Henry IV: A Very Regal Boy

Henry IV My son, Henry, loves his little jack-in-the-box toy.  He scuttles around the house following me in hopes that I'll stuff the little wolf back into the box so that his musical fun can start all over again.  I never liked these toys when I was a wee one because the anticipation and surprise of the springing creature always put  me on edge.  Actually, they still do.  But not my little  Henry.  He seems to enjoy being surprised, and he always manages a giggle. 

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On the Gifty! front....it has been so fun seeing the goodies being exchanged from one blogger to another.  I had fun pairing you folks up, and I'll be posting Round 2 real soon.  If you want to check out some of the goods exchanged, check out the following sites:  Yvestown, The World of Ani, The Soul of Hope, Liquid Sky Arts, Whimsy and Stars Studio, Ciel en Papier, By Two Girls, GnomeG, HelloYvetty, Fern, Rainy Day Sunday, and Lollipop Paper.  Drop me a comment or float  me a note when you have a picture of your Gifty! goods -- I would love to announce them here.  This Round we had 24 participants!  It was fun to meet some new people and find new sites along the way.  There were a few glitches, but those were quickly resolved.  If you haven't received your stuff yet, keep in mind that there are a few participants residing outside of the U.S.  So things will take a bit more time.  Also, if anyone has any suggestions for Round 2 theme, drop a comment or send an e-mail! :)

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On the personal front, I wanted to THANK all of my blog friends and readers for lifting my spirits.  It was great knowing that I had all that cyber love and support, and it also felt comforting to know that I share similar worries and stresses that many of you do too.  So thanks for the words of comfort and support.  I also wanted to thank Ms. Drama Queen for her cyber love! and I wanted to thank JustJenn and the glorious GnomeG for the super kind thoughts and CREATIVE treasures. I will post photos of their fantabulous work next time. 

I think that's it for today....I'm exhausted.  G'night all!

Comments

[Enid]

He is just darling and very regal.

[thesoulofhope]

Love the regal boy! And gifty was such a success - thanks you all your hard work on it! I can not wait for round 2 - maybe a holiday type theme, although that could get sticky if people do not celebrate the same holidays. When in doubt, a "Surprise Me" theme would always work. oh, or a Holiday De-Stresser - something to take us away from the frantic holiday season, to make us smile. Or a regional thing, having to send stuff that represents where you live (inspired by my Gifty of a CA breakfast). Or we could make it tricky and do "black and white" or "colorful" - or "favorites", and we can send others some of our own favoirte things they may like.

I can not belive I can come up with any ideas at all at 2:30am, which may explain why they are not the greatest. I will put mythinking cap on again at a more respectable hour!

I hope you are feeling better - and very glad you posted, I was getting worried!

[nic]

He's lovely! And I'm glad you are feeling more positive now.

[jes]

Yes Leslie...glad you posted too, was getting worried as well!
Your little fella' is very regal indeed!

let's see ideas for the next gifty....hmmm....let me think....still thinking......thinking....nothings happening.....blank.....darkness. AW CRAP, I need more coffee....I'll let you know what I come up with later!

[Jess]

Cute, cute illo!
Thanks again for hosting the gifty exchange...it's a wonderful, wonderful diversion from all of life's craziness. I especially like that it connects people from all over the world and it's such a happy thing to do!
Giving that the holidays are coming...maybe something handmade for the tree or for a holiday decoration for the next theme.
Take care!

[Yvonne]

Ah, it's good to have you back :o) I hope you're feeling better now.

Also thank you for this wonderful gifty idea. Maybe we could have a "winter wonderland" theme next time. After all, it's winter and the holiday season is about to start and because of what Hope said about people in different continents celebrating different holidays it's still winter.

[Charla]

I love the illo! It reminds me of my own two year old :)

I am *so* joining gifty round 2 - just count me in now! It is so cool looking at all the goodies! What a wonderful idea.

[mabelle]

I'm so happy you came up with such great idea!
My gifty photo is up on my blog
http://whimsyandstarsstudio.typepad.com/blog/

I had a blast!

[violetismycolor]

this is so cute! you do a fabulous job on IF...I am so jealous!

[cielenpapier]

Gifty was SO much fun! Thank you for organizing!! My Gifty gift is online:
http://cielenpapier.typepad.com/cielenpapier/2004/11/gifty_round_1.html

[Giao]

Leslie, I am so glad you're back to posting. I hope that things have (or soon will be) slowed down to an even simmer for you. I hope you know you brought much joy for me (and for many others, I would venture) with Gifty. I can't wait for Round 2. I do like Yvonne's Winter Wonderland theme. Ideas already whirring through my head...

At any rate, I've updated my blog with my fabulous fabulous gifty score.

I *lurve* your take on regal little Henry. So very sweet!!

[shelagh]

Hi Leslie, Thanks for organising such a fun event. I received my goodies and loved them. Unfortunately I somehow missed the sinfully delicious theme but the package I sent was sinfully fun instead!

[fern]

I got my gifty in the mail today from Melanie...its a mini, candle-lit chocolate fondue pot...
pic posted on my site...thanks Leslie for hosting