Welcome to the May & June 2008 HSBA Saturday Swap!

We had 8 sets of swappers last time. Here below are some swap gift links that were sent in to showcase from the swap. Don’t worry if you haven’t gotten your present yet - but let us know if you think your swap buddy forgot you! This time we had an international swap and it may be a little late getting in. If you haven’t gotten your swap gift, feel free to drop us a line - we’d like to know of any problems you have. As fun as the swap is, we have had a few ladies who haven’t gotten their present after they signed up and mailed one out. We hate to be the bad girls, but if you don’t mail a swap present, you won’t be able to swap in the future. If you need a little extra time, that is understandable - but please just email your swap buddy or let us know so the experience is fun for all.

We hope we will have some past swappers and some new swappers join us for the next swap.

Here’s the schedule:

SIGN UP: By May 18th (Sat.)
PAIRED UP: By May 22nd (Wednesday)
MAIL SWAP: By June 21st (Saturday)
POST PHOTOS: By June 28th (Saturday)
EMAIL LINKS TO ME: By July 5th (Saturday)
NEXT SWAP: July 12th (Saturday)

This sign up is for one swap gift and you have two months to get it out, get it posted, and email us the link! Our next swap won’t be until JULY. Be SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS with these dates!

MARCH & APRIL SWAP HIGHLIGHTS:

Dawn and Cindy swapped.

Nerdmom and Amy swapped.

JoAnn and Cocoa swapped.

Beckie and Heidi swapped.

Amanda and Lori swapped.

Sprittibee and Jacque swapped.

Judy and Jaynee swapped.

Judy and Dianne swapped.

I know you already know what a SWAP is… but in case you need a refresher…

Check out our past SWAP Posts here at HSBA. Chances are they will answer all of your questions and more. Oh, and if you swapped in the past and forgot to send in your link, it isn’t too late! We would love to add your post showcasing your swap gift to our past posts. People still like to click back and see all the gifts, so by all means - share!

PAST SWAPS:

October 2007 Swap (Intro)
November 2007 Swap (October Highlights)
December 2007 Swap (November Highlights)
January 2008 Swap (December Highlights)
February 2008 Swap (January Highlights)
March & April 2008 Swap (February Highlights)

We hope you’ll join in the fun! Spread the news and ask your homeschool friends to join. You have until Saturday the 18th to leave a comment here with your email. I’ll contact you and send you a questionnaire!

Here are some basic rules for every swap:

1. Don’t offer to participate and sign up if you can’t get the gift in the mail on time. Now that we are giving you 2 months, this shouldn’t be too hard!
2. Don’t spend more than 5-10$ on your swap gift (not including postage). You will end up making your buddy feel like they didn’t give enough to you.
3. Get to know your swap buddy. Pray for them! Send them a Bible verse! Email them! Etc.!
4. Do NOT share your swap buddies’ personal information (last names or addresses) with anyone else.
5. Make sure you post a photo and ‘Thank You’ for your swap sister - thanking her and linking to her blog.
6. Email me a copy of your swap post link so I can showcase it for the following month!

Suggestion: Please make sure you take extra care when packaging your gifts if they are breakable or fragile. Two or three times now we have had swap gifts damaged by UPS and the Postal Service!

Who’s in???

~ This swap post is now CLOSED ~

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