tl, michelle, wendy, do you guys want to play bingo? i have lists from margo, faye, and don. i'll start drawing on friday instead of tomorrow to start drawing, and will extend sign ups til then too to see if we catch any stragglers.

do you guys want this to be a secret-til-you get it swap? add to the suspense?

Rose...I am a straggler and I want to get in on this months swap...LOL! I will get my bingo words off to you.

Thanks much!

Annie

Rose...just emailed my bingo words!

Annie

yay Annie! thanks everyone for joining!

gonna bump this up one more time to see if i can catch any lurkers. . .come out, come out, where ever you are!! still time to sign up and send in bingo words. i'll consider signups and bingo submissions closed when i check back on saturday :) i'll draw the first bingo words when i get back from dropping my daughter off at whatever event she is waking me up early on a saturday for LOL

Time is running out and some of you are going to miss out on the fun of hanging an ornament on your tree that reminds you of the great fun you have here as well as the wonderful friends you make throughout the year.

Remember this is one to keep sweet and simple so postage shouldn't be too much and you can even make an ornament to keep costs down.

Stop lurking and join in, you know you want to. Have a great weekend. Margo

okay, it's time for BINGO! sorry i'm so late, i got distracted by shiny things at target :) here's three to get the ball rolling :)

1. Little Cindy Lou Who
2. Snow
3. Cranberry Garlands

good luck everyone!!

bingo!

Ornaments
Candles

Rose...I hope your posting who we are sending to today. I am out of here at 4am tomorrow and hitting the PO...if it does not go out tomorrow, I have no idea when it will go out....probably in January...LOL!!!!

Happy Sunday to all!

Annie

annie, where are you going? hopefully on a nice long vacation!

Partners:
Canyonwind sends to Dem_pa
Dem_pa sends to mchill320
mchill320 sends to tl_graham
tl_graham sends to sassybutterfly_2008
sassybutterfly_2008 sends to Smitties
Smitties sends to nottougly
Nottougly sends to Rosemctier
Rosemctier sends to canyonwind

annie, I have Don's address, so i'm emailing it to you. everyone else, send your addresses to your partners asap, or send them to me and i will forward them on :)

Oh, Michelle.. I hope you aren't upset you got me! Starting to feel like I'm stalking you. lol. =)

Just contacted Faye to make sure the address I have is correct. Margo

BINGO!!
Fireplace
Twinkle Lights

Don...dem_pa,

I sent your "KISS" out yesterday (Monday).

DC # 0306 0320 0003 2778 8225

Happy day to all!

Annie

Smitties ~ I think I'll just send you out a box every month..lol!

Rose, did you not ever receive my bingo words? I never saw if you did or didn't...

tl.graham ~ emailing you my addr right now! :)

Thanks!
Wendy

mchill320 your box was mailed today.

DC0310 2010 0001 9078 0381

Don

My box to Margo is packed up and will be flying tomorrow a.m. Will post the DC# then.

Thanks!
~Wendy

wendy, did you email it? i don't see it, but if you can forward me what you originally sent i'll still take it. i have lists from smitties, dem_pa, canyonwind, tlgraham, and nottoughly. did anyone else send me a list?

ya'll are so organized. me, not so much LOL. hopefully my package will go out tomorrow. i can't believe the 15th has crept up so quickly!

today's words:
Chestnuts
Gingerbread House

how many words do you need to win bingo?

I already have 5 words, but do not know how bingo works, I have never played it.

I guess Santa flew from CA to PA really fast. I received a beautiful card, a bag of M&M peanut candy, a bag of Hersheys Kisses, Burt's Bees lip balm, and I'm in seed Heaven with 18 packs of seeds. A noid of a reblooming iris. I can plant this today.

The ornament is a wire angel. I bought two of these from Kym earlier and gave them away as gifts. Now I have my own. Thanks so much for everything. I love it all.

Kym's site for the angel pins or ornaments. Great gift boxes, too.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2688227090657.153186.1405847919&type=1&l=aea6fcde4a

Don

I guess I should mention I received my package from Canyonwind. Thanks again.

Don

first person to get their 10 words wins :) in the event of a tie, they both win lol

wow don that got there fast! oh, thank you for the card btw!

words for today!
Santa Claus
The Grinch

My package went out to Faye to day.

DC 03103490000032686870

Hope she enjoys it.

Smitties

sent out Wendy/Sassybutterfly's package today. Confirmation #
9405 5036 9930 0332 0594 61

annie, your package is on its way and your tracking info should be in your email soon :)

bingo words o' the day:
It�s A Wonderful Life
Rudolph

anyone getting close?

am thinking up a celebratory "yay the semester is over" game for after the weekend. stay tuned :)

i will post updates on bingo and packages tomorrow. t was a long day! hope everyone is well and having tons of holday fun already!

bingo:
A Christmas Story
Elves

happy weekend!

Rose, I am home and your KISS is here!

Rose sent a great card with lots of seeds.....
Gaillardia mix
Double Calendula
Yellow Hibiscus
Hyssop Golden Jubilee
Sedum Xenox
Sweet Peas mixed bush type
Pleurisy Root Buttrerfly Weed

*a beautiful and I mean beautiful wind chime. I have it hanging from my chandileer in the dining room as the weather outside is not Southern California lovely at this time. I am afraid the winds might blow it to another part of the canyon....like in The Wizard of Oz.

*my ornament....wow....hand made by Rose....a gourd ornament. My name is on the bottom of it and Rose has signed her initials with the year. I am amazed by this. I hear people talk about all the cool things they do with gourds. This is incredible to me....so unique. I keep meaning to grow gourds....I will grow gourds now!!!!

Rose, thanks so much for a wonderful KISS of a swap!
I just love what you sent me....THANKS SO MUCH!!

Annie

Received my box from Wendy today. She sent the cutest bird ornament. He is a little blue bird made of knit and has a red scarf on. He is flying on my Christmas tree right now. :) So cute and I will think of Wendy each year I place him on the tree.

She also included a pink organza bag with dove chocolates and peppermint sticks that are hiding from the rest of the family,

and five zippies of seeds. Gaillardia, three types of coreopsis, and rudbeckia. All will find a prominent place in my gardens.

Thank you Wendy and Merry Christmas.

Margo

bingo:
Cinnamon Spice
Tinsel

Someone must be close by now!

Canyonwind sends to Dem_pa SENT/RECEIVED
Dem_pa sends to mchill320 SENT
mchill320 sends to tl_graham ?
tl_graham sends to sassybutterfly_2008 SENT
sassybutterfly_2008 sends to Smitties SENT/RECEIVED
Smitties sends to nottougly SENT
Nottougly sends to Rosemctier ?
Rosemctier sends to canyonwind SENT/RECEIVED

gotta love when boxes start to fly!

Rosemctier your box went out in todays mail. The confirmation number is 9405 5036 9930 0338 4216 82.
I am truly sorry for the delay in mailing it. But Amazon has me working 60 hours a week and then this week I had a close family member pass away. But you will get it before Christmas and I hope you enjoy it.

I also received my mnf kiss ornament from Margo - smitties. Again I am sorry for the delay in thanking you. It is hard for these bones to walk for 12 hours a night.

Margo sent me a Solar Snowman Ornament and 2 hand painted Santa Claus cinnamon stick ornaments. Which smell great.
She also included Avon hand cream, a beautiful Christmas card, Candy Cane ink pen and a variety of seeds which included blanketflower yellow and Fan Fare, Painted Daisy, Bronze Fennel and Hot Papaya Coneflower tucked inside a very pretty sturdy Christmas box.

I loved everything.

Thank you Margo I really appreciate everything that you sent to me.

God Bless you,
Your gardening friend,
Faye!

I thought I better check my BINGO words...glad I did! I am getting close....one word to go!!

And as usual, lovely boxes by the MNF'ers.

Happy day to all!

Annie

Tawnee ~ I got my package on Saturday!! Thank you!!!

I'll post pics tomorrow of all the goodies, she MADE me some jewelry along w/ her daughter. GREAT job by the way!!

I'll be back to post the pics tomorrow :)

Thank you!!!

bingo:
Candy Canes
Stockings

Happy Monday, I need three more words so doubt I am in the running with Annie only needing one more.

Rose, could you post all the words that have been chosen so far just to make sure I have all the ones I have on my list checked off. Thanks

Hope everyone has a good week. This has been another successful swap with Rose at the helm. Thanks Rose.

Is there any Barry Manilow fans in this mix? I have been one for years and years. He is touring again and I snagged tickets to see him in Detroit.

Margo

Good Morning...Good Afternoon,

Margo, I to have been a Barry fan for years and years. I saw him in concert in 1980 and 1983 and I think in 87 or 88....so long ago! Maybe he is coming to Orange County...better check on that. I would love to see him again. Have a wonderful time!! Sing...Sing...Sing...At the Copa...Copacabana..............great song!

Happy day to all!

Annie

sorry about not posting words yesterday-- had company all ay long and didn't have a chance to post. so these are sunday's words and i will post 2 more tonight after 11 if no one posts they got bingo!

Advent Calendar
Holly

for out next contest, i think it would be fun to share your best "national lampoon's christmas vacation" holiday memory-- hey, we all have at least one! my cycnical 16 yr old will be the judge :)stories should be posted by new year's eve and moi will do the judging sometime after midnight. she knows none of this by the way LOL

Words that have been called already:

1. A Christmas Story
2. Advent Calendar
3. Candles
4. Candy Canes
5. Chestnuts
6. Cinnamon Spice
7. Cranberry Garlands
8. Elves
9. Fireplace

10. Gingerbread House
11. Holly
12. It�s A Wonderful Life
13. Little Cindy Lou Who
14. Ornaments
15. Rudolph
16. Santa Claus
17. Snow
18. The Grinch
19. Twinkle Lights

i also got my box fromfaye and she went overboard :) the ornament is lovely, a cream themed santa in a sleigh, and i think winter wonderland was the overall theme. she sent some lovely seeds--summer poinsettia, amethyst in the snow bachelor buttons, polar bear zinnia, christmas peppers, snow on the mountain, alyssum, white balloon flower, and mixed iceplant. she also sent a cute teatowel with a gingerbread man on t, some candy canes, an angel ornament with a bell, and a double chocolate cookie :) it was a lovely box, thank you so much!

Rose, you also listed stockings and tinsel on the two posts back on the 18th.

That means I am only two away.

revised list, thanks Margo! words are not my friends right now!

. A Christmas Story
2. Advent Calendar
3. Candles
4. Candy Canes
5. Chestnuts
6. Cinnamon Spice
7. Cranberry Garlands
8. Elves
9. Fireplace

10. Gingerbread House
11. Holly
12. It�s A Wonderful Life
13. Little Cindy Lou Who
14. Ornaments
15. Rudolph
16. Santa Claus
17. Stockngs
18. Snow
19. The Grinch
20. Tinsel
21. Twinkle Lights

amazing how it always comes down to the last few words!

yeah i meant monday's words. what day is it again? well, here are today's words, whatever day it is LOL\

Manger
Star

I received my package from Michelle today! She made a beautiful leaded glass ornament. I put it right in the front of my tree. It is BEAUTIFUL. She also included a skein of green and silver yarn, a cross stitch sampler kit, coffee from Starbucks, and seeds.
She included Hyacinth bean vine, black hollyhock, emerald okra, lady in red salvia, gourd mix, and siberian iris.
Thank you so much Michelle!!

Bingo! I do believe I just won!!!!!! Hopefully I copied my words down right when I sent them to Rose.

Will wait for final word before I do the happy dance.

yes, Margo, you are our winner! congratulations! commence happy dancing :)

Worked a busy 8 hours at the shop today and despite the fact that I am tired, I am doing the happy dance. Woo hoo, I won. I have come one word close many times but this is my first win.

Margo

yay margo!! now i have to figure out what to send you that i haven't sent to you already LOL

hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

Congrats Margo!!!!

Rose, which gourd did you grow for my ornament??? I need to get some of these seeds. Let me know when you get a chance!!

Merry Christmas weekend to all. Be safe and happy!

Annie

annie, it's a tennessee dancing (or spinning) gourd. i am going to have to break one open for seeds-- i only have a few left LOL do you want some?

Rose, no need to send anything. I enjoyed playing and winning was prize enough with my luck. LOL

Margo

Rose,

I would love some of your Spinning gourd seeds, only if you have enough. I am headed out of town in the morning...will be back Fri/Sat. I will send you a SASE next week. OK??????

Happy New Year!!

Annie

just wanted to check in an make sure everyone got their packages okay? with the holiday rush of insanity. . .er, excitement, it's so hard to keep track of everything. heris the list i have so far; updates would be appreciated.

Canyonwind sends to Dem_pa SENT/RECEIVED
Dem_pa sends to mchill320 SENT
mchill320 sends to tl_graham ?
tl_graham sends to sassybutterfly_2008 SENT
sassybutterfly_2008 sends to Smitties SENT/RECEIVED
Smitties sends to nottougly SENT
Nottougly sends to Rosemctier ?SENT/ RECEIVED
Rosemctier sends to canyonwind SENT/RECEIVED