Secret Santa 2022!

[J-Lu]

Cupid came to visit with an envelope in his mouth when I was riding Sir SpooksAlot today. I thought “Oh My God, my horse is gonna freak out and I’m going to be left in the dust” when I saw Cupid aim for the arena.

Instead, Cupid landed any my horse said “hey Cupid, what’s up?” Cupid said “Hey, F, just got a letter to give to your rider”. My horse said “Cool”. I dismounted and read the letter, and gave Cupid some balancer (he’s watching his weight and didn’t want the Nutrena grain) and showed him where the hay is kept and told him to dig in as much as he wanted. He loved the carrots and apples we have in the fridge and I told him to help himself to the beer or alcoholic selzer we always seem to have stocked in the fridge. Told him that he can come and watch the World Cup Finals on the big projectile screen on Sunday and explained the remote controls. Gave him the cable info.

His message was:

@blue_heron

Could you please remind Blue Heron that all of her gifts inside the box are wrapped?

She can open the cardboard box and not ruin any surprises. She might get a whiff of a particular aroma, but Santa can guarantee her that it’s neither reindeer food nor an illegal substance.

[dressagetraks]

Got an adorable card from my elf today. It had a cat wrapped up in Christmas lights on the front. Promise of gifts in the works. That’s fine; I know things sometimes hit delays this time of year. She also said she likes the cats.

As for Rascal, she is doing fine. She accompanied me on part of my walk this morning, despite a cold wind. I say part because there was a point where she obviously thought we should go left while I had intended to go right. I had something I wanted to check going right and so insisted, and she went her own way. She picked me back up later, once I was on the route toward home. Ah, cats.

[JBCool]

Dear elf, I got my package today! I just wanted to let you know it got here safely and check to see if it was ok to let it sit until Christmas? Thanks!

[J-Lu]

Ho! Ho! Ho!

I was cleaning my house today when I heard a knock on the door. Walking by my home office, I noted a bunch of smudges on the window. I opened the door to see Cupid with two envelopes in his mouth. I told him that since I’m cleaning mode, he could go take a shower and I’d towel/blow-dry him off, buff and even paint his hooves with festive colors. I hand fed him carrots and bird food while his toes dried. I then put a hat, a coat and sunglasses on him and we went to Walmart where I bought him some treats. No one noticed a thing and we went to self check-out.

Where do these elves get their stationery from? One was a beautiful ivy motif, one was such a creative wreath motif. Cupid left before I remembered to ask.

These are the letters:

@Grey_Dove032016
Presents have been bought,
You are not forgot.
The sleigh is on it’s way, but has been delayed.
It’s truly because of snow, you should know.
I hope you and Donzi will enjoy it,
And you’ll be surprised​:mrs_claus:

@RoughOut Your gift is in the mail and should arrive early next week There are multiple gifts within the bigger box so you can open safely if you so desire

Ho Ho Ho!

[Grey_Dove032016]

Thanks for the update head elf! Donzi and I can’t wait to see what our Santa came up with this year

[ElfMagic]

@ParadoxFarm, UPS just picked up your package! Hopefully the reindeer can get it to you before the weekend, as it’s not a long flight from here. Your things are covered in tissue paper inside, but not individually wrapped. Also, the card on top inside might give some things away, so if you want to save the surprise, it’s ok to leave it unopened. If you’re impatient, tear away! I hope everything works for you!

[SouthernElf]

Ho ho ho, @McGurk!

Your elf is feverishly working to wrap everything before sending it with the reindeer. But I do have one last question for you. Please check your PMs.

[dressagetraks]

I received a neat halter in the mail today, with the noseband saying Toccata (my horse) with musical notes on either side. Nice! Thanks, elf!

[ParadoxFarm]

Yay! If it’s okay with you/my gifter, I’ll wait till Christmas morning! Can’t wait.

[dressagetraks]

Not a great picture, but the phone was propped on a post, this was our fourth take, and he thought I was crazy with all the up to and back from the fence.

The halter fits fine.

[MunchingonHay]

I just want to publicly thank @FluffyElf for; the tea, chocolate bar, socks, movie, mustard and birding bingo that arrived today.

My elf hit the nail on the head and who ever gets FluffyElf next year will be lucky!!

Happy Merry everyone!

[Paint_Party]

The box arrived from my Secret Santa today! The present is still in its gift bag, because I’m going to wait until Christmas for the grand reveal. I loved the sweet card inside, too.

Now I know the real life name of my SS but I’m not positive of their COTH username. Until their online identity is revealed, Gus and I dressed in our elfin finery to say, “Thank you.”

[MunchingonHay]

ETA: my giftee received their package today.

A book, (two actually), a set of beeswax candles and chicken hearts for the dog.

All in all, a good day!!!

[J-Lu]

Ho Ho Ho!

My Group had a “Group Tea / Christmas Gathering” in a conference room attached to a break room work today. Vixen showed up much to the surprise of my group!! He had an envelope in his mouth for me to read. My colleague Vineetha made him some green tea that he chose (because he doesn’t have thumbs, he couldn’t make it himself…) and put a straw in the container for easy drinking. He also ate her Indian treats, my hummus and actually went for some of the store-bought sugary treats. I suspect the sugar-high got him back to the North Pole quickly. He sat around for about 45 minutes and we all talked about the World Cup final that he and the other reindeers watched, too.

@HorsesinHaiti, Your message, on a lovely parchment, read:
Hi Head Elf,
Please tell my giftee that Santa’s Sleigh is on the way.
ETA is Tuesday, barring any unforeseen weather problems or a reindeer strike.
Santa hopes you like everything her elves cobbled for you.

Ho Ho Ho!

[J-Lu]

Ho Ho Ho!

The Chief Elf was listening to cb traffic (yep, it’s good for bad weather and we’re kinda old school anyway) and some elves are a little behind the ball for various reasons. In this season of giving, lets be kind to our elves who may be a bit behind the ball because “life got in the way”. Christmas is any day you receive a gift from a COTH elf!

Ho Ho Ho!

[HorsesinHaiti]

Thank you elf and thanks for being our secretary sans pareil Chief Elf! Roxie and I will look for the package.

[J-Lu]

Ho Ho Ho!

Sitting here at night on my computer, Rudolf visited my window. I thought “what the heck is that red light?
Is someone trying to break in?” No, that wasn’t the case.

He had a letter. I let him in and made him some hot cocoa. He asked for sugar-free, which I have, but with his permission I melted dark chocolate in for flavor which I looooove. We talked about the World Cup and Messi because he watched it and was rooting for Messi, too. He had three cups, which I was happy to provide. He seemed to eat along the way (maybe fed by others) and didn’t want anything but hot cocoa. Maybe he was unimpressed with what I had in my fridge but didn’t want to say anything. I get that.

His message, hand written on holly adorned really beautiful stationery, said:

@Grey_Dove032016
Ok my love🤭
The sleigh is on it’s way!
With gifts hopefully not in drifts (of snow)
It’s coming from the north pole
But it’s not a foal!
December 22nd USPS should place it in your space,
I hope it keeps you cool in the summer, and warm in the winter😆
And Donzis likesies!
(They are wrapped, nothing urgent. If you’d like to open it, that’s fine. If you’d like to wait, that’s fine too.)

[applelover]

Thank you to my Elf for the beautiful scarf! I understood how to wear it right away

Head Elf J-Lu, you know I am your Elf because I volunteered as tribute, and you bestowed that honor on me, as is your right as Head Elf! Just wanted to let you know that due to some unexpected reindeer games over on my side of the country, your package just got loaded onto Santa’s fastest sleigh today, with Rudolph running as fast as he can! It should be there on Thursday, if not let us (elves) know!

[havingabluechristmas]

@MapleBreeze Your package should go out tomorrow! So sorry for the delay!

[J-Lu]

Ho Ho Ho!

I’m so honored that you stepped to the plate so quickly, and I understand reindeer games fully. No problemo at all! I’m sure I’ll love whatever is being sent my way! If Rudolf is delivering, I’ll be sure to have more interesting foods in my fridge. A variety of horse feeds. Quality chocolate for his hot chocolates. We can sit around and talk sports before he’s on his way.