ok here is the dc# for mine 03113260000209252303 should be there on thursday

Gwen I ditto everything everyone has said about hosting this swap.. I just think my bank account isn't going to like them.. LOL..

terri

my cut is the one you have me down for the tim holtz caged bird! thanks so much gwynn! I am so excited! hey maybe I will find a use for a cut in the other swap!

Hope mine is delivered today...tracking still shows expected delivery date of YESTERDAY! grrrrr.............

Yep, Laura, GrandmaJ, and JrCreate all arrived today. So that is good.

Just Terri and Kimmo left now.

Everything is sorted except to add Terri's and Kimmo's to each group bag. Phew! But it really wasn't that bad of a job this round, considering there were so many more groups!

And there are some really extra special diecuts to be found!

Kathy, those snowflakes you did are lovely. I saw the prettiest card today of a poinsetta but with a large snowflake behind it. So I was all excited to see a couple large snowflakes in the group.

Before I forget:

Laura was kind enough to include mesh for her screen doors with dog. I did screen doors but did not include the mesh. Sorry! Never even dawned on me to go to Lowe's and find some mesh.

I did however put the mesh on in the group where I needed to embellish them.

Also, in one of the groups I did a xmas ornament swag. It is all in little pieces for you to assemble on your page. It would have been next to impossible for me to assemble it without it being glued down to paper. So be careful when you open the baggie so that you don't lose all the little light bulbs! I did a selection of colors and probably more bulbs then you need so you can mix and match as you please.

I believe Terri's poinsettas and angel wings are unassembled too. I didn't want mine assembled so that I could ink the edges or stamp a design on the petals, etc. So it's my fault, not hers! lol

Everyone did a nice job with packaging them up for me. Plus real nice color choices too! I think you will all be very pleased.

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yea.. hope they made it ok..

kimmo's are here too!

Now....just hope these can get in the postal system and away from the hurricane coming our way this next week! I'm scared to mail Jean and Sheila's to them....right into the path of that bad weather!

what to do...what to do...

Jean and Shelia please stay safe.. does not look good coming your way..

Thanks Teri!!! I am hoping it turns in once it hits Long Island NY. If so, then we may not get it too bad.
Sheila and her family are in Texas until Monday. Hopefully they get back safe.

Gwynne/Sweets- that is fine, just remind me if I forget!!

Can't wait to see these this round! THANKS GWYNNE!! Appreciate all you do for this swap!

You ladies in the NE - I hope the storm passes through without damage or very minimal. If your up for a long trip, feel free to come stay here. Last hurricane passed through here I bought a generator, some how I haven't needed it since but it sure makes me feel better to know I have it.

Gwynne, you sorted and mailed those quickly. I am looking forward to receiving them.

Thanks for doing the swap again!

Sheila and family are supposed to fly back from Texas tomorrow but I don't know if that will happen. Hopefully they stay in Texas if they can't fly home and not end up stranded at an airport for a couple days!!!!!!
The Veteran's Cemetary has closed for Mon & Tues so the service here is on hold.

We have a generator so we should be okay for power. The big worry will be the rain and wind. We live in the woods so we have lots of trees.
DH is bringing in any outdoor furniture and cleaning leaves out of the gutters.
Not much else to do but wait!!!!

Debating whether to fight the crowds at the grocery store later today.
Still not sure why we have to have BREAD & MILK whenever a storm is coming

Stay safe everyone

I just made a quick trip back to the grocery store as bananas and lettuce is on sale starting today and I wanted both. I figure if we lose electricity we can stay healthy on bananas and salad and bread! lol But oh my gosh even a worse madhouse then yesterday!

So then I had to fill up on gas as I'm on empty and we are taking DGC out to lunch in a bit....lines of cars going down the street waiting to fill up! Just nuts!

I'm guessing school gets cancelled for tomorrow and Tuesday....hopefully they will announce that before bed tonight just to give everyone heads up!

We've never been without power for more then a couple hours....so this is going to be mind boggling for me if we lose power for hours on end! How am I going to do my hair??????? lol No one has ever seen me with straight, flat hair. They won't recognize me! lol

Oh the things we worry about.

And then I was thinking about all the crafting I'll be able to do, but then I got to thinking how I like to use my heat gun and emboss so many of my stamped stuff...and I won't be able to do that! ANd the cricut won't work....and I need it to do my recipe swap items. And I won't have my computer to help me out with scraplifting....

Atleast our good ole cuttlebug doesn't need electricity! So I can atleast diecut all day long - even though I don't know why I would need any more diecuts!!

So I just hope we do not lose electricity for long!

Terri - I'm really worrying about you! Snow and loss of electric moreso then Jean and Sheila and COB!

Ohhh, the excitement of it all!

I hope all of you in the storms path stay safe! The longest I have ever gone with power was three days, in winter and that was when Isadora was a tiny baby and we lived in WA. The snow was so bad they couldn't get out to work on the lines. But then that area wasn't really prepared for snow storms like the crews in states that always have a harsh winter. I cut everything for a swap before the power went out and then worked on it by oil lamp at night when Isadora slept.

I grew up in Florida and have been in several hurricanes and none of them had anything on the SNOW! lol That white wonder has no mercy!

I am not that close to the ocean - takes us 5+ hours to drive to Ocean City, NJ....so normally this hurricane weather is not that big of a deal for us....rainy weather, but not high winds or even torrential rain. It's just that this storm is unlike anything they've seen before.

Going to be an interesting few days.

Schools and even colleges are starting to announce closing for both Mon. and Tues. We don't ever see that happen either - 2 days announced... it's usually day by day and rarely colleges close.

COB - we have one of those battery pack chargers, but I don't think ours does the extra stuff like yours! That is super convenient! I think I'll go check out our box to be sure though.... Too funny using for the toaster! lol But needed!

Oh, and the missing stamps were Laura's, so that is solved and I can send them on to her with her altered frame.

We might not get as much rain as inland states because of the way the storm is hitting. Left side will get the rain, right side will get the wind.
We are about 5 miles from the ocean and I am sure they will close the roads tomorrow to keep all the onlookers away.
We will probably loos power at some point but will have the generator. The only problem is that we live on a road with only 7 other homes so we tend to get service restored after other larger populated areas.

We just hope no trees fall on the house or garage Not worried about other trees. DH has the chain saw ready, the generator ready, the Kabota ready, propane is all set, and all the vehicles have gas. Now we wait and hope for the best.

Stay safe everyone!!!!!!