Hugs In The Mail!

After a busy morning at work yesterday (and one that was a little frustrating cos there seemed to be a revolving door of people through my office and I didn't get much achieved!!), I arrived home to find an envelope in my mail box ... all the way from far north Queensland!! Ooooooohhhh!! How EXCITING!! I knew JUST what was inside and knew it was sure to brighten my day - my swap gift from Hug Swap Hostess-with-the-mostest Jenny had arrived!!

I raced inside with the door slamming behind me (darn gale force winds!!) to open my waited-for mail. Oh look!! My favourite colours, green and red!!

And a furry friend to help me unwrap! Nara was only to happy to help - she likes a good hug, too! A BEAR HUG of course!! :0) And when Nara and I unwrapped the pretty green tissue paper, we found ...


Ooooooohhhhh!!! How SPOILT am I!! Jenny made me a gorgeous Mug Mat and Mug Hug set from a gorgeous rusty red/brown fabric and sporting some of her signature 'Oopsie-Daisies"! How SWEET are these goodies!! I don't know if you can see it very well in the photo, but the mug mat says "Daisy Hugs". Now, since it was a cold, icky, windy day and I REALLY felt like I needed a little pick-me-up, I decided to make myself a cup of 'special' coffee (no, it DIDN'T contain alcohol! Hmmm ... though it occurs to me this could have been a good idea! Tee! Hee! Hee!) and give my lovely new Daisy Hugs set a test run ...


Yep, they seem to work just fine!! Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much, Jenny! I LOVE my Daisy Hugs coffee set and am sure I'll feel special every time I use them! Hmmmmm ... so ... do I blame Jenny if my caffeine intake suddenly climbs dramatically and I start bouncing off walls?!?! Tee! Hee! Hee!

Now, I also sent Jenny's Hug Swap giftie off on time and it has probably arrived, BUT ... she won't be able to check her mail til WEDNESDAY! Oh dear! How to keep a swapper in suspense! :0) Jenny hinted that perhaps I should give her a sneaky peek to tide her over, so I've decided to do that. Ready??

Ta da! This is the BACK of Jenny's Mug Hug and Mug Mat! Tee! Hee! Hee! It IS a PEEK and I WAS SNEAKY!! :0) I promise to share a photo of the front as soon as Jenny lets me know she's taking her goodies for a test run in her cosy corner. Don't you just love the fabric I've used on the back? It really is YUMMY fabric! Get it ... chocolate ... yummy ... hmmmmm .... perhaps an early night and sleep catch up is in order tonight! :0) This fabric was a sweet (get it? Sweet ... ah, never mind!!!) fat quarter that I picked up on one of my frequent visits to my Home-Away-From-Home. Marion probably still has some if you want to buy one of the few chocolate indulgences that WON'T go straight to your hips! :0)

A big THANK YOU to Jenny and her fellow-Hug-Swap-Hostess Vickie for organising this fun and encouraging swap. Let's face it, we ALL need as many hugs as we can get! I hope that as hugs fly all around blogland and into our mailboxes that you're all having a wonderful week so far. OPAM Challenge Gals - make sure your lists are up to date and/or you've emailed me your monthly finishes, cos tomorrow's the end of the month and I'll be starting to whizz around to see what you've all been up to. Back with the end of month draw winner in a couple of days. Til then,

BEAR HUGS!!

CHEERS!
KRIS