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1. Participating: BRoKeN W (Kelly & Rick)

2. Received Name: YES

3. Mission Complete: YES

4. Package Received!: Not yet

 

1. Participating: Cachetronaut (Brandon)

2. Received Name: YES

3. Mission Complete: YES

4. Package Received!: Yep, from somewhere overseas!

 

1. Participating: Lilly Fairy (Nyomi)

2. Received Name: YES

3. Mission Complete: YES

4. Package Received!: Not yet

 

Brandon hasn't opened his mission yet. We are making him wait until Nyomi receives hers. Don't want any unnecessary fighting. :D

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1. Participating: Toojin (the black cat)

2. Received Name: 1 Nov 2009

3. Mission Complete: waiting for some stuff to arrive to finish the box

4. Package Received!:

 

1. Participating: Bart the Bear

2. Received Name: 1 Nov 2009

3. Mission Complete: 9 Dec 2009

4. Package Received!: 7 Dec 2009

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Time for an overdue update. Jonathan received his package from Turlutortue on Monday! Thanks for all the turtles (:D) decorations and other fun stuff. Jonathan and his little brother loved unwrapping everything (Anika couldn't be bothered getting off the computer to join in). And thanks for the coins too!! I've been wanting a Quebec 2008 coin for quite some time now!

 

Pictures to follow.

 

E&Cplus3: Jonathan

 

Mission Email Sent - 27/10/09

Mission Name Received - 01/11/09

Mission Sent - 07/12/09

Mission Received - 07/12/09

 

Glad Jonathan loved everything. Moustache de chatons had fun looking through my things to complete her Santa's mission. ;)

Have a HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

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Mission #1:

Participating - 17 October 2009

Name Received - Yes, 1 November 2009

Outgoing package Mailed - Yes, 11 December 2009 (international!!!)

Incoming package Received -

 

Mission #2:

Participating - 17 October 2009

Name Received - Yes, 1 November 2009

Outgoing package Mailed - Yes, 11 December 2009 (domestic!!!)

Incoming package Received -

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Anika received her mission yesterday from Whitby. Thanks for the Christmas decorations and the wonderful Bulgarian Mystic 2-tone!! Another coin I (er... I mean Anika :) ) has been seeking for awhile.

 

E&Cplus3: Jonathan

 

Mission Email Sent - 27/10/09

Mission Name Received - 01/11/09

Mission Sent - 07/12/09

Mission Received - 07/12/09

 

E&Cplus3: Anika

 

Mission Email Sent - 27/10/09

Mission Name Received - 01/11/09

Mission Sent - 07/12/09

Mission Received - 10/12/09

 

E&Cplus3: Patrick

 

Mission Email Sent - 27/10/09

Mission Name Received - 01/11/09

Mission Sent - 07/12/09

Mission Received - NO

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Another trip to the post office today to pick up one more package. This time it was from Germany, and with no clues on the outside... but we're guessing this is a Secret Santa mission, too. Oh, by the way, Felicia's package was from St Paul, Minnesota...

 

geosmurfarna - Camilla

1. Participating: Oct 18

2. Received Name: Nov 1

3. Mission Complete: Dec 1

4. Package Received:

 

geosmurfarna - Krister

1. Participating: Oct 18

2. Received Name: Nov 1

3. Mission Complete: Dec 1

4. Package Received: Dec 11

 

geosmurfarna - Felicia (age 12 - does NOT like pink! Loves blue and turquois, and horses)

1. Participating: Oct 18

2. Received Name: Nov 1

3. Mission Complete: Dec 1

4. Package Received: Dec 8

 

Many, many thanks to the secret santas!!! Now we are just waiting for one more package...

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1. Participating: GeeOCachers (email sent Oct 23)

2. Received Name: YES - Nov 1

3. Mission Complete: YES - Sent Dec 8 (Should arrive in time)

4. Package Received!: Yes!! HOLY MOLY!! Thank you Jonah from The Cache-A-Teers!!!

 

Dear Jonah from The Cache-A-Teers, you are amazing! What a find when we went to the mailbox today and found a lovely box all the way from Idaho!! Wow. We of course couldn't wait to rip in to the box and find out what was inside. When we did? Wowzee!! What a true treasure!

 

I've never seen nor expected so many coins! Weelow here in the pictures was happy to get some puzzles and the fun of presents wrapped was so cool! Each one of the coins individually wrapped is truly cool, way to have some patience on that one. We are saving the wrapped presents for Christmas Day, but I fear the treats won't make it much past tonight!

 

Truly outstanding. Amazing. Fantastic. Thank you so much.

Sincerely,

 

The GeeOCachers Family.

 

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Yeah!!! I got my tree up, and my reward was to open this present. And I baked cookies too.

 

Thanks usyoopers, this was a great package, I smiled and loved every bit of it.

The box was sitting under the tree, and calling to me ...

 

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When I opened it, I got a scent of peppermint, nice. I got it unpacked, lots of great stuff and presents, candy too (some not in picture) :blink:

 

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Hope, Love, Joy and lots of jingle bells found their home on my tree:

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The great coins - I loved the Christmas Compass Rose, and the Blue Lobster is one I have been seeking -- happy santa dance!!

 

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And all the great goodies, CDs (listening now), Peppermint Tea (sounds wonderful, I will try it tomorrow), ornaments, decorations, candy, and did I mention the coins! :laughing:

 

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Thanks again usyoopers, it is great!!

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just an update, we had a pipe freeze and burst, been dealing with that but finaly got everything done for Zariahs and my missions, they both are staying in usa, so should be fine on the time line, also neather one of us has recieved anything yet. will update as soon as we send them out or recieve something. :laughing:

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1. Participating ~ Howlingmoon

2. Received Name ~ Aye!

3. Mission Complete ~ Shipped 12-10-09! The mail lady said it should be there in PLENTY of time!

I had a lot of fun wrapping all those goodies. hehe I hope the receiver enjoys (unwrapping) everything. :blink:

4. Package Received! ~ I think I got it today ? :laughing: I don' want to open it so early but, I'm not sure I can wait 'til Christmas :blink: It came from North Carolina...

 

My first mission! :D

 

I LOVE Wolves, and royal blue and gold are my favorite colors! :huh: I also have a hamster named Timmain. She's about a year old now. :o

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1. Participating: E-mail sent 10/25/09

2. Received Name: 11/01/09

3. Mission Complete: Sending 11/25/09

4. Package Received!: WAITING WAITING WAITING

 

Need to do a bit of research

 

Dad's face looked a bit like :laughing: then :blink: after we spoke to the man at the Post Office yesterday.

But my mission is on its way, it has a long way to go but the man at the Post Office said no problem it would be there in plenty of time.santa_signal.gif

 

Helped Dad finish his today.

Still no Mission for me but I have 12 Days to Christmas.santa_signal.gif

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1. Participating: Churs Mission 1

2. Received Name: 2.Nov 2009

3. Mission Complete: Sent at the 5th of December

4. Package Received!: Yeah!!!!

 

1. Participating: Churs Mission 2

2. Received Name:2.Nov 2009

3. Mission Complete: sent at the 6th of December

4. Package Received!:

 

1. Participating: Churs Mission 3

2. Received Name:2.Nov 2009

3. Mission Complete: two sent, one to go... this one doesn't travel so far, so there's still a bit of time...

4. Package Received!:

 

Yesterday I got a nice parcel from Leiden in the Netherlands :-))))

I think I will open it tomorrow... a bit of waiting increases the fun, but I don't think I can wait until the 24th...

:laughing::blink::blink:

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1. Participating: BRoKeN W (Kelly & Rick)

2. Received Name: YES

3. Mission Complete: YES

4. Package Received!: YES! All the way from Germany!

 

1. Participating: Cachetronaut (Brandon)

2. Received Name: YES

3. Mission Complete: YES

4. Package Received!: YES! Might let him open it later today (if he's good). :blink:

 

1. Participating: Lilly Fairy (Nyomi)

2. Received Name: YES

3. Mission Complete: YES

4. Package Received!: Not yet

 

Our SS gift arrived today! Since I have absolutely no self-control, I had to open it!

 

All of the goodies not yet unwrapped. Our mission sender sent the kids a gift too!

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WOW! I don't know what to say aside from THANK YOU!!! All of these coins were on our seeking list! WOW! WOW! WOW!

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These coins are for the kids! The Dragon Ladon coin is for Cachetronaut (it was on his seeking list) and the Cache Critters - Baa coin is for Lilly Fairy (also on her seeking list). THANK YOU! Hmmm... Now that I think about it I should have taken a picture of the kids with their coins.

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All of the goodies unwrapped (Minus the kids coins. They were playing with them). The kids were begging us to let them have some of the candy. HA! MINE! ALL MINE! :laughing: The yellow thing on the bottom is so we can make mulled wine!

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Thank you so much Chur for the wonderful package!

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WELL ALL THE MISSIONS ARRIVED SAFELY. GREAT MISSIONS THANKS TO ALL AND TO ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.

 

TURLUTORTUE

1. Participating:oct 17 2009

2. Received Name: nov 01

3. Mission Complete: Almost, will be shipped dec 4th

4. Package Received!: DEC 11TH sent by geosanta suzyfishn. THANKS a lot for everything. Cute idea to have turtle theme as chocolate and gifts. Love your sig geocoin.

 

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MOUSTACHES DE CHATON

1. Participating:oct 17 2009

2. Received Name: nov 01

3. Mission Complete: YES! shipped dec 2nd

4. Package Received!: DEC 1st sorry forgot who it was from. Moustaches de chaton loved everything and kept the christmas ornament coin. She tried the hot chocolate and loved it. THANKS THANKS

 

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PAFFINATOR (boy 19)

1. Participating:oct 17 2009

2. Received Name: nov 01

3. Mission Complete:YES! shipped dec 2nd

4. Package Received!: DEC 11TH sent by geosanta The Finnamore Family.

Paffinator was very happy to receive a dream catcher, having troubled dreams for a couple of months now. You had him also with the Hershey kisses. He love everything.

Thanks from his behalf. (He decided to give me the geocoins as Christmas gifts. He will rewrap them!!!)

Paffinator is asking Issabell If the 2 cents geocoin is to be relesed as Finnamore 2 cents or Paffinator's 2 cents.

 

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1. Participating #1: email sent 10/16/09

2. Received Name: Yes 11/01/09

3. Mission Complete:

4. Package Received!: YES! AUSTRALIAN Postmark...

 

 

1. Participating #2: email sent 10/16/09

2. Received Name: Yes 11/01/09

3. Mission Complete:

4. Package Received!:

 

Finally got my OC package, missions will be out Monday... should arrive by end of week, 'cause they're not going too far.

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Whoever got my name, you should have received two addresses one for my work, and one for home.. (I trust packages being received at work more than I do in my mailbox at home due to occasional stupidity near my house). Anyway, if you haven't sent mine yet, please go ahead and use the home address as my last day at work is the 18th (hooray christmas break) and I wouldn't get it until the 4th of January. For some reason package delivery to my school has been slow this semester...lots of things I've ordered for school and geocaching related things have been a good 2-3 days later than they should be.

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1. Participating: E-mail sent 10/25/09

2. Received Name: 11/01/09

3. Mission Complete: Mission is complete, packaged and will be in the USPS 12/7/09

4. Package Received: YES on 11/16/09, this is going to hard to wait that long......

 

I hope that my package arrives safely, and that the giftee ENJOYS the package. :D

P.S. I still have not opened my package as of yet :D

 

Well I broke down last night and opened my mission, I had been good till now :D

What a great mission filled with some great goodies, the Cherry Honey is delic.....

Thinking that I might use the Huckleberry Jam this morning.

Dad loves the taffy, and I just love the Christmas Flamingo :D

I love the Hona Turtles, now I have the copper one, and I really like the "When Pigs Fly" traveler.

My diffuser is up and the scent of Pine fills the air, the windows have new clings, and I have the cutest mouse pad.

 

Mission in the box:

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Mission wrapped:

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Mission unwrapped:

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Thank you Soooooo Muuuuch Secret :D

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1. Participating: Erica-opoly Emailed Oct 19

2. Received Name: Yes

3. Mission Completed: On it's way!

4. Package Received!: Yes - And I couldn't wait to open it! :D

 

1. Participating: Jermrock III Emailed Oct 19

2. Received Name: Yes

3. Mission Complete: On it's way!

4. Package Received!:

 

 

The Guy from Canada Post just dropped off a box from the Netherlands - Haven't figured out who it's from yet, but loved all the gifts and coins! The Chocolate's gone already and I'm going scrapbooking this afternoon so the sticker's will come in handy :D

 

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EMail sent 2009-10-17

 

Secret Santa #1 :D

1. Participating - doc256

2. Received Name - yes

3. Mission Complete - sent 2009/11/30

4. Package Received - yes 2009/12/12

 

Secret Santa #2 :D

1. Participating - pat1609

2. Received Name - yes

3. Mission Complete - sent 2009/11/30

4. Package Received - yes 2009/12/12

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Our SS gift arrived today! Since I have absolutely no self-control, I had to open it!

 

Hello Kelly & Rick!

I'm glad to hear that the package arrived safely! I was already fearing that it would not arrive in time because I sent it in december... but I wanted to add something else: Before I put it in the parcel, I took the Birka coin with me when I visited the Düsseldorfer Weihnachtsmarkt, to take a picture of it:

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So you got a picture of the coin travelling, even though it is not activated :D

 

Have a merry Christmas!

 

Chur

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Today I opened my parcel from Leiden as well...

 

WOW!

What a nice parcel! Already the little reindeer stickers that were everywhere between the gifts made me smile, and I love that mug, and sending a CD with nederlands christmas songs is real fun!!!!

 

Then I had a gift in my hand and thought that it felt a bit coin-like, but that can't be, that gift is too BIG to be a coin... and when I unwrapped it, it was an EARTH TURTLE!

 

WoHoooo!

 

And additionally I got a cache critter (Mooo! A frisian cow :D I come from eastern Frisia :D )

And a really nice Millieballon pathtag :D:D:D And a lot of other christmasy fun stuff!

 

Here are the pictures:

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THANK YOU, MY GEO-SANTA!!!!!!!

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Sorry for slow replys and shipping.

 

I had a very unexpected trip to the hospital for awhile.

 

All missions had been completed but just needed shipped.

 

Out of US was mailed last week express and the other will be sent 2 day priority on Tuesday since i will be at the hospital all day tomorrow.

 

I hope everyone enjoys there missions and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all.

 

1. Participating:River Cacher

2. Received Name:Yes

3. Mission Complete:Mailed out of us Express mail 6 to 10 days.

4. Package Received!:

 

1. Participating:River Tinkerbell

2. Received Name:Yes

3. Mission Complete:Sending 2 day mail

4. Package Received!:

 

1. Participating:River Princess

2. Received Name:Yes

3. Mission Complete:sending 2 day mail

4. Package Received!:

 

1. Participating:River Dancer

2. Received Name:Yes

3. Mission Complete:Sending 2 day mail

4. Package Received! YES Three wonderful looking packages. Dad said i must wait until christmas. URGHHHHH

 

1. Participating:River Boarder

2. Received Name:Yes

3. Mission Complete:Sending 2 day mail

4. Package Received!:

 

1. Participating:River Ziggy (Kitty)

2. Received Name:Yes

3. Mission Complete:Sending 2 day mail

4. Package Received!:MEOWWWWYES. I have been told i must wait as well.

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1. Participating: Male Side of CSRA Cruisers

2. Received Name: Yep

3. Mission Complete:

4. Package Received!:

 

1. Participating:Male Side of CSRA Cruisers

2. Received Name: Yep

3. Mission Complete: 12/14/09

4. Package Received!:

 

1. Participating: Female Side of CSRA Cruisers

2. Received Name: Yep

3. Mission Complete: 12/14/09

4. Package Received!: 12/14/09

 

1. Participating:Female Side of CSRA Cruisers

2. Received Name: Yep

3. Mission Complete: 12/14/09

4. Package Received!:

 

1. Participating: D.A.C.

2. Received Name: Yep

3. Mission Complete: 12/14/09

4. Package Received!:

 

1. Participating: D.A.C.

2. Received Name: Yep

3. Mission Complete: 12/14/09

4. Package Received!:

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Outgoing package shipped out, should be there in just a couple of days ... not too much longer to wait!!

 

Thanks again to usyoopers for the wonderful mission sent to me.

 

So, now my big part is done, but I am waiting to hear when my recipient opens her package.

 

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays to all of you here, the missions have been great!

:):lol::lol:

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Our SS gift arrived today! Since I have absolutely no self-control, I had to open it!

 

Hello Kelly & Rick!

I'm glad to hear that the package arrived safely! I was already fearing that it would not arrive in time because I sent it in december... but I wanted to add something else: Before I put it in the parcel, I took the Birka coin with me when I visited the Düsseldorfer Weihnachtsmarkt, to take a picture of it:

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So you got a picture of the coin travelling, even though it is not activated :lol:

 

Have a merry Christmas!

 

Chur

 

How very cool! My little one (Lilly Fairy) is now a big fan of Marzipan. I caught her sneaking into the bag the other morning. :) And man oh man! The Maoam Kracher thingies are YUMMY!

 

Thank you again for everything!

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Participating: Maine Family Nana

2. Received Name: November 1

3. Mission Complete: Mailed, delivered and was posted.

4. Package Received!: Not yet.

 

Participating: Maine Family Papa

2. Received Name: November 1

3. Mission Complete: Mailed, delivered and was posted.

4. Package Received!: Not yet

 

1. Participating: Maine Family Grandson ( he will be 5 on December 13). He likes coins with animals, anything that makes noise, and collects butterflies, bugs, frogs, toads, bats, you know those boy things. :)

2. Received Name: November 1

3. Mission Complete:Mailed, delivered and was posted.

4. Package Received!: Not yet

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1. Participating: Yup

2. Recieved Name: uh-huh

3. Package Sent: YES IT IS! It was 8 cents more for 2 day shipping instead of 5 day shipping, so I splurged and sent it quicker.

 

4. Package Received: Not Yet (If not mailed by now, please use the home address instead of the work address you were sent.)

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mission 1

Jay

1. Participating: 10-25

2. Received Name: 11-1

3. Mission Complete:12-14 :)

4. Package Received!: 12-14 sweet!!!! a box, that im gonna TRY to wait till Christmas to open. :lol:

 

mission2

Zariah 2yrs

1. Participating: 10-25

2. Received Name: 11-1

3. Mission Complete: 12-14 :lol:

4. Package Received!: Not yet. 11- days till christmas tho!!! :)

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Summer is here, and Christmas not far away either.

Santa arrived today - mystery Santa (but I think I've worked out who)

Thank you S&H..... for 3 beautiful LillySue coins and the Cacheola coins.

A mini cache that is camo'd with a butterfly!

Lots of yummy treats, a Snowman ring (to cool it off here!)

and.....

a "Grandmas Little cacher" onsie suit for the new Grand daughter (who is now 5 days old!)

Camera has been working so hard lately....

I'll upload some photos soon.

 

WOnderful to see such great missions.

Oh, and I see from a post that my outgoing mission has arrived too!

Mission completed, thanks

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1. Participating: GeeOCachers (email sent Oct 23)

2. Received Name: YES - Nov 1

3. Mission Complete: YES - Sent Dec 8 (Should arrive in time)

4. Package Received!: Yes!! HOLY MOLY!! Thank you Jonah from The Cache-A-Teers!!!

 

Dear Jonah from The Cache-A-Teers, you are amazing! What a find when we went to the mailbox today and found a lovely box all the way from Idaho!! Wow. We of course couldn't wait to rip in to the box and find out what was inside. When we did? Wowzee!! What a true treasure!

 

I've never seen nor expected so many coins! Weelow here in the pictures was happy to get some puzzles and the fun of presents wrapped was so cool! Each one of the coins individually wrapped is truly cool, way to have some patience on that one. We are saving the wrapped presents for Christmas Day, but I fear the treats won't make it much past tonight!

 

Truly outstanding. Amazing. Fantastic. Thank you so much.

Sincerely,

 

The GeeOCachers Family.

 

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Tha is one beautiful Child, OMG , Look at those EYES!!!!!!!!

I'm in love!!!!!

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1. Participating: Mar-elendili

2. Received Name: Yes!

3. Mission Complete: Yes! On 16.11.2009. Still waiting for it to be marked as received. I'm worried now.

4. Package Received!: ...still waiting as well...

 

Riley sent one out about that time too and it hasn't yet arrived either. I'm/he's getting worried too. :antenna:

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