ctyankee

I just checked the tracking on the swap I sent out on 1/6/15. (When was that, Tuesday?) I was told it would arrive on Friday, 1/9. Tracking informs me that the package left the post office at 7 p.m. last night for it's destination. Interesting. I hope it gets there today.

Tcharlie

I mailed my package today, it's headed north of me and should be there Thursday.

Ladybug 1938

Dwinna where do you live in Maine???? There are many states that are north of me and snowy and cold....Lynnie for one...We have gals in CT and Ohio too...

quiltjoey

I mailed my package today! Expected delivery, Monday Jan. 12th...

TOOMANYUFO'S

I live on an island in Downeast Maine. I think almost everyone is north of you, like everyone is south of me lol.

klaws

I'm baaack with my big computer. Luckily it was just a small repair and only cost me $64.

When I posted sign-ups I said that the mailing deadline would be Monday Jan. 19. It was brought to my attention that the 19th is a holiday, Martin Luther King Day, and the post offices would be closed. So please try to mail your package by Saturday the 17th or Tuesday the 20th AT THE LATEST! I'll be posting sign-ups for the Feb. swap on the 26th. I like to have everyone receive their package before that date.

lawsonmugs

Wow, sounds like several packages went out and that means lots of pictures of swaps maybe this week. Love the pictures Pat. Have fun sewing today.

Patchesnposies

Karen, thanks for clarifying this! I believe the question was asked about a theme for February's pincushion/needle case swap, but I don't remember an answer. Is this one going to be a Valentine's Day/Love theme?

Is it an either or swap? PC or NC?

I'd like to get started or at least started thinking about what I'll do!

Deb
PS HAPPY for you that your computer had an easily fixed problem. SAD that we now think $64 is not that much!

lynnie

we really need our computers now a days. where would we all be??? surely not here. And $64 is cheap for a repair. what is the world coming to that $64 isn't much. but again, it is our computer and we can't fix them ourselves. if we could, we wouldn't be making quilts, we'd be fixing computers. We'd be totally lost without them, and they seem almost important as food nowadays. thank goodness it was a small problem and was able to be fixed.
I expect Monday a lot of pictures to be shown. I sure hope so.

Patchesnposies

Lynnie, I couldn't agree more. I would be totally lost without my computer and the world it opens up for me! $64 is cheap for a computer fix, for sure.

I guess I am old enough to still be shocked at how much the price of absolutely everything has gone up. Some things are worth the money, like a computer or medicine/healthcare. Other things just do not make sense at all.

I used to be able to estimate within $5 what my cart full of groceries would cost......and now I don't even try. I bring along a calculator! Things are double or triple what I remember them being before I got sick.

I spent the majority of 7 years housebound and my DH did all of the shopping and errands. Now that I have regained so much of my health and I am once again doing the grocery shopping, etc....I come home sometimes shell shocked! lol

It makes me feel old to gripe about the price of things compared to "the good old days". It is still possible to be frugal, it just takes a lot of time and creativity. I have six kids to raise and have gotten pretty good a pinching my pennies!