Jeri and Terri - both of your PM boxes are full! Or atleast that is the message I am getting. lol

How exciting to see the first box displayed!

Everything is super nice and very good job Kathy! Is that cherry lipstick? That is a good idea...

And the fairyjar with feathers is another good idea!

Heck, everything is a good idea!

This should spur the rest of us on to get creating and finishing up! lol

I cleaned up my craftroom last night and got everything organized for my crafting marathon this weekend. Hoping no one interrupts my plans for the weekend! lol Though already my mom asked me to go buy her oranges off the truck coming in on Sunday as they are going down to my sister's to visit. And then I have a family to meet with to fill my babysitting slot. So that means I have to clean up my house Sunday for that! So maybe not going to be a marathon crafting weekend - but close to it!

Oh where do the hours go? Time flies...

Wow Jeri, I see a lot of pretty stuff from Kathy! Enjoy!

Julie, what a wonderful news! I have so much fun with my little boy and I am happy you and your family will get to have the same experience.

Sheila, that is gorgeous! Please send it my way here in Arizona. That is so much my style!

I have been quite busy with work, plus I have been trying to stay away from the keyboards except for online shopping since my wrists have been hurting and I won't be surprised if I have carpal tunnel syndrome. I will be seeing a neurologist on Monday next week to figure out what's going on. I have been waking up with tingling and numbness on my hands and the wrist braces have helped a lot so far.

I will be mailing on Saturday as you have requested us to do, Gwynne.

Hoping to mail Monday, here's my update:

1.Fruity item - embellishing
2.Love item - done
3.French item - done
4.Feather item - still deciding
5.Banner - tying on the strings
6.Gift tags - done
7.Blue/green items - done
8.Pearl item - keep changing my mind
9.Purse item - Need to buy snack item
10.Masculine item - done
11.Ribbon/trim item - done
12.Music sheet item - done

Soon as I can settle on the pearl & feather items I can finish but I keep hating what I've done and starting over...

Hi to both SS's~ Hope everyone has been keeping busy

I've been having so much fun crafting! I can't wait to see what everyone else does. I'm so excited. Besides the swap, I had a great night. DD was in the HS Miss Autumn Beauty Pageant to benefit the Yearbook (she's on staff) and she won 2nd place. It was such a great night!

Hope everyone has been having a great week. I've got to close for the next several nights so I may not be back for a while. Have a wonderful weekend, ladies

~Rebecca

Looks like smooth sailing for us in NE until Thanksgiving Thanks COB!!!!!!

JCI. Hello to both SS's. Wow boxes coming in already. I will not be mailing early, but no worries I will mail on time.

Hope every one is ready or almost ready for Thanksgiving. I do the shopping for Thanksgiving dinner and have almost every thing we will need. I don't do the cooking, dd does the desserts and dh cooks the dinner. But in return I have done the bulk of the Christmas shopping an of course wrapping over the years. Not a bad trade off.

Hi all, I am back home from my trip to Romania and then several days of very upset stomach. I had hoped to take a minute to just say Hi from the hotel at night but it was long hours of work and I pretty much crashed after we ate dinner and went back to our rooms. It was a neat experience and there is a strong possibility I will have to go back again in January.

I had planned to bring a couple items I had ready to assemble but it didn't end up with me so today is a planned day of crafting. Tomorrow I will be getting us ready to go to Little Rock for Thanksgiving and I definitely plan to bring things to work on for after mom goes to bed next week. I haven't decided if I want to come back Saturday or Sunday next week but it will be no later than Sunday since I have to work again on Monday.

Jean. I hope the splints would prevent me from getting surgery. I don't know what I would do with myself if I can't do the two things that I love to do--work and craft.

Rebecca, do share pics! I love looking at the gowns during pageants.

I hope for better weather so everyone can enjoy Thanksgiving. It stays between the 50s-80s here in AZ.

I worked last night and will take a nap shortly. Wish me luck in waking up before FedEx closes. I gave the baby some tissue paper to play with. He somehow managed to figure out how to disassemble his Vicks humidifier and now he's been carrying the water reservoir around. I don't know what to do with that child. He figured out how to open the doors despite the knob covers for childproofing. He was also strong enough to yank out the chidproofing magnets from the kitchen cabinets, so now I have to keep the glass bottles overhead where even I could not even reach them. Now you ladies know why I am always tired. lol!

Does anyone want Kiko for Christmas so mommy can at least sleep?

Hi to all~

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.

Peachy~ Here are some pageant pics ...I love all the dresses too! BTW...I'll for sure take Kiko anytime!

You can just send him right over, all the girls will love him!

Have a fantastic day, ladies

~Rebecca

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Peachy - I'm SO glad you are having so much fun with Kiko! Ha Ha! Welcome to the Joys of being a Parent!

Having babysitting kids same age as Kiko - I totally can visualize everything he is doing that he doesn't need to be doing! Kids are very smart these days.... It's probably actually easier for me then you as I have a handful to keep each other entertained and busy but poor kiko has no one to romp around with or pick on! Maybe you'd better rethink that decision to only have one child! lol

I'm just so glad mine all go home every afternoon and stay away at the holidays and weekends!

I spent the afternoon creating my pearl project and I love how it turned out. Makes me all excited to move on to the next project and see how that turns out too!

Rebecca - your daughter is lovely and you must be so proud of her!

Kim - likewise with you and your daughter's 23rd finish! Quite an accomplishment!

Rebecca, I would have to agree that your daughter is lovely. The gowns are pretty but hers is my favorite so far. It's tasteful and elegant. I am sure Kiko would have a blast with your girls too. He loves getting attention from girls.

COB, Kiko would keep you and your mom laughing and he'd give you both a good workout too. Nowadays, his favorite position when he cries would be while doing a headstand. It's hard to take him seriously when he looks funny.

Kimmo, do you have pictures of your trip? I'd love to see them if you do.

My Secret Sister ___E___ will get her box before Thanksgiving. FedEx was closed so I had to mail through USPS. It's time to stalk the mailman!

Waving hi to both SS's

Love seeing the first box..

Its been a crazy few weeks..my oldest son has been sick and last week he needed a blood transfusion. He is doing better..will be going back to Drs next week.

Making progress..just need to add finishing touches on a few items and assemble others.

Ali

MANDATORY CHECK INS THIS WEEK PLEASE!!

Most of you are posting often enough, but as the mailing has begun - it's time to check in more often this next couple of weeks.

WARNING: Absolutely do not mail a box to your SS if she has not posted on the thread since November 17th.

Checking in.
I'm working like the proverbial tortoise. Slow and steady. Having a small Thanksgiving. Just the 4 of us. Food and Football. Hope we get some more snow so maybe some sledding can happen.