Tuesday 11 March 2008

POSTED :-)

I've just this minute got back from the Post Office after posting out all my Its a Small World swaps :-) This is the most complicated swap I've ever joined and although I love the fabrics/info sheets I've received I wish I'd thought a bit more about how much work was involved before signing up!! The swap was in three stages, and for each stage you had to chose two countries. For each country you had to write an A4 information sheet, which had to include a Little Known Fact about the country and a wish. And of course I had to find fabric to represent each of the countries I had chosen too, which is difficult in the UK as there are so few places to buy quilt fabric from. And not forgetting washing, ironing and cutting out all the fabric for 20 participants!!! That's 120 squares washed, ironed and cut and 120 info sheets designed and printed and 120 fabric samples stuck to each of the 120 info sheets!!! No wonder its taken me forever to do!!! I've told LMS to shoot me if I EVER suggest joining such a complicated swap again!!!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Think of the post office profits since we started swapping:)

Love S

Janet said...

lol very true!!! We should have bought shares lol.
Love
Janet


OUR ETHIOPIAN ADOPTION TIMELINE


25th May 2009 - See New Child again & Court Date

23rd May 2009 - Fly back to Ethiopia

26th March 2009 - Fly to Ethiopia :-)

3rd March 2009 - Dossier Arrived at Orphanage

26th February 2009 - Dossier sent to Ethiopia

22nd December 2008 - Dossier back at DCSF

28th November 2008 - Certificate of Eligibility ISSUED

6th October 2008 - PASSED Approval Panel

7th July 2008 - Homestudy Update Started

28th Feb 2008 - Told LA we wished to change country

OUR CHINA ADOPTION TIMELINE

Formally withdrew from the China Adoption Programme 17th July 2008

LID (Logged in Date) with CCAA 16th August 2007

Documents to China 10th August 2007

Passed Approval Panel 5th March 2007

Homestudy started 6th June 2006

First Contact with our LA 1st Jan 2006