That poem was very clever.
I'd like to have you know,
That I feel exactly as you do
As far as swap boxes go.

I'm sure that mine is lost somewhere
Or someone forgot my name
And maybe they lost my address too
(I know my reasoning is lame).

But I look outside every night,
And close the door and sigh.
Why or why can't I be first?
I oft' begin to cry.

Oh partner! Hear me whining?
That date is getting near-y...
I'm getting very antsy!
I'm getting very weary...

Of lusting over Janet's
And whining all the time
And drooling over Karen's
Oh why can't they be mine???

I'm sure when I get home tonight
I'll hear the doorbell chime,
Then see a cutie in brown shorts
That made it just in time.

Oh partner, awesome partner,
(I know you picked just right)
But get that package to me now,
So I can sleep at night!

hee hee - awesome, Sherry!!! I see your talent spreads beyond racy romance novels - lol...

You two are good!!!!

And I agree 100%..but hopefully by today, or maybe tomorrow, my swap partner won't feel that way, cuz they'll have my small contribution!

I'm impressed! Note to my swappie: DH brought home the tracking info last night and my partner should have something at their door on Monday!

Oh where, oh where have their packages gone,
Oh where, oh where can they be?
With their sides taped up and their labels on,
I'm glad it's them and not me!

Heeheehee!

Renee, Renee, rubbing salt into open wounds??? shame!

For those of us still waiting
I do have to admit
The anticipation's killing me
I'm about to have a fit!

You see it's not just my door
That bears a watchful eye
I sent my package days ago
Did something go awry?

I forgot to get a tracking slip
Or delivery confirmation
And now I'm worried about that box
What is its location??

So now two packages
Have got me in a tizzy
When will the box I sent arrive
And when my door bell get busy?

As some of you remember
I've been in this spot before
A-waitin and a-waitin
And a-watchin my front door

And all I can say about that swap
And to those of us in this state
Just remember the saying goes
Good things come to those who wait!

You guys are good! Very very clever, but I am going home early today for a tasty cake!

janet

Packages never come on time,
For those who sit around and whine!

Oh delivery-man in blue
Or wearing shorts of brown
Please come to my door
Erase my worried frown

I'm like a kid at Christmas
A-waitin' and a-hopin'
Counting down the days
For a swap package to open

But just like me at Christmas
What really made me glad
Is my swappie got her package
And she thinks it was fab!

I know that you'll be coming
In your rumbly truck
I'll hear the brakes a squeaking
Hooray! I'll be in luck!

The kids and I will open
The box and have a blast
Dear Doggie will help unwrap
The package here at last

We'll oooh and aaaah over everything
Every little treat
Oh swappie I do hope
There'll be something fun to eat!

Good things come to those to wait
An adage tried and true
O package I can hardly wait
To get my hands on you!

My package lies over the ocean
My package lies over the sea
My package lies over the ocean
Oh please send my package to me

My doorstep is chronically empty
The brown van just drives on past me
The mailman says sorry there's nothing
Oh UPS please hear my plea

There must be a box that has my name
All tied up with paper and string
Perhaps it is coming from Iceland
Now wouldn't that be just the thing

I know that I must be more patient
I know I should po-litely wait
I know that I've not been forgotten
But waiting is something I hate

(everybody sing!)

Bring back, bring back,
oh bring back my swap box to me, to me
Bring back, bring back, oh bring back my swap box to meeee!

OMG, I am crying alligator tears, I am laughing so hard at all of your poetry!

Linda....waiting patiently....not whining....yet

Oh go ahead and whine, Linda. It's good for the soul.

Some day we will have to have a national get-together, maybe at a spa. That would be so fun. We could laugh our fannies off.

Pam -- who has plenty of fanny to spare

07/21/2006 6:25 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY
07/21/2006 4:02 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN

But not delivered YET!

Mine went out this morning, 2 day priority, so keep opening those doors, ladies . . .

So sorry to make you wait,
But it's not due till Thursday, late.

we're not whining...
our creativity is just shining....
for fun we are pining....
it's the silver lining....

You guys are a hoot, who though we had such talent on the forum! I'm sitting here laughing way out loud!

No what's funny, I already have my wonderful swap from Deb but I'm still checking the door!!! LOL

Hey, Chase if you find mine there, let me know. And say hi to Janet for me when you see her!!

ROTFLMAO!

This just might be the smartest bunch of people anywhere. So glad to know you all!

Lonely....I'm just Ms. Lonely.....
I want a swap box to call my own.....
forgotten....I've been forgotten....
no one to call me....on the phone

Now I'm a waitin'...just sittin' and waitin'....
The office's closed and no box to take home.....(sigh)
Lonely....I'm just Ms. Lonely.....
I wish my box was in my home........(sigh)

Nothing. Nada. Rien. Zip. Zero.

That's what was waiting for me today.

I saw the UPS truck on my street and turned around to wait for it . . . it passed right by me!

:( At least my partner got hers!

Susan

You guys are funny and impatient LOL.

My box left today and the only clue I'm giving, is it went to someone, somewhere. That should help.

Tracey

Too funny y'all!

what fun!! and how i relate to it all!!

You people are as funny and creative as you are impatient. I'll say this... one of you whiners is getting a package from me... should be there Monday, I think. So kwitcherbellachin'! And there are two packages!!!

By the way, I'm not whining about mine... better to give than to receive. :)

Diana, I'm not whining about mine either, I might have to write a poem and I don't want to do that!!

I figure the anticipation is half the fun, when the package comes it's all over.

Annie

actually i think this whining is the way to stop all the worrying about my package that is still on its way...:-)

Hee, hee, wonder who's gitting the box from Dlundin?

Pauline (who's trying to stir up a bit of trouble-lol)

Diana's packages will be tasteful, and packed with alcohol! There are two boxes in case one is confiscated. Open responsibly! That woman has the devil in her, and she can find your weakness in a minute, I know, we partied in NY.

Better to give than to receive? You got that one wrong. Tee hee.

Actually, I had the very best time shopping for Janet and family. I loved it.

But I still like to get prezzies.

The devil in me? You know me so well, Renee...

Neener Neener

I'm through with giving and receiving
On the forum I'm done peeving

Well someone here that is looking for a package from the man in brown should get one next week...... The only problem is that I wrapped it all up and packaged it carefully....left it at my folks office to be sent out....and forgot to put the letter in or tell who it was from..... so someone that likes to can will get a box of canning stuff from an anonymous person....who forgot to name herself girlsingardens

Stacie

This is going to be really EMBARRASSING...I wrote an "ode" to my swap partner. ALL of yours put mine to shame!

To my swap partner:

Your package is loaded with lots of goodies and treats
It's coming from (near) Nantucket
All the things, I hope you'll like
But it's waiting for a man in brown to truck it.

I know it's been slow
I know it's been late
but I'm glad you're my swap partner
It must be fate.

Your package is soon on its way
I will be wrapping and writing tonight.
It would have gone out sooner
But I needed one more thing to make it just right.

I hope you have a sense of humor
I hope you don't think I'm insane
I saw something funny and...different
I just couldn't refrain!

I followed the rules
I followed the law
When you open the package,
I hope you will guffaw.

I know my limerick is silly
I know it's pretty lame
But when your package arrives
I hope you're glad it came

So please be patient
You just have to wait
I won't say where it's going
But it's travelling across many a state.

(Scared you with the "Nantucket" thing, didn't I?) LOL

It surely just MUST be mine! It just MUST be!!! Yippee!

"many a state". Oh -- there aren't all that many states between Massachusetts and Pennsylvania -- but it's still possible! Maybe she just had to say that to make it rhyme. Right?

LOL, Pam

Trust me, I just drove from Rhode Island to Florida and back with three kids. There's LOTS of states between here and Pennsylvania. LOL

Besides, what rhymes with Pennsylvania???? ;)

You're so vain-ia??

Driving around the block with three kids is a long trip! How did you ever manage?

I drive to Cape Cod every summer. I drive through PA, NJ, NY, RI, CT and finally MA. I think that's the order. I'm so bleary eyed they all run together. I guess that is a lot.

Will be watching for brown truck on Monday.
Please don't panic if you hear about a mugging...

Almost, Pam....

PA, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA.

The kids were so well-behaved 90% of the time. I was so proud of them.

Okay, I'll try again...another hint...

You're so vain-ia
You probably think this swap package is for you
You're so vain-ia
I'll bet you think this swap package is for you
Don't you? Don't you?

You had another swap partner several years ago
When I was still quite naive
Well you said that you made such a pretty pair
And that you loved what you received

But you gave away the things they loved
And one of them was sea-sonings (hmph!)
I had some dreams
They were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee and....

You're so vain-ia
You probably think this swap package is for you
You're so vain-ia
I'll bet you think this swap package is for you
Don't you? Don't you?

Cute poem. The box ain't foe me since I was a swap virgin. This is my first swap.

Ahh, tomorrow is another day, another week of checking the doorstep.

OK, I have wasted precious time this morning narrowing it down to who is left - Lori that pkg is coming to ME isn't it?!?!? it just HAS to be me! puleeeeeeeez, let it be me!

Okay, DS is down the street mowing lawns. My phone rings--it's him calling from his cell phone.

DS: "Mom? Don't get excited, but the UPS truck is down the street."

Me: "Really? Where is he?"

DS: "4 houses down, delivering a package."

Me: "Oh, I hope I won't have to answer the door, I'm still in my robe!" (frantically runs to bedroom to throw on sweats)

DS: "Wait! Here comes FedEx! And another UPS truck!"

Me: "Nuh-Uh!"

DS: "No, just kidding! Wait, now he's getting back in the truck."

(Sound of truck rumbling to life)

DS: "He's driving, he's driving.... Oh, sorry Mom, he's going on past."

Me: "Rats!" (chants to self: Good things come to those who wait, good things come to those who wait..)

:) ~finally

Stacy, Dear, Dear Stacy....

I'M beginning to wonder where the heck they're going. I dropped off two packages on Monday and tracking says one is still here in Newport. *sigh*

It said the other was headed west, but according to this, it's now back farther east than it was yesterday. Hopefully it just hasn't been updated right, but it was due to be delivered on Thursday and now it doesn't even say when it's due on one, and the other says Monday night at 9 p.m. It also has the wrong destination listed. Jeez...I hope this info isn't accurate. ***Panic***

So, it looks like somebody has two packages already separated, getting who-knows-where, who-knows-when.

Now I'm getting stressed...I'm gonna cry!

When I tracked my package they told me it had been delivered to MY ADDRESS on the date they picked it up! Lied to the recording to get a person and told the # h was recycled and it really was on it's way and will be delivered tomorrow! I hope NOT back to me!

oh sheesh, I'd better stop complaining...

Hmmmm...at least if it gets back to you, you still have a shot of getting it to the right spot. Crazy, huh? Good luck with it.

What do I do if this ends up in Guam???