HoWDY!!! REMEMBER.... YOU BETTER WATCH OUT...You better not POUT......... YOU BETTER NOT SHOUT... DON/T BE++++ N A U G H T Y++++ YOUR BETTER BE **N I C E.. YOU KNOW THE SANTA CLAUSE'S R COM'N TO TOWN !!!! YEAH!! visions of rust and sparklie things are floating in my head!! Oh the a n t i c i p a t i o n of it all! their is no way it could be a bad....thing.. like THE MARTHA says...."IT's A GOOOOOOD THING !" God Bless Ya'll all! susiesunshine

Ok everyone....I have one packet of Spinach Tyee Hybrid to give away as a bonus. Please let me know asap if you'd like this seed. Folks, at this point..please consider requests for bonus seeds locked in as I have already stuffed the envelopes with the miscellaneous veggie bonus seeds that have were gifted and posted updates in all the forums. Also, I have been gradually stuffing envelopes with items from wish lists, so please consider your wish lists locked down at this point as well. Thanks

Hi Golbar, Thanks for the suggestion, but I prefer not to follow that route...for a couple of reasons. This swap is intended to be a surprise swap. I will not be posting a master list of seeds. I will be guided by your wish lists or preferences if you choose to send me that information, but I cannot guarantee anything. What you receive in return is completely dependant on the seeds that are sent in. Most of us that participate in exchanges love the element of surprise. This is my personal preference for hosting a swap. You'll find other hosts will try different themes at different times. I have been involved in swaps like you suggest in the past and I personally do not favour them. For the simple reason, that they often end up being a free for all and those that have the luxury of being on the computer at any time during the day, always end up getting first dibs on the more rare seeds. Not fair at all to those that work during the day and won't get to their computers until night. The folks that have limited computer access ultimately end up feeling disappointed and disadvantaged. I believe the swap can be handled fairer by taking into consideration everyone's wishes. I do my best to be fair and make sure you're getting a good selection. Compiling a wish list or even letting me know if there are seeds you do not want helps to guide me through the process. It's certainly a good idea, but it's an idea that's best implemented by someone else hosting another swap with a different theme. Please understand that it takes a lot of work to compile the information and organize everything to manage a swap with this many people and I just cannot get involved in that kind of complicated work. I fully expect to be receiving at least 3000 seed packs that have to be researched and managed. I work 12 hours a day on average, so I need to keep it simple for me at the moment. I hope this helps to clarify. Thanks for the suggestion though..it's just not something I can undertake for this swap. Thanks....Heather

I have been working on the 4th group and it is looking good. The group name will be Best Friends. Right now it looks like 12 will be in the group which means each person will receive 11 blocks. I will leave it so someone else can join in if they want to before the end of December. It looks like there will be one Jan. birthday and then the next one will not be until March so there will not be a lot to do over the holidays if that is of a concern to someone who is considering joining in. Actually, the birthdays are very nicely spaced. Who would have expected that? LOL I want to send e-mail out to confirm with a few people that they are willing to make 2 blocks or be in 2 groups and then the group will go out by e-mail to the members. I'm so happy this is working out for those who have been waiting for awhile to see if we could form a fourth group! Jeanne (Sorry to have been slow finishing up this last group. My dog is home and doing well. We will not know the results of the biopsy until next week. Obviously, we are spoiling her a lot!)