News Alert!!!!!

I have a bittersweet announcement to make.
After many long hours of thought, I have come to a very difficult decision concerning DaBookLady's Swap......I wanted to let everyone know how much I have enjoyed swapping and running this swap, but as the saying gooes, "all good things do come to end sooner or later".....with that said......


December will be the last month for swapping here until ???????????....

DabookLady is taking a long needed rest from swapping starting January 2009.

It does not mean that the swap will not open up again at a later date.....I just need to take some time off from it. So..... if you want to swap in December go ahead and comment here and I will start a partner's list for the last month of swapping at DabookLady's Book Swap...


When DaBookLady starts the swap up again you will all be notified by email to see if you are interested in rejoining the swap... [be sure I have your correct emails]


This was a hard decision to make, as I have very much enjoyed knowing each and everyone of you. Even if just in the "blogosphere." Thank you, for all your friendship and support. ...online friends are the best and I hope that you will still visit my blogs and keep in contact with me.....

http://crochetoholic.blogspot.com/ ...my crochet life
http://pbdesigns.blogspot.com/ ....my reading and crafts
http://dabookladysreadinglife.blogspot.com/ ...my reading life
http://dabookrecipe.blogspot.com/ ...my recipe life

Thank you for being part of the swap and I hope you enjoyed your time at DaBookLady's Book and Bookmark Swap!!!!

a big thankyou

I would like to send out a huge thankyou to jayne who this month really spoiled me. she bought me not one but two books from my wish list. Long way round by ewan mcgregor and race to dakar by charlie boorman. these are both books i have wanted to read for a while and now i cannot wai to start them. not only did she send me books he also sent me a cell phone charm and a great tool for my knitting which i could not find anywhere. so a huge thankyou to jayne.

i hope to see you all see soon.

michelle-michellesmuses

thank you so much Geiselia!

Thank you so much for the book that arrived today!

Happy Thanksgiving

My Thoughts

I would like to take a moment to express my heartfelt thanks to Debb for creating this site and giving those of us whom like to read a chance to meet new people, read new authors and subjects and receive a great package every month. I appreciate the time and effort that you have spent since launching the site. It was not always easy or fun. I will truely miss being apart of the group and miss those in the group. Some I know only slightly and others on a more personal level. Debb, I hope that after the new year you will resume the site. But the most important thing is for you to get the rest and destress that you need.

For everyone else I would just like to say it has been a pleasure being assoicated with you. I wish you all the best that life has to offer and hope to keep in contact with you. Until then.....

Michelle

Attention

Please see that we have had a drop out of the swappers in Nov...and partners have been changed....Thank you

October swap pic

Please forgive not having a picture, seems blogger doesn't want to upload my picture. I wanted to apologize to Patricia my partner for not getting this posted before now. She sent such a wonderful package. Of course the candy corn was at the very top of my list. I love the stuff. A candle that you could just eat up. The cutest headband with flying bats on top. 3 great books that, I have started reading one of--the Anne Perry one, the book by Kathey Reichs-Grave Secrets, can't wait to read and last but not least a really spooky one The Book of the Supernatural. EEEK!!!! She has so sent a pair of socks with Yes Snoopy and they are so warm. And a pretty oven mitt in fall colors. Such a wonderful swap partner. The next gal is in for a treat.
Thanks again Patricia.

Michelle

November Partners are Up..........

Sorry I am late swappers...out of town company....sign up here and I will assign partners in 2 days...

November................Biographies and Memoris, real experiences

Swappers:

Michelle sends to Jayne

Jayne sends to Kristie

Kristie sends to Michelle

Thank you Patti

I received a nice package from Patricia, my bookswapper for October. It included 2 books, two sets of napkins, a bag of candy corn and a nice candle that has a gingerbread scent. I am anxious to light it because it smells so good.

Thank you Cathy CH for the October Swap

Hi there Cathy, sorry I did not get this post up last week but I was very busy with Halloween. I pisked it up Thursday, I think it was from the PO....and I really liked the book and the handmade bookmark...very nice...and I have already been using the scented spray...yummy smells like I am baking an apple pie...thanks for the Halloween candy too... :) DaBookLady

Hey Debb!

Did you ever get the package I sent you?

Thanks Jayne!!

Sweet Jayne also sent me a book package this month. It is fabulous!! I received:

• "Red Dragon" by Tom Harris
• "Everything's Eventual" by Stephen King
• Fall Scrapbook stickers
• A clip on moose
• Picture clips
• The CUTEST spider for Halloween
• A Halloween Candy
• A tassel bookmark
• A cell phone case bedazzled with beautiful rhinestones
• A button book
• Two buttons
• Bath Salt

What another wonderful package. I feel so privileged and spoiled to be part of this wonderful swap. Thank you so much!!

Patricia

October Package Arrived!!

I received my package yesterday. Sweet Michelle sent me an awesome box for our October book swap. I am so spoiled. I love it!! (Well we all know that I love to get letters in the mail...so imagine my excitement every time I get a package...) Here is what Michelle sent me:

• Two dish towels
• A baking recipe book
• A Halloween Pen
• A box of popcorn
• A bag of dark chocolate
• A bag of candy corn
• A vanilla candle
• A Halloween pin
• Halloween Napkins
• Halloween Creepy Crawlers
• And now for the prize winners
• "The Manhattan Hunt Club" by John Saul
• "Mary Mary" by James Patterson
• "Insomnia" by Stephen King

It is a huge list by totally awesome. Thank you so much Michelle!!

Farther Away

A Little Bit Closer

Thank you so much for the package.

Patricia

amanda b

i am hoping to partner with amanda b this month, but..... i have not heard from her and have no amazon list for her. has anyone had any contact with her recently. or amanda if you are out there please contact me so i can make sure you get a book you would really like.

thanks kristie

Thank you DEBB!!!

I have been on many of your swaps, but this is the first time I have gotten a package from you, and I think I have been missing out, lol! I do not have a digital camera, so I will describe all my goodies here:

1 mystery book with a very nice bookmark (it was my favorite thing in the package)
a cloth bandana
another bookmark with a jack o lantern on it
a pencil with a crocet butterfly on it
candy (of course, its halloween!)
some popcorn (which will be eaten right away)
a cute refridgerator magnet

Thanks so much, yours is in the mail tomorrow!

thansk to gina

i got to swap with gina for the month of september and a huge thanks must go out to her.

she sent me not one but 3 books all of which have been on my wishlist for a while now.

Memoirs of a Geisha which i have been dying to read and 2 quick fun mysteries. a killer stitch and on what grounds. she also sent me some awesome girl scout bits and pieces for scrapbooking and some lovely yarn to make me some socks. coffee to. a really great package.

thankyou gina

My September Goodies

I have to start out by apologizing to my sweet swap partner Debb. I received your package on Monday and took pictures and everything, but I lost my cable to put the pictures on the computer. So today I borrowed a camera from someone else and took pictures.

With that being said...my package ROCKED! I received:

• "If Looks Could Kill" by M. William Phelps
• A cute little bookmark
• A sheet of Halloween stickers
• A little Trick or Treat decoration
• A tarantula gummy (which is not pictured because my son ate it)
• A package of Halloween napkins
• A Halloween picture frame
• and a Monster Glow Wafer Light for my mouth (by the way this is awesome because I was looking for one for our black light pep rally in a couple of weeks!)

Thank you soooo much Debb! I love it!

Sorry about the low quality....I wish I could find my USB Cable!!!

Address Blog

I have sent out invites again to those who are not signed up. You must except the invite from google to be able to view the address blog. If you did not get it look in your "junk" file. Please let me know if you did not get this and I will send again for the 3rd? 4th? time....Everyone should be signed up for this so they can get all members addresses. You will need to follow the signing up directions of the blog invite.

Thanks

DaBookLady

PS: Michelle needs a partner too ladies...I am going to change back to the way we swapped before so that no one is left without a partner next month...for now would someone like to double up and be her partner...

I also need an angel for the month of June for Kristie??? Email me if you can angel...

Thank You Reina

I received the most incredible box of goodies from Reina!

Three dog books! A dog bookmark! A dog biscuit making kit (gonna try that this weekend!), Some wonderful things for pampering myself; fingernail polish, bubble bath, a bath goodie bag, emery board. A Barnes and Noble reusable shopping bags (I love these!) and an awesome rose scented candle. I feel incredibly spoiled.

Thank You Reina!