Ladies,

Our topic about "collectibles" has sparked an idea in my tired brain.

Two things:

1. Wouldn't it be fun to do a boomer gift exchange this year.

It would be a "white elephant exchange. A white elephant is something you have in your home - that you would be HAPPY to bless someone else with (i.e. YOU don't want it) lol


2. The other thing, is that it would be fun to have the option to send Christmas cards to each other.

I would be willing to put the list together. (unless someone else would like to volunteer)

What do you think?

Danita

[ November 15, 2005, 10:24 AM: Message edited by: Danita ]

As long as everyone on the list doesn't ask for REAL pink 50 dollar bills, I think it's a wonderful idea. "White elephant" exchanges could be fun. Would the exchangees and exchangers just agree by PM to match up or would we/someone pick participating names out of a virtual hat?

Sounds like a fun idea. I would definitely like list for Christmas cards.

PS I like your title "Boomer Holiday"...maybe we could call it that so that nobody gets left out, since not everyone celebrates Christmas.

[ November 09, 2005, 12:26 PM: Message edited by: Eagle Heart ]

I think the White Elephant and card exchange are a great idea. I did this with another list I used to be on, but after a while the gift giving got out of hand. White Elephants would eliminate that problem.

Count me in for all of the above...this will make the Holiday Season so much brighter!!!

I'd prefer a grey elephant, like Dumbo...
He's so cute.

O.K.

PM me your REAL name and address if you are interested in the card exchange and/or white elephant. Please also PM me your email address. (please specifiy if you only want to be included in one or the other)

I will compile the list and get it out.
I will also pull names for everyone.

I will plan on collecting names and addresses until Dec. 11th. Does that work for everyone?

D.

P.S. Dots, I hope this is o.k. with you! (big smile)

Danita...thank you so much...this sounds like a great idea to me!!! Kudos to you for coming up with a great idea and running with it...

Danita, you rule as always....

Thank you very much (humble smile)! Do I know how to party, or WHAT?

It will be fun to participate in the holidays as a group!

This way too...nobody will have to be alone. (sniffles).

d.

Daniiiiiita!

How cute are you? Do you lay awake at night thinking up this stuff? Or maybe you have adult ADD - if you do, let's hope your offspring has the gene!

I'm in!

Search

Noooooooo, I don't have adult ADD. Hmpf (lol).

I'm just creative, can't you see...and I love to party!

When everyone was sharing their collections, I just thought "hmmm, these are some fun tips for gift ideas for these ladies....Let's do something with that!"

I didn't even get the Dots' to say we could do this - but she's pretty easy!

My daughter in particular has my gift (of loving people, being intuitive)....it is fun to share these characteristics together!

d.

P.S. please do not forget to give me your email. This is how I will be sending out the Christmas Card list!

[ November 10, 2005, 10:50 AM: Message edited by: Danita ]

I'm waiting until tomorrow when I finally get my long-awaited high-speed Internet connection...that should make my browsing experience much more enjoyable. It will also change my email address, thus the wait.

I've been hunting all over my house for a white elephant...no can do. Guess I'll have to go pink after all.

Danita, this is all well and good by me. My only fear is women feeling left out! That saeems to be an occasional problem in the fourms and I don't want that to happen. Thoughts?

Dots,

I've thought of that.

Firstly (if there is such a word...lol), everyone who wants to participate private messages me....their email and address.

Secondly, I will put together the list for Christmas cards, and knowing the kinds of women that are on this site -- this won't be a "6th grade card exchange". In other words, we will send cards to EVERYONE on the list. (not a requirement, but a suggestion!).

The gift exchange (white or pink elephant, whatever suits you)...I will match people together via a drawing.

I don't know how somebody can get left out, unless they don't sign up to participate.

danita

Danita Darling...Well as you know we are getting new people daily and how or when do you set a cut off date??? Someone is going to be left out for sure. I am not clear on the card idea. Are we sending you our street address's and then you relay them to everyone or what? Seems a might confusing to me, hey maybe I have ADD?
I hate to be a party pooper but this idea seems destine for failure in many ways. Write me with the secifics please....I'm confused.

I think it's a fabulous idea! I sent you my info! Count me IN!

Dear befuddled,

I get all the addresses of those who want to participate....

I compile them into a list....I email them to all who are participating on Dec 11. Also on Dec. 11th - I will match white elephant partners.

The cut off date will be Dec. 10th.


This COULD be a failing endevor (or HOWEVER you spell that word)...but we will not know until we try!

hugs,
danita

I've been on other lists where it was done successfully, and I never heard of any hurt feelings. Those who wanted to participate, did. Of course, those lists had a lot fewer people participating.

Danita-Thank you for doing this! I think it will be great!! I'm so excited! Karen

Thanks for the encouragement ladies!

This will be a boomer experiment!

d.

Count me in girlfriend. And many thanks for organizing this baby. You're a dear!

My only question is -

What's the difference between a white and elepant and a pink one? Anybody heard of a blue one?

Bumfuzzled

Searcher, I came up with the pink elephant idea, based on comments made in the Collections thread...Danita mentioned collecting $100 bills, then I countered with collecting pink $50 bills, and now that's what everyone wants me to send them for Christmas. So when I couldn't find any suitable white elephant idea for this Holiday exchange, I teased everyone about possibly having to resort to the PINK elephant (meaning those $50 bills...in your dreams everyone!) (If it's meant to be, something miraculous is going to have to happen between now and the deadline for mailing those elephants out!!)

Is that a little less bumfuzzling?

A pink one is what you see after too much bubbly...hic

YOU know, ha ha ha and lol just doesn't cut it lately. not tee hee either. Good grief, what would happen if we all got together - they'd be sending in swat teams!! And Eagle, where'd you say we stole that word again? And as SOn Sam would say - brain fart #3?

Chick - lay off the sauce. but can I have some before you do? Ahhhhh, the color of pink....

And who was it that was talking about the Boomer roller coaster? Western was that yu? NO KIDDING. Up, down, UP, down, Up, down......Best roller coaster I've found since - you know that famous wooden coaster in Chicago in the 50' and 60's - brain fart #4.......Used to think of it all year 'til I got to go. Same here.

Search

Pink 50 dollar bills......sounds like a miracle to me......let's have one!

You do know that the pink $50's are real, right? That's what colour they are here in Canada; sure makes a person feel good to look in your wallet and see some pink stuff in there! Doesn't happen to me very often these days, but I still remember the pleasures of pink from my richer days.

And that's a lot of brain farting going on in your corner of the world...is there actually a sound that goes with that phenomena??

Bumfuzzle - came from Kygal. She hasn't been here in awhile, but left us this wonderful word that I'm sure is going to become a well-used word for some of us.

[ November 11, 2005, 11:05 PM: Message edited by: Eagle Heart ]

Eagle,
I have a grandson who is an expert on farts. He uses the word as often as he can and giggles at any sentence with the word fart in it.

I just called to ask his professional opinion of brain farts. He assured me they don't make a sound. He did tell me about a couple of other types of farts that you might want to be aware of though. There's the all important S.B.D. Those are "silent but deadly" farts. Then there's "Popcorn farts" which also silent and the term is used to describe something that is futile as in "That's nothing but a popcorn fart."

Well, that is all I know for now about farts. I'm sure there are other boomers who can add their expertise to this highly intellectual discusssion.

And BTW, my Dad always pronounced bumfuzzle as fumbuzzle. I guess he was bumfuzzled. Or maybe he was fumbuzzled. Or maybe the whole thing was just one big brain fart.

smile

smile, one year someone gave us a book about farts. You have to find it for your grandson. It lists every imaginable fart and gives a description. This sounds crazy, but I recall one of our first Christmas evenongs in our home where we sat around with lots of family (before kids) and discussed farts for hours, roaring hysterically. One person in attendance later told us it wasn't an appropriate conversation for Christmas evening. OOPS! It was way too funny. Why don't you search farts on Amazon?

Come to think of it, I don't know where that book is now, or else I'd send it to you.

I recall as a child, getting so many giggles out of this topic. But we weren't allowed to say fart. In fact, I can't believe I'm typing it. HA! For some reason our family called them bunnies. Don't ask why. I haven't a clue.

Oh, one of the favorites was stair-step farts (a little toot for every step while running to go to the bathroom.) Okay, enough!

[ November 12, 2005, 10:03 AM: Message edited by: Dotsie ]

My kids' favorite topic is related...poopies!

Did ya'll read the poopie list I placed in the laughter section months ago. It didn't get much attendtion...I was very disappointed!

We read the list as a family and almost peee our pants laughing!

d.

p.s. HOW did THIS subject make it onto THIS topic? hmpf! lol

[ November 12, 2005, 10:52 AM: Message edited by: Danita ]

Smile, I wonder if I should hire your son as a "home fart consultant". I have a husband and brother who could blow him away with their "abiities" in that department. Honestly, they're just like two little 5-year-old boys when they get together. ESPECIALLY on Christmas day.

(And with our Christmases having undergone such drastic changes over the past years, I'm glad that there's at least one tradition that's remained intact!)

I have to say the funniest ones I ever heard came from my Mom. I guess they'd fit into the popcorn variety. But all the way from her chair in the living room to the bathroom down the hall you could hear this series of teeny tiny popgun sounds, and we swore they were propelling her down the hallway. It was all we could do not to howl with laughter, it was so cute, especially if you knew our Mom, who was a "proper" and genuine lady right to the end...but even she was heard to be giggling to herself further down that hallway!

Danita, I remember your Poopie post, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I can't remember if I actually responded, but I do remember wondering how on earth I would respond to it! But I should have at least let you know I enjoyed it...I have a feeling most of us howled, but just weren't as brave as you to come right out and admit we did.

Eagle,

Thanks for the affirmation! I brought it up to the top. I think it is one of the funniest things I've ever read!

d.

I'll have to find that post, Danita!

Eagle, that's so funny about your mom and the stairway. We would never say such a word in our household either, or really ever discuss such things - my mom, too, was a pretty proper, Southern Belle.
But today, I have a friend whose husband calls her "MY Little Fart Blossom"!...LOL

You ladies are SOO funny! My mom would never talk about farting, let alone admit she ever did it! Bodily functions were not something we were allowed to talk about when I was growing up. She was very concerned that I should always be a "lady." If the dear woman only realized how determined that sometimes made me not to be one.

If you look at current topics - I brought it up to the top!

enjoy a good laugh ladies, I'm sure you will relate to one of the types of poopies!

d.

Farts, now this has to be one for the record books...Boomer women sophisticated and full of class discussing something as mundane and rude as farting???? Ho hum, and Smile and Dotsie as soon as I stop laughing and farting uncontrolably, I will be shocked, LOL what a blast and Danita I read the poopie post and made a copy of it, funniest thing I ever saw....think I'll go bring it up again so the new gals can read it too....

When my twin boys were around five, farts was the normal conversation for them.
We were in LA getting ready to go to Disneyland, and stopped for a bite to eat.
Before, leaving the car we told the boys...No Fart talking in the restaurant. We made it all the way through dinner, ready to leave. Daniel looks at me and says in only the loudest voice ever, "see mommie we didn't even say fart once", smile spread clear across his face and back..
Ever one in the place was rollin.
Kids, gotta love em!

Yep,

I am literally laughing out loud. God love the little devils!

I can't believe you gals are still talking about this, I brought up the word about 3 pages ago, not dreaming it would set up a whole topic! How funny is that? Danita, you topped that with your 'poopie' stories - where have we all come to? If we all got together, we'd have to order a complete supply of "underpads" or "chuks" or some other pee preventing barrier to handle our Boomer laughing bladders......Oh geesh. Too funny. What are our Mothers thinking? Are they rolling over in their graves, or thinking, "Wish I had had the guts to say that!!!!"...WAAAAAY funny. And my son wouldn't even BELIEVE you if you said I was in on this conversation!!! ('cause I am always telling him, DON"T spit, I MEAN IT!!!That's disgusting. I just won't have it!.......Of course he spits. Ugh. Ugh. and Ugh. MY SON? apparently so. Where o where did I fail?

And speaking of spitting,

I have a story. (amazed?). One night, Sam's father and I were going out on the town in Chicago. It was somebody's birthday, can't remember whose - but we were going to the THEATRE, DINNER, and the whole nine yards. So I dressed up in my little black - heels to match- spikes with little straps - couldn't walk a step without help! So he got out of the car, walked two steps, and SPIT on the street. I got so mad, that in my heels, my little black dress, and my stole, I walked around the car, and HOARKED one right on the street!!!!!! Then said , "How'd THAT look??? He just stood there, speachless and looked at me. In a minute or so, he came and took my arm and we regally went up the steps to the THEATRE. Point taken.

Dots, I'm sure my grandson would love the fart book. Although he may already have more information than he needs.

And Eagle, I assure you, the kid's a fart expert. He could definitely be a consultant. He and his brother compete with scores for the loudest fart. However, your mother may hold the record for the longest fart.

Farts, just another area of boomer expertise.
smile

Smile, you're delightful! I'm sure that's a record my Mother would have coveted.

We are just full of expertise here, aren't we! Is there anything we're not equipped to fling our witty wisdoms at? I love this place!

Searcher, we're a mysterious paradox, we Boomer women! We can talk for pages on the most serious topics there are, like war, sexual abuse, suicide, domestic violence and cruelty to animals...and we can talk for pages on things that don't matter at all...like, well, let's see, only just recently here we've had pages of discussion on Chippendales, beaded flip-flops, Oreo's, stale Jello, poopies and farts.

That's what makes this place so awesome...we cry together, we rage together, we pray together (and through our respective belief systems, no less), and then we laugh together, ROTFLPMP (protection anyone?) like many of us haven't laughed for a long, long time.

This truly is a remarkable place.

[ November 13, 2005, 12:52 PM: Message edited by: Eagle Heart ]

Boys and farts! My grandson must feel it's his duty to inform me every time. Last week he put his bottom against me so I could get the full impact - what a character! He takes after his dad.

Daisygirl

I'm glad my sons are not freaks...Never could understand why they're all so obsessed with bathroom humor. Guess it comes from testosterone!

How did this topic end up under Boomer Holiday??

AMEN to all you said here Eagle Heart, said in your usual dignified and superlative way. You rock woman!!!

Totally in agreement, Eagle. Ain't great? Blue, it just gets "off' from one to another, huh? And now I'm not so sure it IS testosterone - maybe a little female hormone in there as well?

Maybe, Searcher!!

Bluebird,

I was wondering that too. But I've been too busy laughing to figure it out. LOL

To put peoples minds at ease, I am not financially able to participate this year in anything extra. I live in Ohio and am going to Texas for the first time in 10 yrs to be with my sons, grandchildren, family and friends for Christmas. Plus we have so many parties, 6, to go to that have white elephants or larger gifts that are for my husbands 2 work places.

I will not be upset or feel left out because I cannot participate! If I were new and the cut off date past, or I was not sure of giving out my personal info, I would not feel left out either.

I say, all who can party on and fill us in later! I would love hearing about it! You must set a date after Jan 1st, LOL, when I am back in town so I can read all about it! Naw! Do it whenever you want, I will find it!

It is a great idea!

Junebug, enjoy your visit with your family. It sounds wonderful!

Back to the fart topic. We called them air fluffs. Geesh. There is also the forced fart.

Junebug, have a wonderful trip to TX. Love that state.

Junebug,

What an exciting Christmas you have in store! Families are what the holidays are all about.

Have a happy and merry holiday Junebug and heck that goes for everybody else too....

Ladies,

Our topic about "collectibles" has sparked an idea in my tired brain.

Two things:

1. Wouldn't it be fun to do a boomer gift exchange this year!

It would be a "white elephant exchange". A white elephant gift is something you already have in YOUR home that you will HAPPILY pass on to someone else (i.e. YOU don't want it)

2. The other thing, is that it would be fun to have the option to send Christmas cards to each other.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH OR EITHER OF THE ABOVE:

PM me your REAL name and address

Please also PM me your email address. (please specifiy if you only want to be included in one or the other)

I will compile the list and get it out.

I will pull names for the white elephant gift exchange for everyone and notify who has who for the gift exchange.

I will plan on collecting names and addresses until Dec. 11th.

Around the 5th of Dec. I will post a list of names in this forum of everyone I have heard of to-date.

This activity is open to everyone who would like to participate!

hugs,
danita

Below are the names of the ladies who have contacted me to participate in the Holiday BWS festivities (as discussed above):

NHJackie
Avalonblondi
Daisygirl
Happy Wife&Mom
Eagle Heart
Chatty Lady

IF you are interested, please "PM" me with your real name, address, and email address.

Tks!

D.

Bringing this back up to the top -- to see who else would like to participate.

I will probably email the first "wave" of names out in the next couple of days!

hugs,
danita

p.s. the previous post with the list of names are still the only ones participating to date.

Seems a bit empty to me in responses. Thats the trouble with trying to do something different or sweet most of the time the response is not there. Maybe now that thanksgiving is over more will want to be involved...if not at least you put forth the effort Danita, you're a champ.

Chatty,

Thanks for the kind words!

Maybe just a few of us do it...I don't have a problem with that! I just want to keep bringing it up - in case someone has missed it and would be blessed by participating!

hugs,
danita

Danita-When is the cut off?

Karen,

Dec. 10th, but as I said above, I will email out the first few names, so those who want to get a head start on sending cards may do so!

D.

Danita, I can't believe I missed this thread, but I've sent you a private message to add me to your card exchange.

thanks for thinking of this wonderful idea.

Just to let you know LOL I have only one Hannukah card so let me know what your doing. If anyone is Jewish PM and I'll send it to ya.

I'm all for sending Christmas cards! Danita, I'll try and figure out PM and send you a message.

Hi everyone!

I got my first Christmas card of the year...and...it was from a Boomer. Vicki!
woooo hoooooo!

How awesome is that! BWS has become a HUGE chunk of my life...how about you all? (Im not REALLY asking - I know the answer!)

Here is the most recent list of participants. I have sent out the list of addresses, so if you are on the list and have not received the addresses by email...please let me know.

NHJackie
Avalonblondi
Daisygirl
Happy Wife&Mom
Eagle Heart
Chatty Lady
Vicki M. Taylor
Thistle Cove Farm
Myangelinheaven
Danita

There STILL is time to join ladies! We will be taking entries until the 10th. of Dec....then we will pull names out of the hat for a white elephant gift exchange.

I know of one person not doing the white elephant exchange - is there anybody else on this list who isn't participating in that element of the boomer holiday? Please let me know.

hugs, hugs, and more hugs,
danita

Ok, I've emailed each participating boomer - if you haven't gotten an email from me telling you who you are sending a "white elephant" to...please pm or email me!

hugs,
danita

Yay, I got my name today and have already mailed out my white elephant gift to the lucky recipient.

Great idea, Danita.

Hey Danita, can the white elephant gift be a little white living thing on 4 legs? Just kidding! (but really, she is very cute)

Daisygirl

My first beautiful Christmas was from you Danita and it's in the top spot on my wall hanger for cards...such fun!!! Oh and my white elephant gift is on its way to a very special lady.

[ December 12, 2005, 06:21 PM: Message edited by: chatty lady ]

I thought I was in on this. Did I not email you way back when?

Maybe Next year I'll join it because it's been rough here. I am glad I had enough funds for stamps for my cards to go out. I have sent all of my cards out Monday. So look for your cards in the next few days.

Ok Dots,

I am totally in the dog house.

YOU are the one who ends up being left out. YIKES.

I was going to give you a hard time telling you that you didn't tell me you wanted to be "in"...I figured you didn't want to give out your address or something...so I scoured the postings and found where you said you were "in".

ughhhhhh. I goofed. I don't think I ever got a PM or email from you.....

with tail between legs,

Danita

Who has gotten their gifts??????

Please DO share!

I've received about a dozen "boomer cards"...my wall is just looking beatiful becuz of all of you! How much fun it has been to get cards from you all!

Thanks for making my Christmas even brighter!

hugs,

Danita

Danita,not to worry. you all just go ahead and have fun without me. Wah! So glad you are all having fun with this. Isn't it fun to see one another's handwriting?

I've enjoyed receiving the cards from my boomer sisters! I received my Heaven in a Jar from Danita and have already tried them. There is an sugar exfoliating cream and a nice thick body cream that smells heavenly. I may get hooked on them!

Daisygirl

Dots,

I don't think you are going to be forgotten. Maybe I'm wrong!

hugs,
danita

Daisy,

I'm sooo glad you like it! "heaven in a jar" is a great description. I also call it "world peace in a jar". LOL I figure if EVERYONE used the ginger citrus - there would be peace on earth!

Merry Christmas Daisy!

hugs,
danita

I recieved the Cards and Plus I am working on the person that I need to send to. I believe my Husband mighth ave a Job as we are speaking . So If the package don't come until next week. I'll make it up to you. However , Christmas season is still going to be celebrated until the 8 of Jan in some places of the world. So bare with me.

I also forgot to say my Boomer Sister gave me a Candle of Circle of Friends. I really Love it Thanks for it. I love Candles and especially the holders.

I am happy you love your gift Myangel, Merry Christmas!!!!

Thanks so much for all of my beautiful Christmas cards Ladies...I received my gift also...some delicious smelling soap and a lovely hand knit Hot pad for my kitchen...and such a suprise...my kitchen is Red and yellow and so was the hotpad!!!
Just Perfect!!!...Thanks to all of you for remembering me and to Sandra for the thoughtful gift...Peace and Joy to all of you this Christmas!!!!

So far I have all my sister Boomer cards on my card stand and they are beautiful...Hope the gifts I've sent arrive soon. Sending gifts is so exciting for me....

I have had the most "awesomest" boomer holdiay ever!

I came home late yesterday - after a full day - and there was a box on the table. I'm like, "hmmm, I wonder what this is".

I opened it...and it was a gift from the boomer gift exchange. I felt 10 years old again. Daisy filled the box with wonderful little presents...a new stapler...how did you know???!!!

Anyhow, the gift was the topping on my day. Thanks so much Daisy!!!!

hugs,
danita

I missed this one! Where was it?

Duh on me! I found it - just a few weeks too late! Next year I'll participate!

Me, too! Duh! Didn't even see this thread. Next year I'll be on board!

Donna

Donna, I feel better knowing there are two of us! There is just SO much to read here!!

I brought it up to the top several time so that people would see it! :0)

Sorry ladies!

Danita

Thats why it is necessary to allow a post to run a few days before posting over it. Thats how people miss items like this. Good for you Danita.....

Well,

and honestly, there was a time that the boomer holiday forum was the "poopie and fart" forum.

This might have turned away some who might have been interested. lOL

Danita

Danita, I'm glad you liked your gift. Those are items my employer distributes. Some people are addicted to office supplies, especially the cute ones, and some aren't. It was interesting that you sent what you sell and so did I.

I hope I can knit something for next year's exchange!

Merry Christmas!

Daisygirl

[ December 22, 2005, 07:01 PM: Message edited by: Daisygirl ]

Danita I rceived a box today with a wonderful assortment of Arbonne and had a good laugh with the "good girl, bad girl" nail files. Wonder which one I am? Let me see, yep been everywhere, I'm soooo bad, LOL!!! Thank you very much.

chatty...

If the shoe fits! LOL!

Enjoy!

hugs,
danita

Hi Chatty,

the table runner is beautiful! Many thanks and it will be put to good use tomorrow at lunch. My mother in law already has me buying a set of Christmas dishes, placemats, napkins, candles, candle holders, etc. to go with the runner! :>) Frankly, I'm gonna feel really, really good about myself if I get the table cleared off and have the runner highlighted.

Thanks again and I hope to use it in good health for many years.

Merry Christmas,

Sandra

Danita, thanks so much for arranging the holiday card and gift exchange. Sounds like everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. What a fun way to draw everyone closer. I bet more women will jump in next year.

I was VERY tempted to join in, but I am learnig to know my limits. Maybe next year!

Me too!

Next year, I would love to - this year just wasn't so good a time for me......So, yeah, I'll jump.....

Bluebird, I typically know my limits but during the holiday season it all goes out the window. Our Christmas season is out of control.I blame it on my parents and my husband's parents because both of us grew up with big Christmas's.

All went well Christmas day at my sons home. Everyone had a ball and the whole place was so warm and cozy and full of love. The next day after Christmas my son and grandson came over to see my house and pick up some extra brownies I made for them and forgot to take to the party. The rest of the day I relaxed and read been a bit under the weather...I agree Danita that the gift exchange was a great idea and I think went rather well for the most part....

LOL...for the most part!!!!!!

I enjoyed it, never had more cards. LOVE that!

Danita

Loved all the cards. And the gift I got was great, too. Thanks, Karen. The platter will be put to use.

I said for the most part because, well you know why!!! Loved all the beautiful cards and sending my special gift to the name I was given....and thank you again for thinking of me and I still wonder how you knew to do that.

Chatty,

I was just pulling your chain as usual. I have to laugh also that Dots was worried about someone getting left out - and low and behold .....I LEFT HER OUT BY ACCIDENT! aghhhhhh! Arbonne take me away!

It was great fun. Actually, I was relieved that it was a small group...less work for me!

Thanks everyone for being a part!

hugs,
danita

p.s. a little bird told me.

Oh Miss Danita!!!!!!!! Your message box is full and I have a question for you!!

OK B.B....I'm off to do some "housekeeping"!

Danita

Oh why, how delightful! I just came upon this post and love to exchange Christmas Cards next year! How may I join!

Sent you a PM about the above...

Please let me know how to join next year, too, chatty lady! I missed out simply because I got so involved with getting ready for the holidays I didn't get to the computer to read what was going on - it's my fault! But SO much fun to spend Christmas with our son's family - our granddaughter turned 2 in September and our identical twin grandsons turned 1 in November! I've never had a better Christmas! My husband and I are still on a "high" from it! By next Christmas we may have moved back closer to the Denver area, but I will still be 'here' and taking part in the exchange!

PM on the way dreamer. I think now would be a good chance to thank Danita for the Christmas Card exchange suggestion and for handlng all the work getting the lists coralated and sent out to everyone. Also the gift exchange was a huge success.THANK YOU FROM OUR HEARTS DEAR DANITA

[ January 10, 2006, 08:23 PM: Message edited by: chatty lady ]

I have to agree, Chatty. I think the card exchange was a huge success. I loved opening up my cards, and reading the messages from my boomer "sisters".

I will definitely sign up for next year's event.

Vicki,

Did you get the package I sent to you?

Jackie

Oh my gosh, Jackie.. I sure did!!

thank you so much.. How did you know Plumeria was one of my favorites? I even have plumeria growing in my backyard!

I totally missed out on this part of the holiday. I did receive several cards from Boomer Sisters and was very happy when I got one. I just didn't have any extra time to do anything this year. I skipped cards all together this year. Thinking of sending out a New Years Letter just to get my family updated.

I'm glad you all had fun, and hope to get more involved next time.

Sherri

Thanks for the cards!

Thanks ladies,

It was my pleasure!

hugs,
danita

Vicki,

If I told you I was a mindreader, would you believe me?

Seriously, I'm glad you liked it. There's nothing better than pampering yourself.

I joined to late to be part of this but it sounds as if it were a huge success. Hope you do it again next year and I would love to be included.

I feel awful and embarrsed that I didn't get a chance to send to my Boomer sister yet. Things have been hetic and my one sister that promised to sent me some money in a card didn't actually send hers. However, I know Next Holiday Season I'll have something picked out for the next Boomer sister or friend. Sorry I have been ghosting I been having some ups and downs the last few weeks.

MyangelinheavenEVE, please don't beat yourself up about not honoring your commitment to the gift exchange. If you're broke, you're broke and that is not somewhere anyone choses to be. I too have been there in the past where very penny counted. It was a lovely holiday for me and I hope for you it was filled with love and the New Year brings you health, wealth and happiness. HUGS...

MyangelinheavenEVE, I hear you and can relate! I had to bow out of the gift exchange very close to the last minute. It's a tough time of year, and for some of us, even "one more tiny gift" puts us beyond where we can go. It was humbling for me to have to pull out, but, well, now I'll plan ahead for next year and work it into my budget well ahead of time.

I hope you know that whoever your Boomer sister is, she knows and understands and is probably just grateful for the priceless gift of your presence in her life.

MyangelinheavenEve,
I didn't join in this year either. Pennies are where I'm at at the moment - didn't have stamp money!!!!!!! But times are -a changin".......

Next year - WHOLE different story!!!!Right?

Searcher

Don't feel bad anyone... I couldn't do it either. Gifts? Whats that? But next year I intend to play. I can't wait. It makes it exciting and something to plan for, and look forward to...and we have Danita to thank for it.

Sounds like the participation is going to be huge next year Danita! wuhoooo!

JJ

I'm with most of the ladies above. This year was impossible but I'd like to plan to be a part of the fun next year!

Same here. I wasn't prepared in many ways but next year count me in.(and that could change )
Danita, our Boomer with energy to burn, will see to us I'm sure.
chick

Just wasn't prepared for the extra this year...but, looking forward to next.
Danita, thanks for putting all into action.

Oh glad I am not alone in this Thanks for the encouragement Ladies.

Wonderful, ladies!! I look forward to participating
in next season's exchanges, since I just joined.

Some other forums I belong to...we've done the
exchanges for years and it is so much fun, as
long as I am not the one organizing, lol.

hugs,

Don't worry about organizing Diamond...we have our FABULOUS Danita to do that for us...she is one in a million!!! Thanks again Danita!!! You are the BEST!!!!

OK ladies,

I think its time to start a fan club for me. LOL!

Ya know, I'm a party girl. I love to have fun, laugh, and bless others. It's no big deal - I guess being able to come up with amazing ideas (lol) and implementing them is my gift.

hugs to ya'll,

danita

Danita,
You forgot to mention how humble you are also!

LOL, Hugs right back atcha!

Danita, To make a long story short (one of my New Year's resolutions!), I only just discovered this morning that ALL of the email sent to my new Eagle email address has been sitting in an online Inbox since mid-November. I thought it was configured to download into my Outlook along with my regular email. But I've been noticing lately that I'm missing things, especially email that some of my Boomer sisters said they sent me, including your card list way back in December. Well, this morning I finally did some investigating and found it...all 60 emails (plus about 60 more SPAM!) Duh. And to think I used to be a certified computer techie!!

So to you, and any of my other Boomer sisters who have written emails to me through my Eagle address since mid-November, my apologies for not responding to you!!!

I wonder how many book orders I've missed out on, since they would have come off my website and may have gotten mixed in with the SPAM stuff, which gets automatically deleted after 30 days. Hmmmmm.

Eagle, don't make your stories shorter. I love them as they are!

Sorry about your mail mishap. I had one of my own last week so I can relate to your frustration.

Ladies you have to read at least your email daily, boy I sure do or would be buried and never get out from under it. Luckily I have a super junk mail sorter so don't have to deal with it very much. Usually fron 20 to 40 are sorted out everyday as junk, geesh!!!

I've lost track of the amount of email my junk sorter weeds out every day. I'm just glad I don't have to deal with most of it. Only problem is, it will weed out mail from any addy it doesn't recognize. So I have to be careful to put new email friends on my list of good people. LOL

I've learned to put the word BOOMER on the subject line of the emails I send to make sure the ladies catch and read them...

Speaking of BOOMER...my daughter's Marketing Professor's wife was written up in the Philly paper as being the the very first Boomer baby born..one second after midnight 1946...so I sent her a note of congratulations and also included an invitation to join the BWS website...

Nancy,

How COOl is that! It would be wonderful if she joined us!

danita

Blondi, thanks for doing that. I appreciate it.

Blondi, how cool that is, hope she'll join us....

Starting a new Writers Club again this year and we have 27 new active members. I am attending the years first meeting tomorrow night and passing out the Boomer book markers Dotsie sent to me, hopefully some of these women writers will stop by and say hey!!

Bringing this back to knock out jokster doing multiple same posts. Dotsie not home so have to stop them this way for now. Please ignore them...

Thanks for being the ever watchful Mother Hen for us Chatty...you're the BEST!!!

Chatty was kind enough to leave me a phone message. I deleted our spammer. Thanks chatty, for being on your toes.

thanks Chatty from me too

No prolem Dotsie and friends. A Mother hen watches over the nest and the chicks faithfully and whoa be it to the fox trying to enter our Boomer hen house....lock and load. BANG!!!

Chatty,
From me too ! I saw that last night he thought he was some fox . Lock and load if he comes back. He had entered about five post and I guess he would have keep at it , if you had not sent the alert out .

Thanks again Chatty !

Danita: Although I send out 100's of cards!! to clients and friends every xmas, I'd be happy to send more!!! and the pink elephant idea is
sssssssssssoooooooooooo very creative!! Love it, count me in but I'll have to figure out PM, I think I recently figured out how to e mail someone....too new and technically illiterate...so here goes....chk to see if you received an e mail from me.........dah....

You are so cute! Yes I did get your PM. I'm in the throughs a planning a big business expo -- I can't EVEN begin to think about next Christmas. LOL

Danita

If you get the chance Ms D, tell us about the expo, where it is, what you'll be doing, etc...I find it sooo interesting! And that stuff you sent me, holy moly...my skin feels sooooo good after I use it. You sure I can't drink it? Make a little toddy?

JJ

Hi J.J.,

I wanted to PM you to see how you were liking that pot of magic - I've started using mine every other day lately - it's like such a treat..and I can just lay in bed and feel how soft my skin feels. lol (did I say that outloud?)

I've wanted to do a business expo forever. I LOVE to gather people together - I consider it one of my gifts. I found 2 people to do it with me - so we are working it.

We will have 75 UNIQUE vendors - no duplicates - no competitiion. The goal is to share networks (I know a ton of people that you don't know)..and just to get out there in the community.

We found a wonderful church with a HUGE sancturary and great accoustics...we will have vendor door prizes, and a cash door prize as well...and a DJ who will do all of that work.

Anywho, it is very intensive work..and I have alot going on in my life in addition to that.

Thanks for asking!

Danita