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Thread: It's nearly Christmas, so sign up to Secret Santa!
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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Got a great idea, but it required an online order-- will deliver package as soon as goods arrive.
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Leaf
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Sent!
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The Weeder
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My offering is on the sleigh...
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Still missing the gator
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Qoheleth.
Semi-Sagacious One
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Consigned to the reindeer!
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Dormouse
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Received! Thank you for the most beautiful card and a present that will be waiting until the Festival Day to be opened. I feel blessed.
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Surfing Madness
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Apologies my Christmas shopping window was destroyed by being sick and dizzy! Crazy busy time at work coming up, so apologies in advance if it's more a post Christmas Sceret Santa.
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Huia
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Finally posted.
I wish it was more interesting.
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Brenda Clough
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Oh! My Secret Santa present arrived today! with great difficulty I am going to save it and open it on the day.
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Chocoholic
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I got a special delivery today ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
I shall have to be good and wait till the day to open it. Thank you Secret Santa!
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Sarasa
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Jumps up and down squeaking. I've got three (three!) presents and a lovely homemade card from France. The presents will wait until Christmas Day, the card is sitting on my mantlepiece now. Thank you, that's made me very happy. ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
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Meg the Red
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Given that my life has been rather chaotic for the last few months, I reluctantly decided to forego Secret Santa this year. So imagine my surprise when a rather battered-looking packet with a Royal Mail sticker appeared in my mailbox. Inside was a sparkly hand-decorated box containing two lovely homemade decorations which are now on the tree, safely out of kitty range.
I'm thinking this may be my long-lost parcel from last year's exchange. No idea how it got to me, but I couldn't be more delighted. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to the generous giver.
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Chocoholic Canuckistani Cyclopath
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Ye Olde Motherboarde
Ship's Mother and Singing Quilter
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JB and I have sent our Secret Santas to places far away.
Hoping the Royal Mail will get them there by Christmas day!
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churchgeek
Have candles, will pray
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A package arrived from County Cork yesterday. I'm not the patient sort, so I opened it. Chocolates ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif) and a lovely ornament, all from the Cork area. I haven't tried any of the chocolate yet, though, I'm saving it... Thank you, Santa!
So I finally got myself to the post office today and sent out my package. Hope my Santee likes it!
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My article on the Virgin of Vladimir
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Gill H
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Hugal and I both managed to flag down a passing reindeer, and our gifts are now entrusted to Santa's elves.
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*sigh* We can’t all be Alan Cresswell.
- Lyda Rose
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ArachnidinElmet
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A mysterious jiffy turned up at the door today containing a pressie which I will save for Christmas and a lovely card with a sketch of an seasonal Arachnid! Thank you Secret Santa.
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'If a pleasant, straight-forward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle manoeuvres' - Kafka
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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I got the most adorable little carved bunny icon in the mail today-- from two of my very favorite Shipmates!
Thanks Chastmastr and Cubby!
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Mrs Shrew
Ship's Mother
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My parcel has been consigned to the elves!
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"The goal of life is not to make other people in your own image, it is to understand that they, too, are in God's image" (Orfeo)
Was "mummyfrances".
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ArachnidinElmet
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Shopping finally completed. All being well I shall be engaging a postal elf tomorrow.
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'If a pleasant, straight-forward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle manoeuvres' - Kafka
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North East Quine
Curious beastie
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I've been away for a couple of days and got home tonight to find that Santa had arrived in my absence!
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Jane R
Shipmate
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Present has now been added to Santa's sleigh - with extra sellotape courtesy of the Post Office elves.
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Ferijen
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My parcel is being dispatched today...
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Heavenly Anarchist
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I'm slightly concerned as I posted mine on the 6th but my swappee has not popped in here yet to say she has received it.
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St Everild
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Bought something very suitable. Lost it.
Bought several lots of edibles to go with it. Ate them.
Have now gone and found something else suitable (and vaguely related...) and yet more edibles, and am now going to wrap them quickly. Before I eat/lose said items again. And then flag down a passing reindeer.
(And what's the betting that I find the first item in January?)
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St Everild
Shipmate
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Double-posted to say that I have, in fact, found the missing item rather sooner than January....
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St Everild
Shipmate
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Parcel arrived today. Sender's name is "Secret Santa"!
I-must-resist.....
Thank you in anticipation, Secret Santa!
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Gill H
Shipmate
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Mine has arrived!
Couldn't resist opening. Two beautiful wooden tree decorations- Fairtrade too!
Thank you Scottish Santa!
*wanders off singing 'Santa's a Scotsman'...*
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*sigh* We can’t all be Alan Cresswell.
- Lyda Rose
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Emendator Liturgia
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Have ordered a highly trained long-distance reindeer to pick up a VSD (Very Special Delivery): is expected on the roof of the recipient on or before Christmas Eve.
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Don't judge all Anglicans in Sydney by prevailing Diocesan standards!
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Mrs Shrew
Ship's Mother
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Eeeeeeee!
I had a wonderful surprise when I got home from work to a parcel, postmarked from Aberdeen or thereabouts!
Inside were two beautifully wrapped parcels, which I am somehow managing to resist and a beautiful card which has taken pride of place on our shelves.
Thank you Santa!
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"The goal of life is not to make other people in your own image, it is to understand that they, too, are in God's image" (Orfeo)
Was "mummyfrances".
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luvanddaisies
the'fun'in'fundie'™
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I'll be posting today... it should still make it on time - apologies if not.
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St Everild
Shipmate
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Reindeer flagged down yesterday - hopefully he will do his stuff before Christmas and deliver on time. Well, that was what was promised...
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The Weeder
Shipmate
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Santa has arrived and dropped off a parcel. I am not one for deferred gratification, so have already opened it.
There is a elephant embossed tea caddy, very eastern, in lovely deep colours. It contained a key ring/mini torch in bright colours, with my name on it, and a lovely book mark, in the form of a cartoon lion head, and a big clip.
All very much appreciated, and very much to my taste.
Thank you, Santa!
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Still missing the gator
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Heavenly Anarchist
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Mine has arrived it arrived in a Royal Mail 'apologies for damage' bag but appears to be intact, a neat little square parcel and a card. I will wait to open them.
Thank you swappee.
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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Almost forgot to report that I posted my parcel yesterday!
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Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
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Adrienne
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Santa has delivered me a parcel! It is waiting for The Day - very early in the day, I always open my Santa parcel when I get back from Midnight Mass
My parcel will go our first thing Monday - slightly later than planned I'm afraid having lost almost a week to the lurgy, the elves have quite a short journey to make though, so I'm hopeful it will arrive in time.
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South Coast Kevin
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Many thanks to my Secret Santa - a lovely gift (in funky reindeer wrapping paper) arrived yesterday. I'll save the chocolate for Christmas Day but will be enjoying the book over the next few days. Thank you so much!
To my gift recipient - I'm almost certain that I signed my name, rather than Secret Santa. Ooops ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif) I posted the parcel earlier this week, which should be in good time for Christmas. Hope it arrives soon...
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St. Gwladys
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The postman caught us just as we were going out this morning and delivered a beautiful calendar from Scotland. Many thanks (not so) secret Santa!
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Roseofsharon
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An Amazon parcel arrived today addressed to Rose Sharon - must be from my Secret Santa
I opened the outer box, but the contents (another box) do not appear to be gift wrapped, so I sealed it up again before I could read what it is, and put it under the tree. I will post my proper thanks after Christmas, but wanted to let Secret Santa know it has arrived safely.
I'm a bit concerned that the gift I posted in plenty of time does not seem to have reached it's destination yet.
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luvanddaisies
the'fun'in'fundie'™
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Ooooo - a thing has arrived through the post...
I have opened the card (thank you [not so] Secret Santa), and I'll open the present tomorrow (I'm off up to my Mother's house for Christmas tomorrow afternoon, so I'm having my home Christmas early ), and proper thanks will be posted then.
Thank you - exciting
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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My box is nearly packed-- I need to prepare one more item, then it goes in the mail.
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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luvanddaisies
the'fun'in'fundie'™
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Thank you Secret Santa - opened my present today before I left home for Christmas, and it's a 5-minute origami set, which sounds like fun and was a surprise. When I get back I'm going to play with it and make some foldy things
Thanks - what a good idea. I shall be enjoying playing and experimenting. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." (Mark Twain)
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St Everild
Shipmate
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Hope my reindeer has done what he should have done....watching thread carefully!
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Brenda Clough
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We are leaving tomorrow for the hinterlands, so opened presents today. And how lovely! I have a star-shaped box of sweets, and a large ball of sock yarns in raspberry hues! I will have to knit this into something lovely, and I will wear them when it is cold and wool socks are important!
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