Margo it arrived yesterday.....I found it on the front porch this morning tucked away behind a pot...intact!! I had to leave this morning thus I just opened it over a Margarita. Margo, as usual you send me way to much! I love it all...as usual! Miss Margo sent me....... *a very nice note! *a snowman ornament...cute! *a gingerbread sticky note pad and pen...cute! *a little cookbook with Chocolate recipes! *a red scour pad! My husband thought it was for my face! I hope he was not right...LOL! *Two red and white kitchen towels...love...love...love! I am big on red towels in my kitchen....perfect...perfect...perfect! *Two colorful insulated hot pads...not potholders...these are for hot pots/dishes on the counter. Love these! *Made by Margo...a red (my favorite color) and white beaded necklace....the little white beads remind me of dice....yes, I like to gamble. I am headed this coming week to my favorite Indian casino for a few days...this I will be wearing! This is wonderful!! Thanks Margo for your generosity.....what a wonderful Christmas in July!!! Annie

Faye is Santa in disguise, I swear. Faye's package arrived, and OMG it is fabulous. I mean, really Faye, this is one of the nicest and most thoughtful surprises I've ever gotten in the mail. Everything was wrapped so nicely, in pretty Christmas paper....just so many goodies, it really felt like Christmas to me! Faye's wonderful gifts: ~ wind chime/hummingbird feeder hook with suction cups for attaching to a window ~ pretty butterfly notepad with a pen -- I'll start keeping my garden notes in it ~ cute miniature wind chime in the shape of a lady bug (and BTW, this makes me feel really happy because "Bug" is actually my little sister's nickname for me; she just moved away last week and I miss her a bunch, so this reminds me of her) ~ 2 funny, adorable little "Wormies" -- these clay water sensors that you stick in the soil, and when they start to change color then that means your soil is drying out. (BOY do I need these! I've been watering my tomatoes too much, and they aren't too happy) ~ pot decoration clip, a little flower basket with two cute bunnies dangling from it ~ cute, cute Christmas card ~ Seeds: Christmas Rose (oooh! so excited to grow this), Red Golden Climbing Lily bulbs (is this Gloriosa Lily? Aah! Been looking for this!), Eleusine Coracana "Green Cat" (really cool looking plant), Japanese Morning Glory "Kikyo-zaki" (thank you! can't wait to grow these), New Zealand Christmas Tree (so beautiful!), and finally "White Zulu" Cape Daisy (sooooo happy about this one, I've been really wanting to grow this). Ah! I'm so happy! Made my day, my week, my summer! Thank you, thank you, and may your garden always be green and bright. Oh, and I'd just like to say that all my OBF trades so far have been really wonderful. Just a big thank you to all of you who I've traded with.

Oh shoot, here are the confirmation numbers for the boxes. Melissa - 0306 2400 0000 6039 6090 SueG - 0306 2400 0000 6039 6106 Theresa - 0306 2400 0000 6039 6083

I love to join swaps and have gotten so many awesome things in swaps in the past, but I am so sick of paying outrageous prices for shipping, when half the time the stuff is damaged and broken before it gets to you, or lost! You'd think they would try to be more careful, especially since the postal workers get high wages! But am anxious to see what you all get and hope y'all have a blast with it!