Is it time for another swap?

[LaraW]

I saw that someone had mentioned swap partners on another thread, and I had been wondering recently if maybe it was time for another swap?

If so, I'd be happy to organize it.

What do you think? Do you want to do one now or do you want to wait until a little later in the summer?

[Gracie]

Count me in! I missed the last one!

Loren

[tbb113]

I'd be up for it (I missed the first time also). What are we swapping?

Children, spouses, jobs? :D

Tyra

[shoefling]

Count me in too! (I also missed the last one!) :mad: ;) :D :D

Sarah

[badunnin]

Count me in!

--Bethany

And Tyra - I have none of the 3 to swap. Am I still eligible? ;)

[swquilts]

Me too!!!

[Peggy C.]

Originally posted by tbb113
Children, spouses, jobs? :D

Tyra

LOL! I'll skip on the kids, but what does your hubby look like?;) :p :D

[tbb113]

Originally posted by badunnin
Count me in!

--Bethany

And Tyra - I have none of the 3 to swap. Am I still eligible? ;)
I only have two (job and children). I think you are still eligible...you probably will have a lot of people wanting to swap their whatever for your none!

Tyra

[Abbey]

LOL...what ARE we swapping?

[RD chef]

I haven't done this before, so let me know "the rules".

[lhall]

Count me in!

Leigh

[ISAIAH30_18]

Count me in!!!

[LaraW]

Originally posted by RD chef
I haven't done this before, so let me know "the rules".

Well, we have done this 2 other times -

The first time we were paired up with another person and sent some regional type of items for the gift package. I think we had a limit of $15 or $20, I don't remember which.

The second time was a holiday swap, and at least my partner and I did a "regional" type of swap. Again we had a $ limit of $15 or $20.

[badunnin]

I'm assuming the $15-20 doesn't include shipping?

[Sarah]

I missed the summer swap last year because I don't get at the computer much once school ends, but the Christmas one was so much fun that if you don't mind mailing to Canada, I'd love to be involved! :D

Sarah

[beejayw1]

Count me in!

And how about we do a 'local cookbook' swap?

[LaraW]

Originally posted by badunnin
I'm assuming the $15-20 doesn't include shipping?

Well, I didn't count it, but I guess it would depend on what you got.

[Kismet]

Great idea Lara! The other two were great fun! I would love to participate again. :)

[Wendy w]

I lobbed the last 2 swaps! I really like Diana's idea of a local cookbook exchange. I don't have a hubby or a child to swap and I really don't want to swap Cordel.

[1MegMeg]

Count me in too! :D

[keg64]

Count me in too please!

[JanetJ]

I'm in again!

[Mamasue]

Lara...good idea! I'm in too...loved my last swap! :D :D

I don't count shipping and tend to spend more than suggested but that is because I get carried away...:D

Oh and yes there are days that I would love to give the DH and DD away for free!

[RobinC]

Add my name to the list! :)

I love swaps!! :D :D :D

[Vicanddi]

Count me in! Sounds like fun.

Dianne

[Julia1Pin]

Local cookbook sounds great - count me in.

[jazzyjas]

count me in -- I loved the last two

I'll swap my dog for someones husband ... but then I am not sure who would be getting the better deal.

Jasmine

[Leisa M]

count me in. I was in on the X-mas swap and it was so fun.

BTW my DH and my dog-child are out and I don't work:D

[linsleyd]

Yay! COunt me in!

[sneezles]

Originally posted by beejayw1
And how about we do a 'local cookbook' swap?

Count me in, too, please!

I have a local cookbook but frankly, I'd be embarrassed to send it to anyone and I ordered 4 before they were published. It's done by the KJZT Lodge of our Catholic church (it's a Czech woman's organization). I thought it would be full of family recipes for Czech cooking but it's mostly recipes using pantry items (canned soup and such). So if I could broaden it to a state cookbook I think it would be great!

[gertdog]

I'm in! And I don't think it's too soon, either- by the time we are all organized and actually send/receive, it will have been 6 months since the holiday swap (I had the wonderful luck to be partnered with Eva aka Aggie94)! :)

I'm happy to help with organizing, too- just let me know.

[Jessica]

I'll play.

[muriel3002]

Count me in too!

[TLee4]

I'd like to play! Hope I can think of creative ideas...

:)
Terri

[Minky]

I joined the BB right after the Holiday swap got organized, so I am really excited to be included in this one! Sounds like such fun!!

[Melman]

I'll definitely play!! I had a great time with my first two swap partners.

By the way - no hubby, no dog, and son is away at college. I don't want to trade for ANY of those!! :D :D :D

[mst]

This will be my first swap too!

[oskie]

Pretty please! :D

[LaraW]

YAY! It looks like there is some interest! :cool:

How about if we set a deadline of the 19th of May for people to either respond to this thread or email me with their interest.

If your little profile next to your name does not have where you live, please email me or let me know what it is so that I can match you up with someone in another part of the country.

I am going on vacation (according to DH it is NOT vacation - it is a trip: my sister's graduation) and will be home the evening of the 19th. I will get everyone set up with their partners then.

I think the idea of a local or state cookbook swap is great! Why don't we leave it up to individual swap partners, since those who may not have participated in a swap before may want to do what we did last time.

What do you think - would a date of getting your package in the mail by June 15 work? That will give us almost a month.

What do you think - I am just suggesting dates, here, so if anyone has any better ideas please chime in.

[Beth H]

I'd be interested in participating. I live in South Carolina if that is not listed on my profile.

[tbb113]

I think a month should be plenty of time to find and mail a "regional" cookbook. Can't wait to start.

Thanks for volunteering to do this.

Tyra

[shoefling]

I think that the dates that you have suggested sound pretty good. I also like the idea of local/state cookbooks. I was not involved in the other swaps so anything sounds great to me! I am glad that there is a lot of interest in this and I am excited to find some regional items! Keep us posted. I am in eastern Iowa, which I think is stated in my profile.

Sarah

[MKSquared]

I'd like to play, please! :)

If we've participated in a swap before, should we let you know our partners? :) I've traded with Sue (slawrence) and Diane (dcornelius) in the last two.

[jena_lockwood]

Count me in!

[LaraW]

Originally posted by MKSquared
I'd like to play, please! :)

If we've participated in a swap before, should we let you know our partners? :) I've traded with Sue (slawrence) and Diane (dcornelius) in the last two.

Yes, actually that would be very helpful. I thought about that earlier but obviously forgot to post it.

Thanks, MK!

[Gracie]

I'm so excited! Thanks Lara for doing this for us! There'll be a lot of work since so many people are interested.

After June 15 we'll have to start a thread to share what we receive!!!

Loren

[ErinM]

Originally posted by tbb113
I'd be up for it (I missed the first time also). What are we swapping?

Children, spouses, jobs? :D

Tyra

Well, let's see. I don't have the first two and the third one is still pretty new to me, so I think I'll keep it for awhile.

Like Jazzyjas, I have a dog I could swap, and yes, I'll take a cute guy please! :D

Definitely count me in. I've only participated in the Christmas swap and I had Molli.

[fci5767]

I'd like to join you. It sounds like fun.

Beth

[Chefzhat]

I'm in!!

Debie

[Lrimerman]

I would be interested in a Swap. I was partnered with Jassyjaz for the last one.

Lisa

[kim21]

Count me in! Thanks so much for organizing this. Kim

[AndreaU]

I'm definitely game for my 3rd swap!! I ended up with some WONDERFUL goodies from my previous partners, nlh & clover, and can't wait to swap again.

Consider me among the advocates for a local cookbook-themed swap. Since I'm 30 minutes from the Culinary Institute of America, someone might make out pretty nicely... ;) I'm in the Hudson Valley region (1/2 way between NYC and Albany, just west of the Hudson River) and would truly enjoy a cookbook from ANYWHERE, especially Canada!

LaraW- you're great for offering to organize. Thanks! Count me in.

[karen w]

This sounds like fun!! I did not do the first two swaps!! But please let me keep my husband. He's soooooo easy to feed!:D . The kids, on the other hand......well I'll keep them too!:D

Karen

[badunnin]

Originally posted by AndreaU
and would truly enjoy a cookbook from ANYWHERE, especially Canada!



Oooh, can we request an area where we want a partner from? :D

Lara - you rock. If you need any help, PM me. Please. I need something to do. I'm suffering from math withdrawals.

[Gina O]

Count me in. Gina

[JHaris]

Me too (I had a great holiday swap with Gina O)

[Beth]

I thought I posted a reply already --- count me in, and I will mail to Canada or where ever -- if I can just drive to the post office! :o

[beejayw1]

Sounds great! I'm in central Connecticut. My last swap partner (who sent a truly beautiful Christmas item) was Mandarin2J

[karamel]

Can I be a swapper too please?! This sounds like so much fun!!! I'm so excited!

[little_bopeep]

Me, too! I was lucky enough to be partnered with hlao23 and LisaNumbers in the other 2 swaps.

Oh, and someone can have my DH and kids, no questions asked, no returns, refunds or exchanges. I'll keep the cat because he doesn't argue or talk back.

[kima]

I am in if it's for cookbooks-they are pretty easy to ship from here. Is it a cookbook swap? Or is that between the people? I love regional cookbooks so if anyone wants one from Victoria (Andrea!!!;) ) then I am in!

[Robyncz]

Me! Me! Me!

I'm in Austin, Texas. I had Jessica (hi!) in the first swap and Sassafrass in the holiday swap, but I haven't seen her post anything in a while.

Robyn

[d_ferrero]

Lara you read my mind... I was thinking of posting the same message last week. :) Count me in!

[Peggy C.]

Sorry Lara for the confusion. Yes I'm in. I love the cookbook idea! I had KathrynY and Swquilts previously. If you need help let me know.

[KathrynY]

Me too please! I had Peggy C. and Missi as partners in prior swaps. Thanks Lara! :)

[lakelady1]

Me, too; me, too!! What a great idea, thanks for organizing it. (I've already gotten rid of the kids, who grew up, and the husband, who didn't -- so I think regional cookbooks are a great idea!)

[gabbyh]

What a great idea...please count me in...I missed the first 2...

~Gail H.

[boys03]

Please count me in too! Wonderful idea!

[Sarah]

I think the answer is no, but I want to make sure. I had so much fun planning a box for MWS in December, I don't want to limit myself!! :D

[mst]

Thanks for organizing!

I second the idea of a cookbook plus a little something.

I am from Massachusetts.

-Meredith

[LaraW]

WOW - you guys! I am impressed!

We have 55 people so far who want to swap!

Here's my thought - once I get everyone paired up, you decide what you would like to swap, be it cookbooks, kids, DH's whatever... :rolleyes: ;)

Thanks for all the interest! :D

[kgraham]

Please count me in, too! The holiday swap was a lot of fun - my partner was jphilg.

[lhall]

My previous swap partners were Aggie94 & Honeygirl1971

Leigh

[leightx]

Ooo - I want to play! I haven't swapped before, so anyone from anywhere would be great!

Leigh (near Austin)

[swquilts]

When I answered a resounding YES, I forgot to post who my previous swap partners were......RebeccaT and Peggy C.

[m4star]

Count me in! I've swapped with Sharon Kopenski and brykate (katie) before.

Thanks for organizing this :D

[catharine]

Count me in too. I am really excited about the idea, but I would like to cast a vote in favor of items other than cookbooks.

[Leisa M]

my last partner was ellinita8. I haven't seen her posting in a while.

[dcornelius]

I want to play too!!!!! My past partners were Mary Kate (mksquared) and Jennifer (jjsooner). I love the idea of a local cookbook swap! There are tons of cookbooks from my area full of yummy food! South western food, who doesn't love it!?:D

[HUNGRY!]

I would love to swap as well. I live in Arlington, VA. I participated in the first swap and my partner was Madpots. I am up for someone in the US or Canada and I can do cookbooks or anything else. Thanks!

[scrappycat]

Count me in! I'm new so I haven't swapped with anyone yet, but it sounds like fun!
Pam

[SueK]

Count me in! I've swapped with Isaiah30_18 (Kim) and KimKelly before and had a lot of fun with the swaps!!

[MrsReber]

I didn't join the last two, just watched from the sidelines. It seems like such fun that I may have to join. I know my town has a local cookbook that they sell. I'll have to check it out to make sure it's not too embarrassing to send!!

Susan

[madpots]

Please include me in - I'm from Nevada - female gender - won't mind foreign swapping.

[Dewey]

I'll join in. I had Beacooker (Anne) in the Xmas swap.

[JenniferJJ]

I was just wondering when the next swap would take place a few days ago!

Jennifer

Already swapped with 401K Rep (Baltimore) and eas11 (Boston).

[greysangel]

I would love to be included please!!!

j

edited to add: I'm sure people would rather have cookbooks from NYC than jersey ;) So put me down as nyc :D

[LaraW]

Wow - you guys - we have 68 people participating.

YAY! :D

[nori]

If it's not too late, can I join, too? I've missed last 2 swaps...Thanks Lara, for organizing this again.:)

[LaraW]

Not too late at all - I've got you added!

[sassafras]

Originally posted by Robyncz
Me! Me! Me!

I'm in Austin, Texas. I had Jessica (hi!) in the first swap and Sassafrass in the holiday swap, but I haven't seen her post anything in a while.

Robyn
I am still here, just unable to surf the web as much anymore. :(

I would love to participate again! BTW, Robyncz puts together awesome swap gifts!!

Sarah

[DebMG]

I'm new to an online swap like this but count me in. Thanks for doing this. It must be quite a job.

Debbie

[tbb113]

Lara:

Are you going to start a new thread when the swap is on? Do I need to stay subscribed to this thread to know whats happening?

Tyra

[LaraW]

Tyra,

I will start a new thread to post everyone and their partners.

Lara

[tbb113]

Thanks Lara...will look for the new thread to find my partner! I'm so exicted...I love getting things in the mail (with the exception of bills of course!)

Tyra

[LaraW]

I will post the new thread when I get home from my trip on the evening of May 19.

Unless anyone wants to cut this off sooner, really, it does not matter to me. We have had a nice response - I think 72 people, so what do you all think? My only thought is if there are people on vacation or something who might want to participate, if we push this over into next week, they might be able to sign up.

The other thought is I could do it on Thursday the 15th before I leave on my trip.

[JHaris]

Originally posted by LaraW
I saw that someone had mentioned swap partners on another thread, and I had been wondering recently if maybe it was time for another swap?

If so, I'd be happy to organize it.

What do you think? Do you want to do one now or do you want to wait until a little later in the summer?

Thanks Lara for the PM info. I really appreciate it. I log on whenever I get a chance on the laptop when we travel and DH is finished working on it, no matter where I am, just to see what is going on, if there is an internet connection. So you may find me logging on either from Budapest or Helsinki this trip.

[Peggy C.]

Lara I'd say wait til the 19th. Just in case someone just glances at this thread and sees that date first there won't be any confusion. JMHO.:D

[LaraW]

OK, May 19 it is.

Just bumping up for the weekend crowd.

[pwrmom]

I'M IN!

[Natasha3]

Sure, I'd like to be in on it, but I ain't swappin' my husband with anyone! ;) :D :p

And if Melanie (Melman) is participating - don't know if she is - someone is gonna be very happy -- she was an awesome swap partner at Christmastime! :) That was fun!

Lara, thanks for planning this and for bumping the thread up; otherwise I never would have seen it. If you need help just ask! :) Oh, and I'm from Ontario, Canada -- just wanted to mention that for your planning.

Natasha

[misstapioca]

I would love to participate in the local cookbook swap too! I missed the last two. Jennipher

[Sami]

I'm in also. I was in the first swap and my partner was mochadelsol.

Sami

[CindyWeightWatcher]

I would like to do the swap too --- if there's still time!
If not, I'll catch the next round.

[akairo]

Count me in.

Tamara

[Clover]

Me too! Me too!

[Molli526]

Hi Lara!

I would love to swap again :)

I had RobinC and ErinM the other 2 swaps :)

[jennanne]

Me too, me too! I'm so glad I decided to spend some "free time" on the board tonight or I would have missed this!

[Leisa M]

Lara, post a link to the next thread so that everyone can swing over to it.

[slknight]

Please count me in too.

Susan

[DebGo]

you can count me in. i've sat back on the sidelines for the last 2 swaps and just listened. this time i want in on the fun too!

thanks laraw for coordinating. look forward to your reply.

p.s. can someone email direct? i flitter in and out of these boards. will try to remember to check around the 20th for the partner list

[rmg_CA]

I want to play too!:D
Thanks for coordinating this, sounds like fun!

[collectingcoke]

Count me in please, from Las Vegas, NV.

[401krep]

As the past organizer of the holiday swap, I've got to say "Good Luck" with organizing. I had over 100 people to pair up. If you need any help, I would be glad to help you out.

Count me in! My last partners were JenniferJJ from Michigan and CamnCurtsmom from Texas. Looking forward to it! Oh..I'm from Baltimore, Maryland if you're keeping track.

Vanessa

[cangoss]

Please count me in too! I haven't participated in the past.

[Kayaksoup]

I would like to join the swap if that is okay? I justy started coming here and I was going to lurk a little longer before posting anything, but this sounds like so much fun! Oh, and another Canadian here....

[Leisa M]

Welcome Kayaksoup. Glad you are De-lurking. This is a fun place, and we have lots of interesting discussions on a variety of topics.

[collectingcoke]

Are there any scrapbookers out there? I would love to do a scrapbook page swap sometime if there are enough out there to do a swap.

[jmarie]

Count me in, too! Whatever you decide to swap, I'll be game....Someone will really get a good 'fixer-upper' if they get my husband! So, get that honey-do list ready! LOL!

[LaraW]

Hi Everyone,

I am going to start another thread, as this one is getting pretty long.

I am going to post a list of everyone who has signed up so far just to make sure I have not missed anyone.

Thanks!
Lara


Here is a link to the thread:

http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41253

[ShelleyS]

Yippie, this sounds like fun! I'm so glad I stumbled accross this with one day to spare. BTW, another Canadian here! Please count me in!:)

[tigermorris]

so, I have been "searching" and found lots of threads on swap packages. can someone fill me in on the details? I know it is too late for 2003, but is it an annual thing?

it sounds like a very cool thing to do with another CL BB member.

Hope everyone had a Happy Holiday.

Wish you all a Happy Healthy New Year!

[tigermorris]

so, I have been "searching" and found lots of threads on swap packages. can someone fill me in on the details? I know it is too late for 2003, but is it an annual thing?

it sounds like a very cool thing to do with another CL BB member.

Hope everyone had a Happy Holiday.

[tbb113]

Terri:

I sent you a pm about this the other day.

Tyra