This thread is being set up for all of the reveals of Secret Santa gifts!

Soooo, post your pics and stories of opening packages, etc. right here!!

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My secret santa package arrived!


And we just get to look at the box!!!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeeeese mom. We want our presents. Thanks Santa, can't wait to see who its from. We are soooo excited!


Oh Boy! I really want this.


Its addressed to me too!But i won't look at the camera.

Yay!!! You have a while to wait! No opening until DECEMBER 8TH! Wow!!

You'd better keep an eye on that little guy, he may open it when you aren't looking

Princess Charlottes box has ARRIVED I am circling the box like a MINI SHARK , but will TRY and restrain from opening it until the 8th ( tsk , will anyone REALLY see from OVER THERE ) . Sarah the instant gratification chick

I got my SS box today while I was in class..... I was soooooooo freaking upset when Robby called me complaining that I bought alot of stuff.. I was like i havent ordered anything.. and he says YES its a box with a freaking picture of cupcake on it and its address to her! i was like you IDIOT! thats her SS gift! u ruined everything! lol I havent been home yet... im still at school.. but i told him he better tape it back up and put it away!

Thank you to whom ever is Cup's SS..... I cant wait til the 8th so we can reOPEN the box!



EDITED TO SAY: ROBBY DID!! RECLOSE THE BOX! SRY I DIDNT SAY SOONER! LOL IM SOOOO EXCITED TO OPEN IT THOUGH! !!! AHH THE ANTICIPATION!

Billy would like to thank his SS his parcel arrived today.

Arabella , got her S.S package yesterday - and yet again I must RESTRAIN myself ( SIGH ) . Sarah ( why must I be TORTURED in this fashion ? )

Noelle's SS arrived today. Noelle says thank you SS and she wishes it was December 8th right now. Mommy will have to hide the box so we won't be tempted to open it.

Step away from the box, "Mini Shark Sarah"! Yes, we can really "see" from clear over here! Our crack Homeland Security team has installed minicams in every home worldwide.
And now that I have given out info about HS, they will probably be monitoring our forum, also.

Maxx, Sophia, and Zoey recieved a box today!!! They ran to the door when the doorbell rang... they MUST'VE known it was for them.... wait... anytime the doorbell rings.. even on TV they run to the door... haha.. anyway... thank you Secret Santa from NY.... We all love you.. can't wait to see what inside!

Midis got his Secret Santa gifts! :D
Although, I can't reveal who the sender is because I'm waiting until Christmas for him to open them, and there is no name but "Secret Santa" on the box and on all the packages! Thanks, just the same, for going to all the trouble of wrapping and sending so early! I'll post again when we open the gifts and find out who our generous Secret Santa is!

Happy Thanksgiving & Merry Christmas!

Cyndi

A parcel arrived here today. Both Mill and Murph are ALL over it.

Tango & Tillie's SS box arrived today!!! So, we are all waiting until 12/8???

You guys are very good at resisting temptation!!!

I know!! I am happy Mia's hasnt come yet!! I dont know if I would be able to resist!

A package arrived today for Chelsea, who would like to thank her SS.

Maybe everyone who gets theirs now, since there are so many could open them?!!?

Ours was mailed and I see from this thread that it was received so I'm a very happy camper! I can't wait until the 8th to see all the pictures! I LOVE pictures!

Bellas Secret Santa package is here. Unfortunately her mother has poor computer skills and has not ever posted a picture of her. Something I need to correct so we can thank her SS with pictures after we open her gift.

all 4 p's gifts went out today...cant wait to see them opened!!!

I had no idea that we were all going to open our SS gifts on December 8th. I thought we were going to open them up on Xmas. I must have missed a thread or post somewhere.

I think we do it early since everyone is traveling and busy during the holiday and this way we can post pictures over those couple weeks and see our fluffs enjoying their gifts

I think that's just the earliest date set to open them so we don't have people doing it super early like in Nov. as some arrive early. Last year we had people open on Christmas day, it's your preference. Some of us (yes me included) are too eager so it's like a compromise LOL!

Bailey got her SS gift today! We are so excited and now the time comes to resist tearing into that package...

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Bailey sniffed it over and scratched it with her paw as if to say "Um I know this is for me will you open it up already" I quickly explained that we must wait for all of our SS friends to recieve their gifts before we open ours.

Bailey is so adorable.

Wow!!!! You all have such great restraint!!! No package has come in yet- but I can tell Dini is excited! (Ok, well, maybe mommy is too! )

I opened the letter not even thinking about Secret Santa!

Willie and I would like to thank MaxxandSophia'sMommy (Tallie) for their donation to Hearts United for Animals in Willie's name! It's so fitting because he's a rescue! Thanks so much for your heartfelt gift, now a few doggies will get special toys or treats for Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!!

Gucci and Kaia want to thank Matilda and Buttons and Bows for their pawsents we cant wait to open them I tried to get a pick but nethier wanted to sit still cause mommy just got home from work and they want them time lol Thank you so much Paula We cant wait to open them!!!

Since it is now December, I think it would be OK to start opening the SS presents if everyone agrees.

And, as you post pics or let us know that you've received your packages, I'm marking them off, just to make sure that everyone that is supposed to receive a present has received one.

Several participants have let me know that they are mailing this week so everyone's will probably be there by early next week at the latest.

Sarah -- you have my permission (if not homeland securities LOL) to go ahead and open PC's and Arrebella's.

Lynn

No fair. Where's all your spirit? It's too early. Thanksgiving just ended. Come on, don't be ruiners. Can't we wait until the 8th, like originally planned?

xoxoxo

Honey wishes to thank her SS for her gift which arrived today. She has already examined it.

Oh, Oh, Oh!!!! Angel's gift arrived today, with no clue on the package as to who her SS is. I can't wait to find out, but we will be waiting until the 8th.

Mia's present from her Secret Santa arrived today. We are sooooo excited and very very very grateful to her Secret Santa. Thank you sooo much for all your love!! We cant wait til Dec 8!!! Thank you so much!!!

Our package arrived, I took it out of the priority mail box and the box inside wasn't wrapped or tapped closed.....let me tell you how much of a temptation that was...... ....but I put some scotch tape on it and put it away - out of my sight!!!!!!!!! I want to peek so bad.......

I'm glad we haven't gotten our's yet, not sure if I could resist the temptation!!

Gosh, hopefully some of us will wait until it's closer to Christmas. I thought the 8th was the earliest we could open our gifts, not the day they were supposed to be opened.

Remember, these are Christmas gifts! Why not put them under the tree?

I want to wait till I have my decorations up and so it will feel more festive. I plan to do that next week-end... at least most of them. I also want to choose a time when "they" can do it slowly and I can get lots of photos. So it will be between the 8th and the following week-end likely. After that it is just so hectic (work, holiday prep and social outtings) and want this opening to be really relaxed and enjoy it to the fullest!!!

What tree??? I haven't even got that up yet! In fact, the only gifts I've bought are the Secret Santa gifts! Yikes! :D

Cyndi

Uh Oh... I'm not putting a tree up this year. In fact, I'm not decorating at all. Hmmmm, don't know if I can wait until the 25th or not.

im sooo happy to know that my SS recieved her box!!!! I hope she likes everything the girs picked out for her!

We are going to try and wait as close to Christmas as possible if i can restrain myself that long. LOL. I am the one that peeks at presents and shakes to try and figure them out ( my husband usually keeps my presents in the trunk of his car so i can't peek). So far we have Noelle's gift and it's out of site so out of site out of mind. Lol.

Martha and Willie... You are so welcome.. this is the first time I've ever donated to a rescue organization.. and it felt so good that I'm going to make it a regular habit... We got Zoey from a rescue shelter soI know how you feel about Willie... Anne is the lady in charge of donations at Hearts United for Animals... and she was so very helpful.. a real sweet angel.

Have a Merry CHRISTmas ..... maybe Santa will have something else for Willie...

Lots of Hugs and Kisses from,

Talli, Maxx, Sophia, and Zoey

Lady always requests her Secret Santa gift be a donation to Northcentral Maltese Rescue instead of a gift. It makes you feel so good to donate to rescues. I donate to NMR and the Virginia chapter of the Siamese Cat Rescue Center regularly.

I donate regularly to Animal associations throughout the year.....but I must say this time of year I get bombarded with requests from every group imaginable!!!!! I'd give to them all, but I don't have that kind of money, and it kind of makes me sad that I can't - but on the other hand, it kind of makes me mad too that the people I give to can't just accept my gift and be greatful....they must sell my name and address!!!!!!!

I will continue to give to my regular charities and try to find room for all the return address labels I have accumulated

Sorry if I sounded negative, I just needed to vent a tiny bit. I'm better now, thanks.

Gosh, I've never had my name sold to other animal related groups by the two I donate to. I keep my other donations this time of year secret, Toys for Tots, Operation Christmas Child (Shoebox) and local food bank drives.

I'd be annoyed, too, if my name was sold to other charitable organizations. You can't donate to all of them, so you have to pick a few favorites.

awwhh bailey looks so lovely with her parcel right next to her. what a good girl





that's what we are going to do

Today I finally went to pick up the package at the Post Office. So Belle has her gift. I can't for the 8th to open it up. Belle and I would like to thank our Secret Santa!!!!

we received a box today, Matilda opened the box, luckly the packages were wrapped I won't be putting a tree up this year, so I put them on my table in the rv. We will be opening on the 8th.

The P's and even Mr C brown got their package yesterday! they r very anxious to open up their gifts!!!

"oh mom what is this!"
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"Let us in! let us in!"
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"maybe cooter brown can get into the box...he's prob strong enough!"
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