Woof Studios, who took the photo on my profile, are marvelous at getting the pics taken! It's a husband & wife team, she gets them posed, he gets their attention, then snaps the photos. Wish they did private photos, I'd hire them in a minute!

Just a quick update here:
I've got part of my family's package together... gonna finish up this weekend. :-)

Nikolai has really come out of his shell since we first posted for this - he now REALLY LOVES Kong toys and just about everything that goes in them. He's also a big fan of the Everlasting Treat Balls and treats as well as stuffed (or non-stuffed) animals with squeakers. They don't last long, but MAN he has fun with them while they do... His food pickyness seems to have faded somewhat and the only thing he will actively eat around to avoid is TOTW Pacific Stream and fishy smelling foods/treats... but the cat actually likes those, so, there ya go! ;-)

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!

Booyeah I can't believe how super organized I am this year. I usually sign up for stuff like this but then completely forget until it's too late. But I've already organized it all and it's all been shipped. I mean true, the company stuffed it up and sent it in three separate deliveries, but oh well. It'll be like getting three separate presents

I've got everything together and ready to ship. I thought I was on top of things, but to my surprise Siku already got her present today!

Holy crap, someone sent it out that early!? Lucky Siku! I want to know what she got! I am going to send my package off next Friday- going to go pick up everything Tuesday and Wednesday.

It's hard, but I want to wait until Christmas to open it. We'll see how long that lasts! lol.

Last year I opened mine up right away

Thanks to my SS Packages arrived safely. Stay tuned for pictures closer to X-mas.

My package was mailed off earlier this week! Happy Holidays everyone!

I told my bf that we could open the presents in front of the Christmas tree today and take lots of pics. (So much for self control!) But he told me no, we are going to wait till Christmas and she'll open her presents when we open ours.

i got mine all ready to wrap and a cool shipping box this weekend, hope to get it out this week before life gets to crazy!!!

You guys put me to shame! I will definitely get the gift bought this coming weekend, and still get it out by the 10th. I did look around this weekend, but unable to decide!

Amy, I hear you! I am going to the warehouse tomorrow to get my list of things and plan on the package mailing out Friday. Woo woo!

I have all of ours BOUGHT just not packaged! way to go everyone! im super stoked! i dont know if our christmas cards will go out on time...im uploading the pics tonight and sending them off to get printed for everyone and will mail by the first of next week if all goes well!! been so busy working!! ready to open all presents as well :-)

I was so excited, I got it in the mail before Thanksgiving (It helps when I work from home, make my own schedule and live 2 blocks from the post office!)

I bought everything today. Hoping to send it out Friday. I was planning on wrapping things all nice, but I got carried away and so I will have to try to jam stuff things into the largest flat rate!
Also my cards may be a bit late too- I will be mailing them the 15th, so I am very very sorry if they do not get there by the 23rd!!

Hello All!! I will be trying to get a Christmas Card together, and I have a step in the right direction! I bought the gifts, so just need to wrap and mail them out! Probably tomorrow or Friday!!

Like others, my card will most likely come after my package! But hopefully in time for Christmas!!

Ok.... silly question here... I know it is a Secret Santa.. but are we not giving away who is who when we mail the card and package? Or is that when it is revealed who the Santa is?

Or if I send a card... I am just signing it Secret Santa with no clue as who I am?

And then later saying who was who?

haha.. I think I just confused myself...

The outside of your secret santa box should not have who you are...but maybe you could put a card inside with your name so that when they open the box, they'll then find out who their secret santa is. (That's what Jennifer told me.)

^ That's what I did too.

you got it! try to be discrete on the label but let them know inside i just did not want everyone reveling who they got on here B4 christmas since not all gifts are showing up at the same time. if you do get a gift pop on here and just say hey we received our package so the person who sent it knows you got it with out giving away who sent it. after xmas lets share all the pics and video of the dogs opening them

Gotcha! Thanks all!

Hello Secret Santa!!!!
We got your package last night and I opened it sort of by accident (I didn't read the TO, just where it was from), but I wanted to let ya know that it made it safe and sound and that Nikolai will have a FABULOUS time with it!! WOOOOT!!!

Kate

So my SS should get their package the 10th. I convinced my pops to pay for my shipping and send it off at work LOL, so it will go out Tuesday the 7th and should arrive Friday or Saturday. You will be very very happy!

Well, I messed that up. I didn't see where we were supposed to put our card inside. I just figured it was to remain secret. I will let my "giftee" know who the "gifter" was after Christmas, I guess.
Anyway, it went out UPS today from work, so I think it's 2 days. No later than Thursday. I hope they like it! If not, I don't wanna know! It was hard to find something spectacular & original, like I wanted.

I didn't put my card in, either. I don't have my photos until the 14th. But I did put a photo-paper picture of Koda inside so that is easy enough!