+Laval K-9 Posted January 16, 2019 Author Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) One name is taking off the list today Those who have not sent (or have not said so or may have edited their first post) their mission: LadyCache Those who have not received (or have not said so or may have edited their first post) their mission: pingos - Marjon (an additonal package was mailed on Jan 4)***(not yet received Jan 6) Strombus (mailed on Dec 20)***(not yet received Jan 5) kini_ont (an additional package will be mailed on January 18th)*** LadyCache (mailed on Nov 27)) jpbarr - Kristjan-Sean (10yrs old) #3 (mailed on Dec 26) Adksarah #1 (mailed ???)***(not yet received Jan 6) lasouthpaw (mailed on Dec 7) If there are any changes. just let me know. I'll update the list should I get any replies. Thanks for your cooperation! Edited January 16, 2019 by Laval K-9
+Cunigunda Posted January 16, 2019 Posted January 16, 2019 Thank you Claire for organising this mission so well! ?
+Laval K-9 Posted January 16, 2019 Author Posted January 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Cunigunda said: Hurray, today we received our mission, from an Amercan Santa who speaks Swedish! ? It was a lot of goodies in it! Thank you so very much? WOW It was worth the wait 1
+Laval K-9 Posted January 16, 2019 Author Posted January 16, 2019 38 minutes ago, Cunigunda said: Thank you Claire for organising this mission so well! ? Thanks! I did my best but it was not enough this time
+Laval K-9 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Posted January 19, 2019 Those who have not sent (or have not said so or may have edited their first post) their mission: LadyCache Those who have not received (or have not said so or may have edited their first post) their mission: pingos - Marjon (an additonal package was mailed on Jan 4)***(not yet received Jan 6) Strombus (mailed on Dec 20)***(not yet received Jan 5) kini_ont (an additional package was be mailed on January 18th)*** LadyCache (mailed on Nov 27)) jpbarr - Kristjan-Sean (10yrs old) #3 (mailed on Dec 26) Adksarah #1 (mailed ???)***(not yet received Jan 6) lasouthpaw (mailed on Dec 7) If there are any changes. just let me know. I'll update the list should I get any replies. Thanks for your cooperation!
+Getzie family Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) To support you Claire. Edited January 22, 2019 by Getzie family
+Laval K-9 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Posted January 22, 2019 6 hours ago, Getzie family said: To support you Claire. That's very nice of you I should share some with the people still awaiting their package though
+Laval K-9 Posted January 24, 2019 Author Posted January 24, 2019 One month has passed since Christmas and this mission is still going on Those who follow me on Facebook are aware that I am stuck with a discal hernia since the beginning of December. I am better now but the pain can still be very acute from times to times. I was supposed to get an infiltration in one week but because I get a shot against zona I was told I had to wait one month to get it Besides having the pain caused by the hernia I also have pain in my arm where I got the shot. That kept me up since 3 in the morning and made me think about all kind of stuff. Among them, this mission I will write jpbarr - Kristjan-Sean, Adksarah #1 and lasouthpaw and if I don't get a reply within 48 hours, I will assume that they received their mission. I am not writing to LadyCache anymore, she never replies and never updated her mission and that form the beginning Since Strombus will be back home in February, I'll wait until then to have a replacement mission send to her. I'm sure pingos would have told me if she received anything. How about waiting till the week-end just in case? With his feet in the sand I'm sure kini_ont is patiently waiting for his replacement mission which was sent on January 18th Let's hope for new developments very soon. 1
+Laval K-9 Posted January 24, 2019 Author Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) I got a reply from lasouthpaw. She received her mission Edited January 24, 2019 by Laval K-9
+lasouthpaw Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 I am so horrible at following directions. I thought I lost my bookmark when I changed computers, but now I'm not sure I posted here in the first place. Luckily I am better at going to the post office than I am the blog. I was able to mail the gift to my recipient and it arrived before Christmas. I followed up through geocaching.com and made sure it arrived. I also received the most awesome gift from Estonia, but I couldn't quite make out the geocaching handle to write a thank you note. Now that I am on the blog I can fix that! My 5 year old daughter especially liked getting something from such an exotic sounding location (with delicious candy that mommy shared!) and we had a good time on Google finding out more about Estonia and looking at pictures. Thank you so much to Laval K-9 for putting this together, so very thoughtful of you!
+Laval K-9 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 2:59 AM, pingos said:
+Laval K-9 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Posted January 28, 2019 The only ones left in my book are: Strombus, kini_ont and pingos I am still positive that kini_ont will receive the mission which was sent on January 18th. While in the US, Strombus will receive a new replacement mission which should be in the mail on January 27th. pingos will also receive a new new new new replacement mission which will be sent asap (don't worry, not from me)
+Laval K-9 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Posted January 28, 2019 Strombus replacement mission was shipped today and pingos replacement mission will be shipped today. kini_ont should be receiving it soon. Please God, let them all receive their missions once and for all !!!!!!!!
+Laval K-9 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Posted January 28, 2019 I have 2 wonderful Mystery Santas who are doing a wonderful job helping me put an end to this everlasting mission And you won't believe me when I say that my Christmas tree is still up and it will be illuminated tonight again
+Strombus Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 I understand that you cannot take off the Christmas tree until we all received our missions. :-)
+liveanimals Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 I'm sorry that this mission has become quite the ordeal for you. If it's any comfort, please know that we certainly appreciate you letting us in at the last minute - this was our first time participating and it was a wonderful experience! Not only did we receive a great gift from Sweden, we've gained a new penpal! Hope to make it over there someday to explore their geocaching turf! The Joyeux Noel mission beat any of our expectations and I hope you continue to host. Know that it's no consolation to the folks still waiting for their missions and let us know if we can help in any way. Thanks for all your efforts! Liveanimals and family! 1
+Strombus Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 I received it!!! A huge box, so first I did not think it was my mission and could not imagine what it was. Then I saw the corrected zip code (I knew I made a typo in the zip code), so then it had to be it! Even though it weighed much more then a geocoin! Wasn't like Amazon sending a SSD card in a medium size box, so when one lifts the box, it nearly flies away. Maybe a huuuuge geocoin? No, TWO regular size, very nice coins and lots of wonderful, practical or simply kind surprises! Lots of amazing personal touch! Santa must know that I love boxes, so I got two very special custom decorated ones! I am very happy with those as well as everything else. Lot's of things I have never seen before, being from the other end of the world. I took pictures of the unboxing to share my happiness. I sent them to Claire, because I am not sure I know how to post them, I remember having difficulty with that in the past, and she surely is an expert, probably can post them faster than I, if she can find time to do it. Sent my info to Laval K-9: November 17th Name received from Laval K-9: November 27th Sent my gift: December 11th My gift arrived at destination: January 3rd, 2019 I received a gift: January 31st, 2019 Thank you Scrabblehounds. I am sorry for all the expense and trouble it caused that you had to send me a mission twice. Thank you for doing it so kindly even the second time! You made me happy with the gifts, but even more with the kindnes, the special attention to details.
+Laval K-9 Posted February 1, 2019 Author Posted February 1, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 8:10 PM, liveanimals said: I'm sorry that this mission has become quite the ordeal for you. If it's any comfort, please know that we certainly appreciate you letting us in at the last minute - this was our first time participating and it was a wonderful experience! Not only did we receive a great gift from Sweden, we've gained a new penpal! Hope to make it over there someday to explore their geocaching turf! The Joyeux Noel mission beat any of our expectations and I hope you continue to host. Know that it's no consolation to the folks still waiting for their missions and let us know if we can help in any way. Thanks for all your efforts! Liveanimals and family! Thanks for the good words! I hope we will see you join the Easter mission later on this year
+Laval K-9 Posted February 1, 2019 Author Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Strombus said: I received it!!! A huge box, so first I did not think it was my mission and could not imagine what it was. Then I saw the corrected zip code (I knew I made a typo in the zip code), so then it had to be it! Even though it weighed much more then a geocoin! Wasn't like Amazon sending a SSD card in a medium size box, so when one lifts the box, it nearly flies away. Maybe a huuuuge geocoin? No, TWO regular size, very nice coins and lots of wonderful, practical or simply kind surprises! Lots of amazing personal touch! Santa must know that I love boxes, so I got two very special custom decorated ones! I am very happy with those as well as everything else. Lot's of things I have never seen before, being from the other end of the world. I took pictures of the unboxing to share my happiness. I sent them to Claire, because I am not sure I know how to post them, I remember having difficulty with that in the past, and she surely is an expert, probably can post them faster than I, if she can find time to do it. Sent my info to Laval K-9: November 17th Name received from Laval K-9: November 27th Sent my gift: December 11th My gift arrived at destination: January 3rd, 2019 I received a gift: January 31st, 2019 Thank you Scrabblehounds. I am sorry for all the expense and trouble it caused that you had to send me a mission twice. Thank you for doing it so kindly even the second time! You made me happy with the gifts, but even more with the kindnes, the special attention to details. Scrabblehounds was sending you a replacement mission but she was not the original sender. The original package was shipped December 20th. A big thanks to Scrabblehounds because it was the second time she played Mystery Santa during this mission
+kini_ont Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 Claire: You may almost take down your Christmas tree Received a replacement mission today Thank You Twentse Mug for the lovely Dutch coins and for your wooden swag items. Sorry that the first mission was lost but it shows how wonderful our Geocaching community is when they step up and replace it with a lovely gift can't thank you enough.
+Laval K-9 Posted February 2, 2019 Author Posted February 2, 2019 46 minutes ago, kini_ont said: Claire: You may almost take down your Christmas tree Received a replacement mission today Thank You Twentse Mug for the lovely Dutch coins and for your wooden swag items. Sorry that the first mission was lost but it shows how wonderful our Geocaching community is when they step up and replace it with a lovely gift can't thank you enough. Doing the Happy Dance right now
+Laval K-9 Posted February 2, 2019 Author Posted February 2, 2019 Strombus sent me those pictures of her mision. Thanks to Scrabblehounds for sending her this big package and for being such a generous Elf by coming forward to send a replacement mission for the second time
+pingos Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 In the first place, I want to thank Claire for the organization of the Christmas mission that many like me, look forward to every year with pleasure. Worldwide we share the hobby geocaching and with the mission often creates a friendship worldwide. This year the Christmas mission did not go as you hope. Claire wants everyone to get their mission and has arranged a rescue mission.now we can stop with eating and drinken Today there was a letter from the USA in the mailbox, but I really did not order anything. I found a very long letter in the envelope. After reading the letter I think I know Jim and Beth a bit. We still have the plan to go to Nashville and then I'm sure I will visit Jim and Beth and go and drink a glass of Bourbon together Not only the letter was great but also the geocoin, tag, pathtag and all sizes of logbooks, stickers etc. Thank you very much again Jim and Beth aka JimRKY and Bethy_Biker, hope to meet you one day
+Getzie family Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 PARTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+Getzie family Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) And now Claire: Get well soon !!!!!! Edited February 7, 2019 by Getzie family
+Laval K-9 Posted February 7, 2019 Author Posted February 7, 2019 6 hours ago, Getzie family said: PARTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes!!!!!! Finally
+Laval K-9 Posted February 7, 2019 Author Posted February 7, 2019 6 hours ago, Getzie family said: And now Claire: Get well soon !!!!!! Thanks! I'm feeling better but the pain is still there so, I will receive an infiltration later on this month
+Laval K-9 Posted February 7, 2019 Author Posted February 7, 2019 6 hours ago, pingos said: In the first place, I want to thank Claire for the organization of the Christmas mission that many like me, look forward to every year with pleasure. Worldwide we share the hobby geocaching and with the mission often creates a friendship worldwide. This year the Christmas mission did not go as you hope. Claire wants everyone to get their mission and has arranged a rescue mission.now we can stop with eating and drinken Today there was a letter from the USA in the mailbox, but I really did not order anything. I found a very long letter in the envelope. After reading the letter I think I know Jim and Beth a bit. We still have the plan to go to Nashville and then I'm sure I will visit Jim and Beth and go and drink a glass of Bourbon together Not only the letter was great but also the geocoin, tag, pathtag and all sizes of logbooks, stickers etc. Thank you very much again Jim and Beth aka JimRKY and Bethy_Biker, hope to meet you one day Nice package. The wait is finally over. Last round of for everyone participating in this mission
+Laval K-9 Posted February 7, 2019 Author Posted February 7, 2019 Now that the mission is finally over, I want to thank everyone for participating and some of you for being so patient A bigger thanks to Scrabblehounds and Jimrky and Bethie_Biker1 for being so generous and playing Santa's Elves Hope everyone will join in the Easter mission which should be posted in the middle of March 1
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