The Late Swap – November/December 2008

Welcome to the November/December 2008 HSBA Saturday Swap!

We have been having great participation in the swap and most everyone is really enjoying the process. Get the word out and let your friends know about it. Remember that this swap will take us through the holidays, so early is better than late – especially with the mail surge at the Postal Service during the holidays! Put the dates on your holiday planner to make sure you don’t forget! Do a Christmas theme if you want – and send your Swap Buddy some holiday cheer. Nothing like early holiday shopping to get you in the giving mood.

Below are some swap gift links that were sent in to showcase from the swap. Don’t worry if you haven’t gotten your present yet – but let us know if you think your swap buddy forgot you! If you haven’t gotten your swap gift, feel free to drop us a line – we’d like to know of any problems you have. If your partner doesn’t swap back, let us know that so we can put them on a non-participation list. Be sure if you are delayed in getting out a gift, that you let your partner know so she won’t feel neglected!

Please join us for this next swap and get in on the gifting.

Here’s the schedule:

SIGN UP: By November 15th (Sat.)
PAIRED UP: By November 19th (Wednesday)
MAIL SWAP: By December 13th (Saturday)
POST PHOTOS: By December 27th (Saturday)
EMAIL LINKS TO ME: By January 3rd (Saturday)
NEXT SWAP: January 10th (Saturday)

This sign up is for one swap gift and you have two months to get it out, get it posted, and email us the link! Our next swap won’t be until JANUARY 2009. Be SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS with these dates!

SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER SWAP HIGHLIGHTS:

Lisa’s swap gift.

Lori’s swap gift.

Anna‘s swap gift.

Lisa B.’s swap gift.

Amanda’s swap gift.

Jessica’s swap gift.

Lynn’s swap gift.

Heather’s swap gift.

Yours not listed here? Email or comment with a link and we’ll add it!

I know you already know what a SWAP is… but in case you need a refresher…

Check out our past SWAP Posts here at HSBA. Chances are they will answer all of your questions and more. Oh, and if you swapped in the past and forgot to send in your link, it isn’t too late! We would love to add your post showcasing your swap gift to our past posts. People still like to click back and see all the gifts, so by all means – share!

PAST SWAPS:

October 2007 Swap (Intro)
November 2007 Swap (October Highlights)
December 2007 Swap (November Highlights)
January 2008 Swap (December Highlights)
February 2008 Swap (January Highlights)
March & April 2008 Swap (February Highlights)
May & June Swap (March & April Highlights)
July & August Swap (May & June Highlights)
September/October 2008 Swap (July & August Highlights)

We hope you’ll join in the fun! Spread the news and ask your homeschool friends to join. You have until Saturday the 15th to leave a comment here with your email. I’ll contact you and send you a questionnaire!

Here are some basic rules for every swap:

1. Don’t offer to participate and sign up if you can’t get the gift in the mail on time. Now that we are giving you 2 months, this shouldn’t be too hard!
2. Don’t spend more than 5-15$ on your swap gift (not including postage). You will end up making your buddy feel like they didn’t give enough to you.
3. Get to know your swap buddy. Pray for them! Send them a Bible verse! Email them! Etc.!
4. Do NOT share your swap buddies’ personal information (last names or addresses) with anyone else.
5. Make sure you post a photo and ‘Thank You’ for your swap sister – thanking her and linking to her blog.
6. Email me a copy of your swap post link so I can showcase it for the following month!

Suggestion: Please make sure you take extra care when packaging your gifts if they are breakable or fragile. Two or three times now we have had swap gifts damaged by UPS and the Postal Service!

Who’s in???

~ This swap post is now CLOSED ~

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