Mother's Day Exchange 2016

[freezorburn]

Hi all,

Just wanted to get the ball rolling on whether there is interest in doing an exchange again this year. Last year we used Elfster to organize the exchange and had a $10 limit. 

Mother's Day is May 8. So, I was thinking to give people until April 16 to express interest, and then I can set up the exchange the following week. That will give everyone roughly 2 weeks to send their gifts.

I'm volunteering to do this because getting a card from an internet stranger was probably one of the better things to happen for me on Mother's Day last year. I was still in the process of notifying friends about my marriage falling apart, and there were just a ton of awkward interactions the whole day. So it was really nice to have just one uncomplicated message of support that day.

Everyone is welcome to participate. If you've been lurking, or haven't posted in a while, don't be shy. We would love to have you!

[lolo918]

I'm interested! Thank you for doing this.

[ontherock2012]

Count me in.

[jennaleigh23]

I'm in!

[freezorburn]

Yay, there's four of us! Sorry for the radio silence, it's been a bit of a challenge to find time to get online this week. I've started the process of setting up the exchange on Elfster ... I'll need an email address from everyone who wants to participate, so feel free to PM me and I'll finish the setup.

This should be fun!

[freezorburn]

Thanks lolo918 and jennaleigh23 ! I've added you to the exchange so you can set up your profiles. Once I hear from ontherock2012 I'll assign partners.

[ontherock2012]

Apr 22, 2016 18:38:36 GMT -5 freezorburn said:

Thanks lolo918 and jennaleigh23 ! I've added you to the exchange so you can set up your profiles. Once I hear from ontherock2012 I'll assign partners.

Done.

[freezorburn]

Apr 23, 2016 4:29:24 GMT -5 ontherock2012 said:

Apr 22, 2016 18:38:36 GMT -5 freezorburn said:

Thanks lolo918 and jennaleigh23 ! I've added you to the exchange so you can set up your profiles. Once I hear from ontherock2012 I'll assign partners.

Done.

Thanks, I've added you! 

[freezorburn]

Ok, pairs have been assigned. Have fun everyone!

[ontherock2012]

Just put something in the mail today.
Last year took 10 days to arrive. So if one of you don't receive anything by Friday, it's probably from me.
Lol

[freezorburn]

I'm getting mine in the mail today. PROMISE. It will probably be late, too ... I'm sorry. Last few weeks have been a bit overwhelming.

[jennaleigh23]

freezorburn
Thank you thank you thank you I looooove the bath bombs! I can't wait to try them out.

I broke the rules a little and emailed mine.. wanted to make sure they were on time and not lost on their long long journey.

This was such a great idea and brought me happiness since I accidentally booked myself in for CPR certification and will be away from my baby for over 8 hours on my first mothers day and then I realized he doesn't understand the day so what's the big deal anyways. I was feeling down but giving to and receiving from other single moms really cheered me up.

Happy Mother's Day ladies!!

[freezorburn]

jennaleigh23, OMG, I was sure they were going to arrive late! I was just coming here to apologize for my tardiness. I'm so glad you like them, you deserve a little time to unwind with something really nice. (There's a card coming, too, but who knows how quickly the cross-border mail will be).

Good luck with the CPR certification!

I think next year we should build in more lead time to hopefully make it easier for everyone, especially when we need to send things across the border.

[freezorburn]

ontherock2012, I just checked my email. Wow, 2 years in a row! I'm so lucky. I actually keep your card from last year on my desk. It's great for whenever I need a little pep talk.

Thank you!

[ontherock2012]

May 7, 2016 22:58:50 GMT -5 freezorburn said:

ontherock2012, I just checked my email. Wow, 2 years in a row! I'm so lucky. I actually keep your card from last year on my desk. It's great for whenever I need a little pep talk.

Thank you!

Glad you liked last years. There's another card on the way.

[lolo918]

Happy Mother's Day ladies! Thank you, jennaleigh23 I will enjoy my coffee! I hope your CPR certification goes smoothly!

I emailed my gift also because I didn't want it to be super late. I guess the cats out of the bag that I gifted to ontherock2012? I had about 5 different carts at different places open trying to decide and shipping kept being so late to physically get something to you so I freaked out. I really learned a lot, like that I can order things off of amazon Canada (so cool) with my Prime account, I need to shop earlier next year, am wondering why I didn't think to at least mail a card (d'oh!), and that I should post more often to get to know all you cool ladies.

[ontherock2012]

May 8, 2016 6:53:39 GMT -5 lolo918 said:

Happy Mother's Day ladies! Thank you, jennaleigh23 I will enjoy my coffee! I hope your CPR certification goes smoothly!

I emailed my gift also because I didn't want it to be super late. I guess the cats out of the bag that I gifted to ontherock2012? I had about 5 different carts at different places open trying to decide and shipping kept being so late to physically get something to you so I freaked out. I really learned a lot, like that I can order things off of amazon Canada (so cool) with my Prime account, I need to shop earlier next year, am wondering why I didn't think to at least mail a card (d'oh!), and that I should post more often to get to know all you cool ladies.

Thanks for the great gift card... I love to shop, but actually only recently started online shopping.
Didn't know if I was supposed to say who sent it. I guess we all know by now.