A Midsummer Night's Dream (Summer 2014 Secret Santa) Discussion

[meaganola]

So I started looking at the survey so I can get a head start on it, and i wanted to reference my wish list from last time but I can't find it ... I think it was created as a list. Does anyone know if lists were converted over to the new site? Has anyone found them on the new site?

I found where mine should be, but it's a you-do-not-have-permission-to-view-this-forum page. 

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Seriously so excited about this & so happy to see so many of you back on this thread!   :wub:

May 12th feels like a million years away.. I'm ready to start shopping already! (I know most of the emoticons are back, but I miss the little dancing guy with the headphones..I'd insert him right here!)

 

[JC327]

part one of a big fancy job interview today. wish me luck, fellow faries! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Hope all went well!

 

[JC327]

Zs turn to be Star of the Week. She's super excited. She looks so old in this pic. Aahhh, my lil one is growing up!

She's so pretty!

 

[tweakabell]

She's so pretty!

TY! I can't believe how big she's getting!!!

How is Intl. going to work? I was intl. in Nov. But I just cant afford the shipping again.

On a fun note I just woke up to the entire house smelling like gas. Apparently the cats turned two of the burners tonight. So they could have been going for almost 3 hrs. :angry:

 

[tacehtpuekam]

TY! I can't believe how big she's getting!!!

How is Intl. going to work? I was intl. in Nov. But I just cant afford the shipping again.

On a fun note I just woke up to the entire house smelling like gas. Apparently the cats turned two of the burners tonight. So they could have been going for almost 3 hrs. :angry:

Ohhh that's something we need to address. Not in the sign up form! @

Can the form be edited? Or maybe that's just something we need to post in the sign up thread after we complete the form? 

Also...allergies. Is that going in the survey, or elsewhere? Haven't been keeping up with that thread..

 

[JC327]

TY! I can't believe how big she's getting!!!

How is Intl. going to work? I was intl. in Nov. But I just cant afford the shipping again.

On a fun note I just woke up to the entire house smelling like gas. Apparently the cats turned two of the burners tonight. So they could have been going for almost 3 hrs. :angry:

I have a US shipping address so hopefully that wont be too much trouble. I remember in the Christmas swap we were asked if we wanted to ship international or not. I havent seen anything like that for this one.

Oh no! glad you were able to catch it on time. Those are some naughty kitties you got there.

 

[tweakabell]

I told hubby they're actively trying to kill me now, instead of just stressing me out. Guess they got tired of waiting? Have the windows open upstairs, watched a few shows downstairs while I had the sliding glass door open, it should be ok to head back to bed now. I don't wanna see the gas bill now though :blink:

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

Good Morning!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

A couple of answers:

1)  International Shipping: I'm reviewing the spreadsheet for international signups.  IF we have any, then I'll ask for volunteers to PM me.  As of right now, we only have one "international" signup but she's at an APO/AE (military) address, and shipping is the same as for the US. (I think you may even be able to use one of the Military Flat Rate boxes and save some $?)  But if you were international for the Holiday exchange, you are MORE than welcome to participate!!!  :smilehappyyes:

2) Allergies/sensitivities - They will be in the standard quiz, HOWEVER.  If you do not feel comfortable sharing that information in the quiz (and it's technically medical information, so we absolutely understand the desire to keep that info private), then just PM me with any allergies/sensitivities and I will make sure that information is ONLY shared with your Fairy Godmother.  Also, the quiz is going to be on a SEPARATE thread from the discussion thread, last year the discussion got very bogged down with quizzes, and we want to keep this thread all butterflies and sunshine, and not have to scroll past 3 pages of quizzes  :laughno:

3) OMG TWEAKABELL ARE YOU GUYS OK???? Gas leaks are CRAZY!  Ok I know it wasn't a leak, per se, but still, yikes!  I hope your gas bill isn't too bad.  Funny story from me this morning, I took the puppy out for his morning pee (haha the one time I need the puppy peeing emoji!) and for whatever reason I look at the crawlspace door, and I'm just at the right angle to see through a crack that there's A LIGHT ON. No one has been down there since ohhhhhh - October? November?  Yeah.  One light burning where nobody can see it for MONTHS.  And then of course it took me forever to find the key for the padlock to get in there and turn it off.  While avoiding the obligatory spider who has made a nice, well-lit home on the inside of the door.  And I forgot to send in the money for the kids class pictures.  Sooooo, I'm about to run out to go give that to the front office and do my best impression of a mom who isn't just phoning it in for the last few weeks of school.   :drive:

Hope everyone's having an awesome day!  If you have additional questions, please feel free to tag me and I (or @ or @@meaganola who have been FABULOUS at getting back to people!  Love you ladies!!!  :wub: ) will get an answer for you ASAP!

 

[jennm149]

OMG @tweakabell -- that's crazy!  Can you take the knobs off the stove?  It's a PITA to have to find one to put a burner on, but better than a big gas bill.  And your daughter is so pretty -- and looks so much like you (if she isn't your bio daughter, she certainly could be!)  Her nose and mouth look just like yours!

 -- hope the interview went well!

 

[tweakabell]

If it happens again I'll definitely have to do the knobs. We're fine.

@ My aunt had that same issue but they were giant floodlights they had brought down when they had work to do under the house. They found them the next month when their electric bill was OUTRAGEOUS.

 

[elizabethrose]

If it happens again I'll definitely have to do the knobs. We're fine.

@ My aunt had that same issue but they were giant floodlights they had brought down when they had work to do under the house. They found them the next month when their electric bill was OUTRAGEOUS.

Glad you're safe!  Gas leaks are so scary.  I spent a month once wandering around my apartment feeling like I could always smell gas.  I do it at my parents house all the time.  They always think I'm insane because I'm the only one who smells gas in the kitchen.

 

[meaganola]

I used to smell weird chemicals in my apartment. Of course, it was while I was powerloading _Breaking Bad_, and my next door neighbor has a detached garage *and* a very large motor home, plus my neighbor on the other side was an actual meth house when I moved in (we had our syspicions confirmed via DEA BUST), not to mention the fact that my neighborhood is veryvery close to all of the tweakers, AND I HAVE SEEN ACTUAL DRUG DEALS IN MY DRIVEWAY, so it was only logical that I would draw certain conclusions. I haven't smelled those chemicals in a while, though.

 

[tweakabell]

You actually probably could smell them then. It's my understanding the chemicals leach into the walls and it all has to be replaced before it can be occupied again.

 

[meaganola]

The weird thing is that I smelled the chemicals on the other side of the apartment and well after the meth house was completely renovated and the meth shed in their backyard was torn down and replaced by a duplex. Now that Jeffrey's boyfriend has moved in with him into the apartment downstairs from now, my apartment (and due to the ventilation system setup, especially my bathroom) is frequently filled with the smells of various kinds of beef dishes when I get home from work. Steak, roast, stew -- all sorts of glorious things I cannot eat. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[tweakabell]

That actually sounds like an interesting conversation.

Where is that delicious smell coming from? The bathroom...

 

[elizabethrose]

The weird thing is that I smelled the chemicals on the other side of the apartment and well after the meth house was completely renovated and the meth shed in their backyard was torn down and replaced by a duplex. Now that Jeffrey's boyfriend has moved in with him into the apartment downstairs from now, my apartment (and due to the ventilation system setup, especially my bathroom) is frequently filled with the smells of various kinds of beef dishes when I get home from work. Steak, roast, stew -- all sorts of glorious things I cannot eat. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

My old downstairs neighbors used to cook what smelled like the MOST GLORIOUS MEXICAN FOOD EVER.  And while I knew I could make very authentic Mexican food vegetarian-ly (adjust grandma's recipes) I just wanted theirs.

 

[pooteeweet213]

Thanks guys!!! <3

I know some people's trade lists didnt make it over for some reason...guessing the same thing happened with your SS list. But, I should be able to find the cached version! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

On mobile getting ready for work, but I'll send you a PM in a bit!

I found where mine should be, but it's a you-do-not-have-permission-to-view-this-forum page. 

 

[Sunflowercake]

Good Morning!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

A couple of answers:

1)  International Shipping: I'm reviewing the spreadsheet for international signups.  IF we have any, then I'll ask for volunteers to PM me.  As of right now, we only have one "international" signup but she's at an APO/AE (military) address, and shipping is the same as for the US. (I think you may even be able to use one of the Military Flat Rate boxes and save some $?)  But if you were international for the Holiday exchange, you are MORE than welcome to participate!!!  :smilehappyyes:

2) Allergies/sensitivities - They will be in the standard quiz, HOWEVER.  If you do not feel comfortable sharing that information in the quiz (and it's technically medical information, so we absolutely understand the desire to keep that info private), then just PM me with any allergies/sensitivities and I will make sure that information is ONLY shared with your Fairy Godmother.  Also, the quiz is going to be on a SEPARATE thread from the discussion thread, last year the discussion got very bogged down with quizzes, and we want to keep this thread all butterflies and sunshine, and not have to scroll past 3 pages of quizzes  :laughno:

3) OMG TWEAKABELL ARE YOU GUYS OK???? Gas leaks are CRAZY!  Ok I know it wasn't a leak, per se, but still, yikes!  I hope your gas bill isn't too bad.  Funny story from me this morning, I took the puppy out for his morning pee (haha the one time I need the puppy peeing emoji!) and for whatever reason I look at the crawlspace door, and I'm just at the right angle to see through a crack that there's A LIGHT ON. No one has been down there since ohhhhhh - October? November?  Yeah.  One light burning where nobody can see it for MONTHS.  And then of course it took me forever to find the key for the padlock to get in there and turn it off.  While avoiding the obligatory spider who has made a nice, well-lit home on the inside of the door.  And I forgot to send in the money for the kids class pictures.  Sooooo, I'm about to run out to go give that to the front office and do my best impression of a mom who isn't just phoning it in for the last few weeks of school.   :drive:

Hope everyone's having an awesome day!  If you have additional questions, please feel free to tag me and I (or @ or @@meaganola who have been FABULOUS at getting back to people!  Love you ladies!!!  :wub: ) will get an answer for you ASAP!

I would be totally up to ship to the certain someone you have referenced withthe APO box ^_^ /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  and of course anyone else internationally

 

[tweakabell]

Yup APO is fine but for SS I got someone in Canada and it ended up being $40 to ship and I had to fudge the numbers so that she hopefully didn't get hit with duties. It was a little more stressful than I wanted(she liked it though /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> ).