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

[JC327]

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!

Oh no! hope your light bill is not too high. I totally get you avoiding the spider. I told the hubby i knew he loved me the other day because he killed a huge spider before i had the chance to turn around and see it. Hope you made it to your kids school on time.

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

Thanks @@JC327 !  I managed to get the $ there on time!  Yay!  The light bill shouldn't be too bad, after all it's been factored in for the past few months as well.  Honestly, I was wondering why the bill seemed about $10-15/mo higher than last winter.  Well now I know! 

 

[JC327]

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" /> ).

Sounds like that was stressful. But atleast you know you were able to make her happy!

 

[tweakabell]

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!

Yup she's all ours. A perfect mashup of hubby and me. Kinda shut up his mom and grandma lol (we don't talk to those horrible people anymore, that's a whole different story).

 

[meaganola]

So...  What does everyone else think about making the use of a fairy to deliver tracking information -- or at least an "I sent the package out this morning!  Estimated delivery is Tuesday!" sort of thing -- *mandatory* instead of just a nice thing to do?

Oh!  And speaking of tracking, I just thought of something that would be part of the swap FAQ/quicklinks if we ever got around to putting one together:  PayPal shipping.  You no not need to have received a payment from someone in order to send them a package.  You just need a PayPal account, a printer, *maybe* a postage scale (flat rate packaging = no need to weigh it), and this link: 

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-now

This method of shipping is frequently *much* cheaper than buying postage at the post office, the DC# is free, and you don't have to wait in line to hand it over to the counter clerk.  You can just drop it in the big outgoing package bin most post offices I've been in have located right next to the freestanding automated postage kiosk -- or your typical streetcorner blue mailbox, if it fits through the slot.  This is *regardless of weight*.  The 13-ounce limit is just for unmetered mail, and PayPal address labels are considered metered mail.  I actually got lectured by a postal worker one time for standing in line with heavy (well, just a couple of pounds, but still over what I thought was the limit) PayPal-labeled packages instead of dropping them in the bin!

 

[pooteeweet213]

So...  What does everyone else think about making the use of a fairy to deliver tracking information -- or at least an "I sent the package out this morning!  Estimated delivery is Tuesday!" sort of thing -- *mandatory* instead of just a nice thing to do?

Maybe we can make it upon godchild's request? Personally, I'd prefer not to have tracking info and for it to be a surprise when it comes! But I know that a lot of others would really benefit from having it if depending on their package delivery situation. 

 

[meaganola]

Ah!  Solution!  Add it to the survey!  Done!

In unrelated news, my neighbor asked me to step outside on my balcony area to discuss an idea he had for our little patio/outdoor sitting area on the ground under my balcony, and a DRAGONFLY decided to hang out in the middle of the air next to my head for a few seconds!  I had no clue we even had those in this area.

And, yikes, how did it get to be a quarter to ten already?  Time for bed.  Tomorrow is going to be a looong evening.  Game five!  If the Blazers win, there will be no game six!

 

[kawaiiwoofs]

i have so much MUT catching up to do! i had a huge test this evening and i missed a lot of valuable time on the internet thanks to studying

 

[tulosai]

Re: shipping, you have to sign up for an account but you can also go to the post office website itself and it will give you the same cheaper prices as paypal. So if you don't want to use paypal for some reason, there is also that option.

 

[puppymomofthree]

Had to share some good news!  I just received one of my medical test results back and it was actually good news!  The first in more than five years!  Still many more tests to come, but I was preparing myself for the worst and was very pleasantly surprised!  Had to share with my ladies!  :hugs3:

 

[utgal2004]

Had to share some good news!  I just received one of my medical test results back and it was actually good news!  The first in more than five years!  Still many more tests to come, but I was preparing myself for the worst and was very pleasantly surprised!  Had to share with my ladies!  :hugs3:

That's fantastic news!  :hugs3:

 

[utgal2004]

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 can't find mine either.  Can you help?

 

[puppymomofthree]

That's fantastic news!  :hugs3:

Thank you!  I totally am crediting my boxes of happiness from the ladies on this thread!  Whenever I was having a rough day I pulled something out of them and it REALLY helped!  :wub:

 

[utgal2004]

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 can't find mine either.  Can you help?

 

[SaraP]

@@puppymomofthree Yea good news! After 5 years you were more than over due! :sunshine: :flowers: :mussical: :w00t:

 

[Lolo22]

My SS list is gone too, but I don't need it resurrected.  I'm just wondering how do we look at someone else's trade list/SS list if it's not in their signature?  I don't understand how to do that with the new site without looking through all of their posts. 

 

[meaganola]

@@Lolo22 There's a spot for wishlists on the survey!

 

[jennm149]

Had to share some good news!  I just received one of my medical test results back and it was actually good news!  The first in more than five years!  Still many more tests to come, but I was preparing myself for the worst and was very pleasantly surprised!  Had to share with my ladies!  :hugs3:

:sunshine:

 

[tweakabell]

Yay @@puppymomofthree!!!

 

[JC327]

Had to share some good news!  I just received one of my medical test results back and it was actually good news!  The first in more than five years!  Still many more tests to come, but I was preparing myself for the worst and was very pleasantly surprised!  Had to share with my ladies!  :hugs3:

Thats great news! Hope all your other test are good as well.