount of stuff that has accumulated between myself and my kids. I love it. They give me the stuff and I do all the work then hand them their money. I am thinking of taking a percentage for my labor. :)

Alana,will definitely get back to you before the deadline. Thanks Margo

Welcome Shelly!
Linda, I can't find the pictures. Maybe I am looking in the wrong place?
Vina, I will get your Petunia seeds out to you in a couple of days.

We are over 15 players; time for another game. The first player to respond with the name of the person these neighborly quotes are attributed to wins. The prize this time is the winner's choice of
1. Petunia, Dreams Red 30 pelleted seeds
2. Petunia, Primetime Pink Morn 30 pelleted seeds
3. Petunia, Primetime Blue 30 pelleted seeds
(Have you guys picked up on the fact that I am planning a big Petunia year for 2012?)

Who said:
1. Love thy neighbor- and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier.

2. Your first job is to prepare the soil. The best tool for this is your neighbor's motorized garden tiller. If your neighbor does not own a garden tiller, suggest that he buy one.

3. Borrow trouble for yourself, if that's your nature, but don't lend it to your neighbours.

4. I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?

5. Love your neighbor as yourself; but don't take down the fence.

6. Do not waste time bothering whether you love your neighbor act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.

Vina/flowergirl34
Shirley/sjc48
Rosemary/rosemctier
Dan/dan_the_mailman
Melissa/hazelnutbunny
Margo/smitties
Shirley/brittneysgran
Robin/Robin1962-2008
Wendy/Sassybutterfly_2008
Faye/nottougly
Beth/beth_b_kodiak
Carmen/gardencraze
Heidi/hdiperna
Linda/roper2008
Shelly/sred98
Alana/poisondartfrog

1. Mae West! Love her!

2. Dave Barry

3. Rudyard Kipling

4. Mother Teresa

5. Carl Sandberg. Ben Franklin said almost the exact same thing but it
was don't tear down the hedges! Lol!

6. C. S. Lewis

Fun quotes!

Shelly

Go Shelly! Go Shelly! Good job.
Let me know your choice of prize.

IF we make it to 20 players I will post another game. We are at 16 now and you all are so good at this that I am having to work pretty hard to come up with games, lol.

Tired-I'll check in tomorrow. G'night.
Alana

Woohoo! I can't believe I won! I think I'll take pink morn!

Thanks so much!

Shelly

WTG Shelly! :)

Love C.S. Lewis, and that quote is a great one!

Shelly, I will mail your seeds in a few days.
We still have plenty of time for additional signups, but if we don't reach 20 by the weekend I will post another game.
Have a good evening,
Alana

Wow!! look at all these winners, I haven't even had time to read the post.
Note to self, must make time for fun LOL

Alana~ I received the daylily today! It looks great, thank you so much! :D

Alana I posted the pics on the cottage garden forum.

Hurricane Irene is heading my way, so far mandatory
evacuation in low lying area's. I will most likely stay
here, but will probably loose power. The last hurricane
we had here in virginia beach I lost power 6 days.

Bunny, I am glad it got there okay. Seed winners, I have not mailed your seeds yet but I will get them in the mail on Monday.

Oh no, Linda! I hope you and your gardens come through without damage. Your MG's are beautiful. I just had a look. I had been looking for them on the Vines Forum.

I am working on a new game for tomorrow-not sure what time I will post it. It looks like Allie will get a little sister this weekend and things may get a little crazy.

Have a good weekend. East coasters check in and let us know that you are okay, if you can.
Alana

Hello Everyone! It's good to see so many people signing up and having fun! So Alana, what made you decide on a petunia garden next year? I've never been much for them, but this year I bought some to put around my new strawberry bed, and they've grown so great I've decided to put in more next year. I guess our "taste buds" really do change as we get older, eh? LOL!
Last Sunday I got out into my yard to do some mowing with the weedwhacker (the mower gave itself a time-out), and discovered baby yuccas growing in the front yard! The park management leveled the front yard for me a while back, and I thought these plants were baby daylilies. I'd had a bunch of dl's there, but hadn't had any yucca plants for almost 2 summers. Well, low and behold, I've now got a fine crop of them! I love surprises like that! Just when I'm wanting to simplify the yard down to just a few types of plants too...lol!
Well, time to go catch up on the rest of the swaps I'm involved in! Catch you all later!
Dan

I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to drop out of this swap. :(

Melissa

Why the Petunias? A phase I think; I only grew two varieties this year and the hummingbirds loved them.
So sorry, Bunny! I hope you can stick around for the games.
Speaking of games, try this one.

Give the song titles that include these lyrics:

1. May your 40 acres soon be fields of clover.
Yes, indeed, and plant a wish
With every seeden by and by
The sun and rain will make an etching
Of a million little green fingers
Stretching to the sky

2. Howdy neighbor howdy get out and come right in
We'll make a bowl of gravy to sop your biscuits in
Boil a pot of coffee and bake a big fat hen
Cook another country ham to feed a hundred men

3. It's a neighborly day in this beautywood,
A neighborly day for a beauty,
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?

4. Screaming young babies
No piece and no quiet
I got T.V.'s, saxophone playing
Groaning and straining
With the trouble and strife

5.Come on and shake my hand and let a grin do the rest
It makes you feel so grand to get your chin off your chest
I�m shouting; "Hi Neighbor! My Neighbor!
Time to play and say "Hi!"

6. Now I was walking down a dusty road
when along came a neighbor of mine.
He saw me walkin' with my head hung down,
he just had to stop and pass the time.
Neighbor, neighbor, floatin' in the salty brine.
floatin' in the salty brine

The first correct respondent will choose one of these:
1. Petunia, Ultra Rose 30 pelleted seeds
2. Sweet Alyssum, Allure Bronze 30 seeds
3. Petunia, Primetime Blue 30 pelleted seeds

1 = Happy Harvest by Judy Garland
2 = Howdy Neighbor by Porter Wagoner or Norma Jean
3 = Won't You Be My Neighbor by Mr. Rogers
4 = Neighbors by The Rolling Stones
5 = Hi Neighbor! by Orrin Tucker
6 = Nieghbor, Neighbor by Jimmy Hughes, remade by ZZ Top

Good Dan. I knew the ZZ Top version-afraid I don't know Jimmy Hughes. Let me know which prize you want.
A few more days to sign up and then we will play a game to determine choosing order.
If you have not sent your theme and/or address please get those to me by the 2nd so we don't have to wait to post the selections.
Have a good evening,
Alana

I did it? Cool! Thanks Alana, it was fun looking all those up and finding out who did them! Hmmm, which seeds do I want to try? I think I'd like the primetime blue petunias, they look nice in the pics I can find online, and I'll bet they'd go great around my strawberry patch...lol! I'm glad I joined this swap. It's been just the distraction I needed! Kudos to you Alana!
Dan

Alana, garage sale is over and I think I can breathe again. I just sent my information.

Beautiful day here. Turned off our air conditioners. Seems so weird to be enjoying this weather while others are in the midst of destructive weather. My thoughts and prayers are with those in the east.

Margo

Thanks Margo.
I have the envelopes for the game winners in the mail this morning. Tomorrow I will post the list of folks who have provided their information.
Have a great day,
Alana

Howdy neighbors!
I don't have the information for the folks listed below. If you sent your information and your name is on this list your email may be out there in the ether somewhere and you need to resend, or I may have lost it and I apologize, but you still need to resend. Please get this information to me by the 2nd.

I need address and theme from:
Rosemary/rosemctier
robin/robin1962-2008
Carmen/gardencraze

I need theme only from:
Faye/nottougly
Shelly/sred98

Thanks!
Alana

Alana, will we be playing a game Saturday to decide the choosing order?
I've been sitting out on my porch surveying my "kingdom" trying to decide what I'm sending, and it's been a lot of fun! There's a lot out there that needs to be divided!

BTW, is it the 2nd yet??? Why is it that the last few days before getting partners are always the longest?

-Dan

Yes, it will be a simple guessing game that I will post as soon as I have all of the themes. If everyone has their info to me, I may post it Friday afternoon and allow until noon Saturday for everyone to guess, then post the order and choices Saturday evening. In a perfect world...

we're getting closer.

I need address and theme from:
Rosemary/rosemctier
Carmen/gardencraze

I need theme only from:
Faye/nottougly
Shelly/sred98

I would love to play. Please count me in!!

Welcome to MNF's (make new friends) Kelly! And thank you for sending your information so quickly.
Stay tuned....
Alana

My bad. I left Linda off. I need her info too.

Vina/flowergirl34
Shirley/sjc48
Rosemary/rosemctier need address and box name
Dan/dan_the_mailman
Margo/smitties
Shirley/brittneysgran
Robin/Robin1962-2008
Wendy/Sassybutterfly_2008
Faye/nottougly need box name
Beth/beth_b_kodiak
Carmen/gardencraze need address and box name
Heidi/hdiperna
Linda/roper2008 need address and box name
Shelly/sred98 need box name
Kelly/kellyk49
Alana/poisondartfrog

Alana, I received the petunia seeds today...THANK YOU!!!

Glad they arrived, Dan. I had fun with the games.
Vina/flowergirl34
Shirley/sjc48
Rose/rosemctier
Dan/dan_the_mailman
Margo/smitties
Shirley/brittneysgran
Robin/Robin1962-2008
Wendy/Sassybutterfly_2008
Faye/nottougly need box name
Beth/beth_b_kodiak
Carmen/gardencraze need address and box name
Heidi/hdiperna
Linda/roper2008 need address and box name
Shelly/sred98 need box name
Kelly/kellyk49
Alana/poisondartfrog

Good morning! Today is the deadline. Linda had to drop out and I received Camen's information so I only need box names for two participants. I sent them a reminder email. If I don't hear from them by 7:00pm EST, they will have to skip the guessing name and will be placed last and 2nd to last in the picking order based on when they joined the swap, so I hope they remember in time.
It's more fun when everyone plays!
A short time after 7:00 pm I will post a guessing game and everyone will have until 1:00 pm tomorrow to post their answer. You can guess anytime between those times. I will explain when I post the game how the winner(s) will be determined. Anyone who does not guess will be placed at the end based on the order they signed up for the swap in.
If you have any questions, shoot me an email. I am at home today and will check back often.
Have a good one!
ALana

Vina/flowergirl34
Shirley/sjc48
Rose/rosemctier
Dan/dan_the_mailman
Margo/smitties
Shirley/brittneysgran
Robin/Robin1962-2008
Wendy/Sassybutterfly_2008
Faye/nottougly need box name
Beth/beth_b_kodiak
Carmen/gardencraze
Heidi/hdiperna
Shelly/sred98 need box name
Kelly/kellyk49
Alana/poisondartfrog

I don't know why, but I am having the hardest time coming up with a box name! I know I shouldn't be having this much trouble, but I am! Let me keep thinking, and I'll have something by this afternoon.

Sorry!

Shelly

That's fine, Shelly. I hope Faye sees her email in time, too.
Heidi, I sent you an email. Let me know if you did not receive.

No word from Faye. I am sure she wanted to participate so I am going to leave it open for her until 1 tomorrow but we will proceed with the game. She can get her info to me and guess anytime before 1 tomorrow.
I am going to post the game on a new thread in a minute.

it's going on 8pm, where's the new thread and game??? lol!!!
yep! getting anxious here in Michigan! anyone else feeling the same way?

Sorry d t m. I had an unexpected visitor. It's up now.

don't go all postal on us Dan! :P

lol...not postal, I was just excited. it's how I get whenever we're going to get partners.
go ahead. say it.
A.D.D.I.C.T.I.O.N