Jezebel's Surprise Advent Package Train

[pumpkin9211]

um... yes...

[trish1980]

ha anyone want some gently used recipes books in their box. HOLY crap i must have a 100 books.. WHY ? im not sure. im sure the local thrift store is going to love me.

yes! I love cookbooks, I put some on my WL, but I can't remember if I specified I would accept gently used

If anyone is still stuck on their wishlist, CouponLadybird had the BEST idea when I received her wishlist on a previous package train.

Include a small BIO about yourself and/or your family. It helps make the "surprise" part of the train more fun (and easy).

Tell a short story about yourself.

Add a few random facts.

That's all the wisdom from Pumpkin today

I'm 32, single mom to a 3 yr old boy. I make diaper cakes, bows, chocolates, treats, candy apples, and dabbing into sewing. I'm handy around the house, love to read, but now I have an e-reader so I don't use actual books anymore, we play games and am in the process of loosing weight through weight watchers. I try to be active (when I'm not busy creating treats etc)

Is it too early for buddy questions?

Buddy how do you feel about homemade gifts?

LOVE THEM!

I would give my right arm for some of the homemade items that have recently been showcased on the package trains!.....So, um, YES I would gladly and enthusiastically accept anything homemade.

A question to my adult buddy: What is your favourite hot beverage?

A question to my kid buddy: Does your child(ren) like personalized things with their name on it?

Hot beverage would be tea....just plain tea for me though.

Personalized would be GREAT! Nothing has my sons name on it so he has nothing like that.

I LOVE homemade gifts, I am always truly amazed at the talent others have.

Every and every color, our tree is filled with decorations made by my children over 11 years ago plus many many inherited decorations from great grandmas & grandmas, great aunties and friends.

Favorite bevy is definitely K-Cup coffee (chocolate flavored being my most fav)

I am going to re-do my w/l again today in WORD just in case SC flubs up again in the middle of my PM.

Question: Do you like cookbooks, what kind?

I love cookbooks, right now I'm looking into chocolates, treats, candy, cake pops, wtc. but i love anything slowcooker (LOVE MINE)

ok. im adding another ole fav. for my upcoming buddy


3 additional wishes under $10
3 additional wishes under $5
3 additional wishes under $2
and can these be dollar store or NO.

Oh lord, the 1st 40 was hard enough LOL

3 additional wishes under $10.00 - Beautiful star ornament, any great used dvd
3 additional wishes under $5.00 - scratch card, blank cds (I know you can get some from the $$ store)
3 additional wishes under $2.00 - Pen Holder, Organizing items
GC in any of the above amounts would be lovely (McDonalds, Subway, Indigo/Chapters/Coles, WM)

Dollar Store items are great, just no food or beauty items please...or or markers for my son from there....they washable ones are NOT washable.

I'm cheering for the green team .

I adore home made gifts! Someone putting thought, energy, and talent into a gift is awesome!

Favorite hot beverage: organic green tea (I like to experiment and mix my own spices/herbs into it)

Personalized things with name on it: Bth for me and my son, yes but, only if it's not something to wear.

Christmas colors inside home: A little bit of everything. We don't decorate a crazy amount but, our little Charlie Brown tree has a few ornaments from my dh's childhood and I still put up the decorations my children made when they were little .

Cookbooks: Omg, yes!! Authentic Punjabi cuisine is something that interesting both me and the family right now.

3 additional wishes under $10: organic whole peppercorns (the tri-colored ones), gas GC, a variety of organic heirloom vegetable seeds
3 additional wishes under $5: Timmy's GC, brown hair elastics, bottle brush
3 additional wishes under $2: bookmarkers, envelopes, doggy poop bags
Dollar store? Ok, I'll admit it, I'm a Dollar store snob . I don't mind items from there as long as it's not for consumption/anything to do with food and nothing to put on my skin. Every time I've walked into one, I had to leave within a minute because the strong chemically odor of plastic and smelly candles gave me an instant migraine. Is anyone else sensitive to the smell in there or am I just weird like that ?


My questions for both adults and children:
What is (are) your favorite color(s) in general?
Do you participate in sports/any kind of physical activities and, if so, what kind?
Hobbies?

My color - pink, turquoise
DS - Red, Blue

No sports for me
DS - soccer, tball, swimming lessons

I have lots of hobbies - scrapbooking, reading, baking, making chocolates, making candy, sewing
DS hobbies - making my life miserable...just teasing. Playing with cars or trains, coloring, drawing, cutting with scissors

Buddy, what snack foods do you and/or your family enjoy?

Me - chips, chocolate, tootsie rolls, Licorice (red only), anything I'm not supposed to have
DS - Peanuts, chips, chocolates, kit kat, tootsie rolls

So I know that some of you already answered this, but I am going to ask you all anyways.

What is your all time favourite Christmas movie?

Mine is White Christmas! with Lovely Actually & the original Miracle on 34th Street following closely

Also, what is your favourite Christmas song?

Mine is jingle bell rock

Movie - A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation
Song - Away in a Manger, Rudolph, Frosty.....I LOVE Carols

I notice a lot of people talking about makeup.

QUESTION:

What are your top three favourite brands of makeup?

Quo, Covergirl, Almay

I have not started shopping yet if you need someone to change.

Me too!

Not sure what happened to the quotes for these 2 questions:

Color inside - Blue, silver, white, pink

Tools - YES! I'm very handy.

[CouponLadybird]

make up: no favorites yet -although I did list a few things on my WL...believe it or not I just started wearing make up (I'm in my 30's), so if my buddy happens to be a make up guru -please feel free to add anything YOU like.

[trish1980]

make up: no favorites yet -although I did list a few things on my WL...believe it or not I just started wearing make up (I'm in my 30's), so if my buddy happens to be a make up guru -please feel free to add anything YOU like.

I'm no guru, I only wear mascara and eye shadow LOL....I'm not great at makeup applications...so I stick with whats easy.

[PammieD]

More answers along with a few questions at the end!

1. Christmas Cartoon – Mmm…we’re kid free at the moment (LB’s 4 days away from his/her due date, so the only Cartoons I can think of at the moment are if there were a Family Guy or Simpson’s holiday movie…bahaha!)
2. Christmas Movie: K, there are a few here… Badder Santa (don’t judge!!! Haha)…Muppet Christmas Carol and Very Merry Muppet Christmas are tops for me and I don’t own them for some reason!…. the Muppet Family Christmas sounds intriguing though! Didn’t know about that one!
3. Cookie Cutters? Mmmm…baking’s not a strength/passion of mine, but I’d like to try gingerbread this year…so big cutters I can decorate? AND a good recipe for gingerbread wouldn’t hurt either! Haha. Person shapes, mittens, snowman, mmm….stuff like that would be fun!
4. Favourite snacks for the family – mmm…we love peanut m&m’s, bbq crispers, nuts, tostitos & salsa/guac/anything Mexican, veggies & dip, gourmet jelly beans, sour candies (peaches/cherry blasters etc)….anything tasty & delish J
5. Tools? Mmmm…I dunno – we’re kinda stocked
6. Favourite Christmas Song – Silver Bells for a song but Christina Aguilera’s Christmas CD is my favourite over all (started listening to it today….DH’s gonna LOSE it!!)
7. Make-up brands: I don’t wear much, but I do do my eyes. Smashbox (my usual), Essie (‘all in one base’ coat or ‘to dry for’ top coat are staples in my house!) or Avon has some good shadows/glimmersticks

Questions for my buddy:
- Do you use and/or want a day planner/2013 agenda/calendar? What kind? (ex/ small pocket/purse one? Slightly larger one with more room for writing? daily desk calendar?)
- Do you like/use nail polish? What kinds of colours?
- If you have kids, are they into arts and crafts?
- What's your favourite magazine (that you DON'T have a subscription to!)

My responses to my questions!
- Do you use and/or want a day planner/2013 agenda/calendar? What kind? (ex/ small pocket/purse one? Slightly larger one with more room for writing? daily desk calendar?) I'm a digital kinda girl (always lose the paper ones!)
- Do you like/use nail polish? What kinds of colours? LOVE - Especially pale pinks or dark reds/purples/the 'hot' dark colours of the winter season!
- If you have kids, are they into arts and crafts? I doubt my kid's going to be doing crafts for a few years
- What's your favourite magazine (that you DON'T have a subscription to! Any Cross Stitching magazine...I don't subscribe to any of them and haven't picked any up in a long while

[trish1980]

More answers along with a few questions at the end!

1. Christmas Cartoon – Mmm…we’re kid free at the moment (LB’s 4 days away from his/her due date, so the only Cartoons I can think of at the moment are if there were a Family Guy or Simpson’s holiday movie…bahaha!)
2. Christmas Movie: K, there are a few here… Badder Santa (don’t judge!!! Haha)…Muppet Christmas Carol and Very Merry Muppet Christmas are tops for me and I don’t own them for some reason!…. the Muppet Family Christmas sounds intriguing though! Didn’t know about that one!
3. Cookie Cutters? Mmmm…baking’s not a strength/passion of mine, but I’d like to try gingerbread this year…so big cutters I can decorate? AND a good recipe for gingerbread wouldn’t hurt either! Haha. Person shapes, mittens, snowman, mmm….stuff like that would be fun!
4. Favourite snacks for the family – mmm…we love peanut m&m’s, bbq crispers, nuts, tostitos & salsa/guac/anything Mexican, veggies & dip, gourmet jelly beans, sour candies (peaches/cherry blasters etc)….anything tasty & delish J
5. Tools? Mmmm…I dunno – we’re kinda stocked
6. Favourite Christmas Song – Silver Bells for a song but Christina Aguilera’s Christmas CD is my favourite over all (started listening to it today….DH’s gonna LOSE it!!)
7. Make-up brands: I don’t wear much, but I do do my eyes. Smashbox (my usual), Essie (‘all in one base’ coat or ‘to dry for’ top coat are staples in my house!) or Avon has some good shadows/glimmersticks

Questions for my buddy:
- Do you use and/or want a day planner/2013 agenda/calendar? What kind? (ex/ small pocket/purse one? Slightly larger one with more room for writing? daily desk calendar?)
- Do you like/use nail polish? What kinds of colours?
- If you have kids, are they into arts and crafts?
- What's your favourite magazine (that you DON'T have a subscription to!)

My responses to my questions!
- Do you use and/or want a day planner/2013 agenda/calendar? What kind? (ex/ small pocket/purse one? Slightly larger one with more room for writing? daily desk calendar?) I'm a digital kinda girl (always lose the paper ones!)
- Do you like/use nail polish? What kinds of colours? LOVE - Especially pale pinks or dark reds/purples/the 'hot' dark colours of the winter season!
- If you have kids, are they into arts and crafts? I doubt my kid's going to be doing crafts for a few years
- What's your favourite magazine (that you DON'T have a subscription to! Any Cross Stitching magazine...I don't subscribe to any of them and haven't picked any up in a long while

oh ya missed these ones too:

Yes to cookie cutters
Christmas cartoon - Grinch

- Do you use and/or want a day planner/2013 agenda/calendar? What kind? (ex/ small pocket/purse one? Slightly larger one with more room for writing? daily desk calendar?) - Yes please, mom calender, or large for desk or large one for more writing room
- Do you like/use nail polish? What kinds of colours? Sorta, any kind of colors
- If you have kids, are they into arts and crafts? Yes, and yes
- What's your favourite magazine (that you DON'T have a subscription to!) - baking, cooking, parenting, gossip, beauty Basically most magazines :D

[CouponLadybird]

Questions for my buddy:
- Do you use and/or want a day planner/2013 agenda/calendar? What kind? (ex/ small pocket/purse one? Slightly larger one with more room for writing? daily desk calendar?
I'd love a big one to stick on the fridge with lots of room for writing

- Do you like/use nail polish? What kinds of colours?
Only on my toes -burgundy, navy or any dark jewel tones

- If you have kids, are they into arts and crafts?
My girls LOVE crafts!

- What's your favourite magazine (that you DON'T have a subscription to!)
Anything house/garden/cooking/log cabin/cottage/eco-off grid/hobby farm

[pumpkin9211]

Oh buddy...

What color is your kitchen?
What color is your bathroom?

Do you have a theme in these rooms?

Do you like wall decals? If so, what are you looking for?

How would you describe the style of you home?

[scbpooh]

Questions for my buddy:
- Do you use and/or want a day planner/2013 agenda/calendar? What kind? (ex/ small pocket/purse one? Slightly larger one with more room for writing? daily desk calendar?) no wouldnt use it
- Do you like/use nail polish? What kinds of colours? i dont but DD does. Funky colours and crackles
- If you have kids, are they into arts and crafts? not so much
- What's your favourite magazine (that you DON'T have a subscription to!) Canadian Living

[pumpkin9211]

Questions for my buddy:
- Do you use and/or want a day planner/2013 agenda/calendar? What kind? (ex/ small pocket/purse one? Slightly larger one with more room for writing? daily desk calendar?
Nope, I never remember to write in them. LMAO!! IS there a planner to remind you to write in your planner?? HA!

- Do you like/use nail polish? What kinds of colours?
Nope. I bite my nails. Disgusting habit that I am trying to break... I quit smoking but can't quit this... sooooo annoying!

- If you have kids, are they into arts and crafts?
No kiddos for me.

- What's your favourite magazine (that you DON'T have a subscription to!)
Anything to do with storage. I'm addicted but wont pay for a magazine. LOL! I also would read any of those silly "gossip" magazines about the hollywood stars... Im always up for a good laugh

[trish1980]

Oh buddy...

What color is your kitchen?
What color is your bathroom?

Do you have a theme in these rooms?

Do you like wall decals? If so, what are you looking for?

How would you describe the style of you home?

Kitchen I have to still paint so its an off pink color...LOL No theme in this either....just cluttered with crap
Bathroom is blue and theme is ducks

Wall decals would be awesome! Flowers, butterflies, sayings, etc...anything for a kitchen would be nice too :D

Style of home? I have tons of pictures on every wall, I love displaying pictures of my son, its pretty small, so its cluttered unfortunately.

[CouponLadybird]

What color is your kitchen?
sage green

What color is your bathroom?
taupe with brown

Do you have a theme in these rooms?
Not really -have a slight farm theme going in the kitchen (roosters), but other than that no

Do you like wall decals? If so, what are you looking for?
I do. I am currently looking for some for the girls room - a saying about being sisters or something about family or something about being confident in who you are.....all important things we are trying to instill in the girls. Also would love the quote in my signature or "Why fit in when you were born to stand out" -Dr Seuss ,again for the girls room.

How would you describe the style of you home?
ummmm.....eclectic.....-we really don't go for one streamlined look -just things we love
We live in a tiny old cottage -all of our walls are taupe (except for the kitchen), covered in pictures of the kids and various art (mainly nature pics/outdoors/abstract), all of our furniture is antique (wood various shades). I love rich warm coloured accessories, with unique textures or features.

[trish1980]

Questions for buddy:

What type of homemade items do you like?

Would you accept homemade chocolates or candy?

[pumpkin9211]

What color is your kitchen?
Browns/Beiges

What color is your bathroom?
White(how origianl I know--- BUT)

Do you have a theme in these rooms?
Yes, my kitchen is done in a wine theme... but not the "cartoon type wine things" that are out there and my white bathroom is white because it is either decorated in polka dots or stripes(red, green, blue, brown, yellow) and I love it!

Do you like wall decals? If so, what are you looking for?
I do. I have some wine ones in our kitchen and paris ones in our bedroom(bedroom is done in a Paris theme-but its almost complete) and we have "My favorite place is in your arms" above our headboard. I would LOVE one about a home being filled with love and laughter.

How would you describe the style of you home?
I know I asked this question but I don't think we have a "style". Our house feels lived in and comfy. Is that a style? Oh, wait... "dog fur chic" <-- that is the style of our home

[shawlightning]

Questions for my buddy:
- Do you use and/or want a day planner/2013 agenda/calendar? What kind? (ex/ small pocket/purse one? Slightly larger one with more room for writing? daily desk calendar?)
- Do you like/use nail polish? What kinds of colours?
- If you have kids, are they into arts and crafts?
- What's your favourite magazine (that you DON'T have a subscription to!)

- Do you use and/or want a day planner/2013 agenda/calendar? What kind? (ex/ small pocket/purse one? Slightly larger one with more room for writing? daily desk calendar?) I think i answered this one in a different question. i want a calendar that has lots of room to write in the spaces. i rely on my calendar on the wall!! everything gets written on it from bills, to appts, school reminders, etc!!
- Do you like/use nail polish? What kinds of colours? don't usually wear it. when i have it on, i scratch it off!!
- If you have kids, are they into arts and crafts? Yes my son (7) loves to think up and just do things on his own!!
- What's your favourite magazine (that you DON'T have a subscription to!) Parents Canada, Today's Parent, anything along that lines

Oh buddy...

What color is your kitchen?
What color is your bathroom?

Do you have a theme in these rooms?

Do you like wall decals? If so, what are you looking for?

How would you describe the style of you home?

What color is your kitchen? we have hickory wood cupboards with black granite counter tops. the walls are painted a very, very light almond/brown
What color is your bathroom? we are gonna be renovating it this winter so not sure what color it will be yet, but right now the walls are a mint green with black, white and pink tiles with a green linoleum floor.....lol (hence why we are renovating)

Do you have a theme in these rooms? NO

Do you like wall decals? If so, what are you looking for? Yes, looking for ones with the sayings.

How would you describe the style of you home? whatever feels good??!! no particular style per say