You're welcome! I'm glad you like it. I'd hoped to do something a little more personalized, but that's one of those things that fell by the wayside in life in a family with a new baby, and one where at least one member of the family has had a cold, ear infection, or sinus infection at every point since mid-November or so.
Willow: Were there dolphins? Tara: Yes. Many dolphins at the pound. Willow: Was there a camel? Tara: There was the front of a camel. A half-camel.
'Selfless'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2004: Well, I Wasn't Expecting That.
Every year we watch the Charlie Brown special, do the Snoopy dance, wish everybody a Merry Christmukkah, and thank our Secret Santas in the good riddance thread. Which is this one, in case you were wondering. Oh, and 2004? Don't think we've forgotten about you.
Susan W. - Dec 14, 2004 4:58:42 pm PST #138 of 962
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Jon B. - Dec 14, 2004 5:02:41 pm PST #139 of 962
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
New baby? Colds? Infections? Likely excuses!
Seriously, it's great!
sumi - Dec 14, 2004 5:04:04 pm PST #140 of 962
Art Crawl!!!
Theodosia -- what an excellent present!
Lysana - Dec 14, 2004 5:22:45 pm PST #141 of 962
Hellbound Equal-Opportunity Nookie Hog
Theodosia, I'm really pleased at how well that worked out. I still can't believe I got that lucky on eBay.
Consuela - Dec 14, 2004 6:11:23 pm PST #142 of 962
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I have the bits and pieces of my Santee's gift. Now I have to wrap and pack and ship. I'm such a slacker. Will wrap tonight.
SailAweigh - Dec 14, 2004 6:14:29 pm PST #143 of 962
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
My plans are not going as planned. But, isn't that what Erma Bombeck said, "Life is what happens when you're otherwise busy making plans?" Ergo, I must be having a life. That said, I still haven't mailed my seekrit santa gift yet. It will be in the mail no later than Thursday, promise.
As for 2004, I think I'm finally ready to talk. I had a bit of a shock earlier this week and I wasn't in the headspace to hash out the year. But, it was such a good year, I need to tell all about it! I went to Gulf Shores, AL in April with a good friend and had one of the best and most relaxing vacations, ever. In May, a close friend of 20 years came out to stay with me for a month and it was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect. In August, I went out to SF for that stop on the Nilly!Tour and met many wonderful Buffistae. As an ongoing project, I continue to become better friends with my father and my daughter. And I found out this week I'm going to be a grandmother. My son and his girlfriend are expecting their first (and when they get up here at Christmas I'm going to grill them thoroughly on due dates, wedding plans, etc.) I only hope that 2005 goes as well as this year did.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 15, 2004 1:21:32 am PST #144 of 962
What is even happening?
And..... SUPER duper slacker seekrit santa giftee assignments have been sent.
Hi Buffistas,
I got one of these, but I didn't sign up for anything. We are so broke this year, I just can't. I'm not sure what happened here. I am very sorry for the confusion. I hope the assignments can be switched around.
cc: Java
askye - Dec 15, 2004 3:50:26 am PST #145 of 962
Thrive to spite them
The package I was waiting for arrived yesterday! Now just have to wrap and box and I can send it out.
Anne W. - Dec 15, 2004 4:06:12 am PST #146 of 962
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
My Seekrit Santa gift is officially finished as of last night. Now, all that's left to do is wrap it, write a nice note, bundle it all up, and take it to the post office!
Last year's Seekrit Santa give ("The Wolves in the Walls" and a block of nummy chocolate) came at a wonderful time for me last year, when I was in the midst of holiday blahs, hating my job, and hating life in general. Buffista gifts are the best.
Pix - Dec 15, 2004 7:09:28 am PST #147 of 962
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Yeah...so I won't even be shopping for my SSS gift until Friday. I'm sorry I'm such a bad secret santa...
Is it better to specifically email the person with the unlucky fortune to have me as a SSS, or is this notification enough?