Jennifer3141 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hi everyone! It's February 1 today. Please try to get your Valentines done and mailed by the 7th so everyone will get their Valentines on time. And thanks to everyone who has already gotten theirs out!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Bump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 All of ours went out today--and we received our first ones today too! :D (Thanks, Mo!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 We took ours to the post office yesterday, only to discover that dd's lollipop valentines made it too thick for a "envelope", so now it's a "package" and we will have to pay about 4 times as much for each one. D'oh! I thought it just went by weight! Spent a day deliberating, and finally decided to heck with it, we're sending them out tomorrow. DD was so happy to get the first two cards in the mail today. Someone was on the ball! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHowell Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Our first round went out a couple days ago, and the second small list is *almost* done! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 We finally finished ours today -- DS says he never wants to write his name again!:D They'll be heading out tomorrow or Saturday, depending on how lines look at the post office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHowell Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 We finally finished ours today -- DS says he never wants to write his name again!:D They'll be heading out tomorrow or Saturday, depending on how lines look at the post office. :lol: This was ds too. For those getting his card... well, remember he's 4! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 We need to go buy more stamps and they're all done. :svengo: We had a blast making them, we got very giddy a few times... :001_smile: I sure hope they want to do it again next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 You guys are the best! My DD wants to send Xmas cards this year and stuffed animals. :001_huh: She wants to up the ante after the lollipops!!! I have created a Valentine monster... DS is sick of writing his name too - he has grip problems but he sure likes dreaming of the mail coming to him. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 We got ours out already and have gotten a few. One was shredded by the post office, but the PO put it in a special bag with a note...dd thought that was so cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in LV Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I have a question. We received our first valentine today. We didn't open it yet, but I looked at the return address, and it is not somebody on the list of valentines we're sending. I assumed we were sending to & receiving from the same people. Could somebody please clarify for me? Thanks so much! Kathleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Kathleen, did you you ask to be on both lists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 We have received 4 already, and ours went out last Friday. Dd has been very eagerly checking the mail this week- a good thing, since it means I don't have to bundle up and go out in the cold to do it myself!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 We are slowly but surely working our way through two lists. I'm sure I'll be doing all of the envelope addressing at this point. Dd hates to write but loves to create. We've received three envelopes so far - and I'm a softy and have been letting dd open them as they arrive. She loves getting mail and seeing what everyone has come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in LV Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Kathleen, did you you ask to be on both lists? No, I don't believe I did. I followed the instructions in your initial private message, and I sent a message to MHowell that I wanted to be on the 20-person list. I received a 20-person list from MHowell, and that's the only list I received. Do you know if Moe matched the "send to" names with the "receive from" names? I'll just feel bad if some people aren't getting all the Valentines they are supposed to receive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainySunday Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 We got our first one yesterday, and ours will go out this weekend! DD is very excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Ours went out yesterday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHowell Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I have a question. We received our first valentine today. We didn't open it yet, but I looked at the return address, and it is not somebody on the list of valentines we're sending. I assumed we were sending to & receiving from the same people. Could somebody please clarify for me? Thanks so much! Kathleen I tried to set it up to send/receive from the same people, but the initial list was HUGE, so I had to cut it down and rotate through all the names so everyone would get around the same amount. Sorry for the confusion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsam Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Ours will be going out Monday or Tuesday. Already received a few in the mail. I've been hiding them so the boys will get a stack on Valentine's Day! They are so excited!! Jodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Ours will be going out Monday or Tuesday. Already received a few in the mail. I've been hiding them so the boys will get a stack on Valentine's Day! They are so excited!! Jodie I'm going to do the same thing! We received our first two yesterday (Saturday) and ours are going out tomorrow (Monday.) I kind of regret not just going all out and joining the "big" list. Next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abeth78 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 We have stamps on our and they will go out tomorrow. DS has been waiting for the day we get to send them. We haven't gotten any yet. He has been asking every day for 2 weeks LOL:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoGal Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Just finished ours up today. I addressed them tonight (Ow! My hand!) :D We are waiting on some stamps and will send them out either Monday or Tuesday. The kids are really excited. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Waiting for dh to bring 13 more stamps home. They should go in the mail tomorrow. We have quite a stack! Dd placed the return address labels on the envelopes, so a few are positioned a bit wonky. It looks like I had a few too many fun beverages while working on this project, but I swear that wasn't it! : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 We mailed ours out on Saturday. My DS is on the big list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicity Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 We are three stamps short, so we've sent the majority out and will send the last three tomorrow morning. We've gotten a few already, which has been so fun! My 6yo made a box for them so we can open them on The Actual Day. They love getting the mail. Thanks to everyone that's participated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessedmom4god Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 (edited) We sent ours off today and received a stack in the mail. So fun! Edited February 6, 2012 by blessedmom4god Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipper Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Ours went out today as well! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abeth78 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Andrew got his first one today from Sam in CA. He was so excited! Our went out today :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyH in NC Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 She received another in the mail today and she has decided to save them for the actual day. So she has now received 2 valentines and she is so excited for more. :001_smile: Thanks to everyone that organized this. Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ofus Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Ours went out today! We've already received a couple & they guys get are getting excited! Thanks for the fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueinNC Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Ours went out today! Spent 1/2 hour in the post office since the clerk weighed each one separately! We have received 4 so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsam Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Ours all went out today as well! The boys are waiting for the 14th to be able to open all of them at once. Thanks for everyone that participated and a special thanks for those who organized this!!!!!! Jodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueinNC Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Thanks for everyone that participated and a special thanks for those who organized this!!!!!! Jodie :iagree: :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipper Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Ours all went out today as well! The boys are waiting for the 14th to be able to open all of them at once. Thanks for everyone that participated and a special thanks for those who organized this!!!!!! Jodie I agree! Except ours went out yesterday - lol. Thanks to those organizing. My daughter had been a little worried about missing her class party. We're planning a family party and she's saving each one she gets in the mail. She has 5 plus a few more from family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Ours will go out as soon as DS9 finishes addressing them today. This is so much fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisychics Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 How does one join this lovely event? My daughter would love to be part of this. I know it's too late but would love to join y'all next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 How does one join this lovely event? My daughter would love to be part of this. I know it's too late but would love to join y'all next year. I have a few extra Valentines, my girls would be happy to pop them in the mail. PM me if you're interested. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ofus Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 We took ours to the post office yesterday, only to discover that dd's lollipop valentines made it too thick for a "envelope", so now it's a "package" and we will have to pay about 4 times as much for each one. D'oh! I thought it just went by weight! Spent a day deliberating, and finally decided to heck with it, we're sending them out tomorrow. DD was so happy to get the first two cards in the mail today. Someone was on the ball! :) We had all of ours returned to us today (except 4?) stating they needed .20 more postage each. Okay, returned to the PO to buy the .20 stamps & the PO said the same as what you posted here. They are now parcels & will cost $1.95/EACH to mail. I have 40 envelopes, each with a valentine card & a piece of, idk, .20 candy. I nearly had a heart attack~very inappropriate for Valentines Day :). After BRIEF deliberating I removed each piece of candy from the envelopes & put them in the mail, just with the cards. We're bummed & we're sorry it went this way, I guess I should pay better attention to postal regulations. The candy we passed out to friends at TKD. If we do this again in the future we'll stick to stickers or tattoos. So, if you get cards from T.Jones or C.Jones, please know our intentions were better than our results. I just couldn't do $80 in surprise postage. Can anybody think of a piece of REALLY FLAT candy that will mail with maybe just the .20 extra postage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 We sent ours out early yesterday after putting a little mark on our map to indicate where they were going. We can't wait to put some marks on for incoming Valentines. Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 ... So, if you get cards from T.Jones or C.Jones, please know our intentions were better than our results. I just couldn't do $80 in surprise postage. Can anybody think of a piece of REALLY FLAT candy that will mail with maybe just the .20 extra postage? I don't blame you! That's a lot of money. We put Airheads in the envelopes, I hope they don't come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ofus Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Airheads! I bet they don't come back! Smart! You'll have to post on here & let us know if they go through, I'll use them next year. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueinNC Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 We had all of ours returned to us today (except 4?) stating they needed .20 more postage each. Okay, returned to the PO to buy the .20 stamps & the PO said the same as what you posted here. They are now parcels & will cost $1.95/EACH to mail. I have 40 envelopes, each with a valentine card & a piece of, idk, .20 candy. I nearly had a heart attack~very inappropriate for Valentines Day :). After BRIEF deliberating I removed each piece of candy from the envelopes & put them in the mail, just with the cards. We're bummed & we're sorry it went this way, I guess I should pay better attention to postal regulations. The candy we passed out to friends at TKD. If we do this again in the future we'll stick to stickers or tattoos. So, if you get cards from T.Jones or C.Jones, please know our intentions were better than our results. I just couldn't do $80 in surprise postage. Can anybody think of a piece of REALLY FLAT candy that will mail with maybe just the .20 extra postage? Wow! Postage for me was only 90 cents per envelope. Each had two pieces of candy, a card, and a sheet of stickers. Why would it vary that much?:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueinNC Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 We sent ours out early yesterday after putting a little mark on our map to indicate where they were going. We can't wait to put some marks on for incoming Valentines. Amber in SJ Great idea! It's still not too late for us to mark our map from the list of names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueinNC Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 How does one join this lovely event? My daughter would love to be part of this. I know it's too late but would love to join y'all next year. Same here with the extra valentines. pm me and we can exchange addresses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Us4jones, that's exactly what it cost us. We sent you some valentines. :) Just wait till you see that collage of stamps across the top of the envelopes!! We only had 20 names, and my youngest dd picked out some super thin cards, so we bundled them together. I was not, however bright enough to think of putting siblings together in a larger envelope. I bet I could have saved a few bucks that way. Ah well...live and learn, right? Caledonia, they told me that it was because the lollipop made the envelope too thick to pass through the slots in the machines, so they have to be handled as parcels instead of envelopes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueinNC Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Us4jones, that's exactly what it cost us. We sent you some valentines. :) Just wait till you see that collage of stamps across the top of the envelopes!! We only had 20 names, and my youngest dd picked out some super thin cards, so we bundled them together. I was not, however bright enough to think of putting siblings together in a larger envelope. I bet I could have saved a few bucks that way. Ah well...live and learn, right? I think the receiver will enjoy getting his/her own special envelope so it will be worth the extra bucks knowing you put a smile on a child's face! Caledonia, they told me that it was because the lollipop made the envelope too thick to pass through the slots in the machines, so they have to be handled as parcels instead of envelopes. The lady told me the same thing about being too thick to pass through the slots in the machines. We did lollipops and airheads. I hope she did not make a mistake and I get them all back again. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHowell Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I am so glad every enjoyed this! The kids are so excited to go to the post office these days!! Thank you everyone for participating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoGal Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 We have ours all stamped and ready to go out! We put a stick of gum in each one, so I think it is thin enough that the stamp should be okay. They smell really sweet. :001_smile: The kids are so excited whenever a valentine comes in the mail! Thank you to everyone participating. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisychics Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Same here with the extra valentines. pm me and we can exchange addresses. I pm'd you. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueinNC Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I pm'd you. :D The valentines are in route to the post office! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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