Was thinking we'd keep it really cheap and simple. I'm guessing its a value of no more then $8-$10 plus shipping which should be able to go flat rate envie depending on the kind of candle you send?

Each person would send 1 paperback book they've enjoyed, 1 new candle, and one unopened package of tea or coffee. Mama can light her candle, enjoy her beverage and read a good book - a little pamper for the mama who needs a break.

You post what you DON'T want (ie, tea not coffee, decaf only, no sci fi etc) and I'll match up?

Post if you're in and anything you'd rather not receive :)

I'll start:
~I LOVE decaffeinated tea of just about any flavor and we are coffee drinkers and love all kinds of coffees.
~I love almost any good read - I'm ok with Christian stuff, sci fi, drama, just really not into those romance novels
~theres not one candle scent I don't enjoy

anyone else in?

I am in.

I like all naturally decaf teas and coffee aternatives
I Like all candles scents (prefer soy/pal/or veggie wax) Please no paraffin
I Love cookbooks, Natural living/Parenting Books, Any books on mama's babies/pregnancy. (please no religous specific books)

Happiest Thoughts!!
Lisa/Pixie

Oooooo me! I need some mama time.

* I'm mostly a coffee drinker but am learning to love tea lately. I don't like fruity teas but love black and green as well as chai.
* I LOVE memoirs and biographies and "chick lit". I don't read romance novels (I have enough romance as it is!). I also love legal drama and mystery.
* I love candles...especially earthy or "clean" scents.

Thanks Barb for organizing! :)

I'm going to have to pull out. I like the idea, and hope to get in on the next one.

Ooooh!! I'm in (if you let me - I promise to actually send the box this time!!!)!!!

List is shorter if I post what I like :D :

teas - celestial seasonings freak here (raspberry zinger, cranberry apple, etc...); I'm willing to try other brands but they need to be kosher.

books - cooking mysteries, Sue Grafton books, Tamar Myers (maybe spelled Meyers), Joanne Pence, Diane Mott Davidson, Chicken Soup for the Soul, etc... No romance, religious, sci-fi, parenting/child dev........................

candle - I like more of the oriental, gingersnap, earthy scents

I think that's it! Thanks Barb!!!

I'd like to be in on this one. I like pretty much all tea, but prefer fruity/herbal ones. I LOVE coffee (I better, I'm a barista :p ), beans are fine and I prefer to not receive flavored coffee.....I love a good black bean blend. As for books, I'm pretty much open to anything except sci-fi, that's just not my thing. I really like Christian authors, Nora Roberts, Tami Hoag, Sue Grafton.

Forgot to add I like pretty much any candles!

Thanks Barb!

I'd like to join this one.

Drinks: I don't like fruity teas. I prefer mint or black tea. I love coffee-caffeine please!!!

Books: I love cookbooks. I'm working on a raw diet and I love to make smoothies. I love knitting books. Not into sci fi or romance. I like parenting books-nothing about pregnancy/babies though cuz I'm done with that.

Candles: Any will do...not picky at all in this department.

me:

I prefer decaf tea or reg. coffee.

Books-no preg/baby; prefer not Christian but open to other religious themes

candles-anything

I'll play!!!

Coffee~any!! No tea or Chai.

Candles~Love them all!

Books~"beach trash" or chick lit~example [U]Devil Wears Prada[U](but I have that one):lol:

I wanna play too :)

Tea~ I love Chai tea or any herbal fruity tea, english breakfast
Coffee~any, regular or decaf, no flavored please

Books~any good fiction, nothing religious or sci-fi. I love a good chick lit author like Jennifer Weiner.

Candles~any, I love them:)

Thanks for organizing Barb!!

cool - lets keep it open a week to see if we get more swappers. Close on friday? ship by Monday? does that sound ok?

I'll join:)

I love tea...no coffee here please. Loose or bagged tea is fine. I'm not finding the love for green tea right now lol but any other kind would be great!

Candles...any scent, just would prefer soy. Oh, I don't have a tart burner so that might not work.

Books, anything gardening, herbal, receipes, christian is fine. No romance please :)

thanks for starting this Barb :)

:bounce:

This sounds like fun.


I like tea and coffee (we have a 1 cup coffee maker so can only use the coffee pods)

I love candles just prefer they are not a floral scent

I love to read but do not like sci-fi, or cheesey romance.

:)

Barb,

I don't know that I'd done a swap before but boy did the title of yours catch my eye! I'd love to give this a try. :)

1. I do love herbal teas...no caffeine since I have a cup of tea at night while I read a book right before bed.


2. Books....no romance or sci-fi please. I'd like to get a fictional Christian book. I love love the Amish themed books. Or any Christian book someone may have laying around by Joyce Meyer. (I've only read Battlefield of the Mind so far) Or any other good book.

3. Any candle at all!

Hey Barb, if we get matched up with someone and we have two books on hand that we've read and enjoyed and both would be good....can we tuck in that second book?

Anyway, I'm not online daily but will try to get on every other day so I can see who you match me up with. This is just what I need for the new spring arriving!!

Michelle

do we pm you choices or are you matching us up?

Heya :) its Friday so lets do it!
I'd like folks to send me a few choices of mamas they can send a package to, just so I don't randomly match someone up with a mama they have nothing for ya know?
So if you can send me 2 or 3 mamas you could do a package for that'd make things easier :)

and of course if you wanna add an extra book, candle or whatever and be generous - right on!

If so...

I love Green Teas, the more exotic the better with caffeine included. I alos love rich or dark whole coffee beand, no "flavored" coffee.

Books: Anything on jewelry making, Anything by Dan Brown, Left Behind Series, Drama/Mysteries. I am a CSI fan & Law and Order fan so something like that.

Candles: No fruity or food smelling. Love fresh cleans scents or woodsy masculine scents

my choices are sent in :)

It doesn't matter who I get matched with, so just pick one for me. :D

I had to edit my post...I can no longer have coffee. (messes up my health...long story)

Michelle

Don't matter to me either you can just set me up- but I need a little more time to ship b/c I have to shop for the coffee/tea and maybe candle too.

If that's a problem just leave me out.

Ok - I hope this works for everyone. I did my best.

cruncycon to healingpixie
healingpixie to tinamaries
tinamaries to momof2boysand1girl
momof2boysand1girl to tydytkesmama
tydytykesmama to hippiemama
hippiemama to mama2many
mama2many to mousymom
mousymom to sveasmommy
sveasmommy to momof6
momof6 to nvr2tall
nvr2tall to tinyterror'sma
tinyterror'sma to crunchycon

we were short a mama cuz somone pulled out so i'll do a 2nd swap with mom of 4

momof4 to hippiemama
hippiemama to momof4

I hope this is ok :)
I had said shipping Monday but I know some folks need more time. Can we say no later then a week from today?

Just a quick note to say that Tinas (tinamaries) package is in the mail. :)

nods - mama2many your package is on the way too
momof4's is going out today if I can find the right size flipping box

HealingPixie's package was sent today. :waving:

Katie's (nvr2tall) package will be going out tomorrow. I won't get online tomorrow since I work so I'm posting tonight.

Hope you like the contents Katie!!

Michelle

Janel (mousymom) - package is going out tomorrow (Wed) !! Hopefully ;)

momof2boysand1girl~your package is going out today. would've been yesterday but my 2 yo had plans to scare the daylights out of me and spend the day in emergency room. he's doing okay though...has a cervical sprain.

Tina, Sorry to hear about your day in the ER...Poor weeone. I do hope all is feeling better now.

Lisa/Pixie

lisa,
thanks :) he is doing better. he is in a neck brace and gets checked tomorrow.

i also received my package today from you! it is wonderful and i can't wait to try your pixie dust out :)

Barb,

I got my package yesterday, thank you so much! I can't wait to read the books.

However, I also received another box today, opened it, not realizing who it was from, and realized that it was from you and was probably meant to go to "mama2many". So if you'd send me her addy I'll re-pack it and forward it on to her.

Crunchycon - your package went out Weds. PM mail.

Carissa I pm'd you. I can't believe i messed that up! ugh.... I will send you paypal if you'll forward it

sveasmommy, please forgive me. Things have been crazy and your will be going out on Monday the LATEST!!!!

Just checking to see what everyone got........:)

Katie, yours should arrive today or Monday at the very latest since it went out priority mail on Wed from here. (they said 2-3 days max)

Michelle

I got my package yesterday.Thank you!!
It had several yummy smelling candles, a box of green tea (which I am about to have a cup of) and the book my ds ran off with to start reading lol.
Thank you!
I hope your little one is feeling better.

no packages here yet

Me either, but I did send yours out last week. I assumed you already had it. You should get it soon :)

Me either, but I did send yours out last week. I assumed you already had it. You should get it soon :)
I am sorry. I have been here daily since I asked for your addy and never got a notification of a new pm. I just saw it last night when I was on before bed. I will be shipping today now that I have the addy. I dont know why it did not tell me you had replied and that I had a pm waiting for me. :confused:

No big deal:) I'll lyk when it does get here. Thanks!!

My package has not arrived.

(also wondering if the one I mailed made it....nvr2tall, I hope you got it)

Happy Mothers day,

Michelle

My gal got the package I sent.

But, for my first swap it was a bummer becuase I never got anything. :(

Michelle

I got my package today - thanks mama!

I got my package today - thanks mama!
Was it my package or the other one? I sent yours out like 2 weeks ago. It should certainly be there by now. I have not received mine yet, but she said it was coming. Maybe the mail is super slow right now?

hrm, I'm not sure - this one had yankee candles and a wahm soap in it too?

Could not remember if I said I got mine or not..but I did and it ROCKED!!
Thank you Crunchycon.. love the tea (it is actually ALL gone now) I brewed it by the pitcher and it was ery good. I had not tried honeybush before.


Lisa/Pixie

Was it my package or the other one? I sent yours out like 2 weeks ago. It should certainly be there by now. I have not received mine yet, but she said it was coming. Maybe the mail is super slow right now?
Yep it has been mailed, I was checking in here hoping to see you post that you had gotten it.

hrm, I'm not sure - this one had yankee candles and a wahm soap in it too?

Barb,

That one was from me........I know you enjoy homemade soap, so I thought I'd treat you to one from a local soaper that we sell in the coffee shop I work at. Hope you liked the coffee and tea!

Michelle, yours in on its way...sorry I was delayed in sending it. I really hope you enjoy it! It has two of my very, very favorite books in it! :hbeat: :hbeat:

tydytykesmama(cassie)
I am so sorry but, there has been a problem with your package.
I got it back today mutilated and missing all of it contents except 1 hardback book. I had a put in a hardback book, a paper back book, a container of tea leaves, and 4 yummy votives and it is all gone. :wah:

I am so mad at the po. I dont know what they did to the package but it looks like they beat the heck out of it. They put a letter in the return packaging to me that said for me to fill it out and they would try to locate the missing items. :(

I will send you a replacement package, but I now have to go re-purchase everything and I have to wait till payday. I am so sorry!!!!!!!!!!


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How completely awful of the PO :( Please don't worry about sending a replacement. It's not neccessary. It's not your fault and I'll live without it. My swap box hasn't even made it to Barb yet and I sent it the Monday after it was due to ship, at least 2 weeks ago. I think the PO is pretty rotten right about now. I'm sorry this happened. I would be so mad at the PO. WTH happened to the box and the stuff inside, yk? and they want to increase the cost to mail!!!!

definetly some slow mail going on. I pm'd a few mamas whos partners haven't received yet and packages ARE on the way - but it is slooooooooooooow for some reason

Cassie, I feel bad not sending anything to you.
I can not believe they broke the package open and lost almost everything tho.
PO must be running slow since they are beating the crap out of everyones packages. :(

Michelle, yours in on its way...sorry I was delayed in sending it. I really hope you enjoy it! It has two of my very, very favorite books in it! :hbeat: :hbeat:
Oh my goodness thank you!!!

It arrived today and I can't wait to read the books. And my daughter grabbed the candle (teenager) and commented on how good it smells....I'll have to light it tonight after I'm off my loooong shift. I also am going to enjoy some of the tea in the morning. I've never had that tea before and look forward to it.

Thanks and sorry for thinking I was not going to get a package....first swap came out great!! :)

Michelle

Oh my goodness thank you!!!

It arrived today and I can't wait to read the books. And my daughter grabbed the candle (teenager) and commented on how good it smells....I'll have to light it tonight after I'm off my loooong shift. I also am going to enjoy some of the tea in the morning. I've never had that tea before and look forward to it.

Thanks and sorry for thinking I was not going to get a package....first swap came out great!! :)

Michelle

I'm just sorry that it took so long to get to you. I hope you find peace and rest in your package. Those two books are two of my most favorite in the whole world and I just felt led to send them to you. You can probably tell that they are my favorite by their condition. :lol: