MaustsOnToast » gifts http://maustsontoast.com Drew and Emily Maust Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:42:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Birthday in Ten Parts http://maustsontoast.com/2010/birthday-in-ten-parts http://maustsontoast.com/2010/birthday-in-ten-parts#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:47:14 +0000 Drew http://maustsontoast.com/?p=1998 You may not have enough free time to watch all ten parts of Poppy’s birthday extravaganza, but you better believe Poppy had all the time in the world yesterday to open presents and enjoy her first day being one.

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]]> http://maustsontoast.com/2010/birthday-in-ten-parts/feed 3 Presents at the Ready http://maustsontoast.com/2010/presents-at-the-ready http://maustsontoast.com/2010/presents-at-the-ready#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:13:04 +0000 Drew http://maustsontoast.com/2010/presents-at-the-ready image

It was as if someone fired off a starter pistol after Poppy went to bed. Emily sprang into action to seize the last remaining hours before Poppy’s first birthday tomorrow. The plan is for presents to be at the ready and Poppy to wake up unexpecting in the morning. The goal is for her to feel as special as possible on her first birthday…whether she remembers it or not.

]]> http://maustsontoast.com/2010/presents-at-the-ready/feed 2 Christmas Came In February http://maustsontoast.com/2010/christmas-came-in-february http://maustsontoast.com/2010/christmas-came-in-february#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:50:56 +0000 Emily http://maustsontoast.com/?p=1488 A couple of weeks ago Drew was in class and ran into our old neighbour.  He told Drew that a package had arrived for us back in December and they just hadn’t around to contacting us.  Drew just told him to bring it to class the following week.  Well you can probably guess that he forgot the package the following week, so Drew just went over to their house Monday night and picked it up.  What a wonderful surprise!!  It turned out to be a Christmas present for Poppy from my Aunt Chris and Uncle Adrian back in England.  They sent a lovely Dress from the store NEXT and Poppy wore it today.  THANK YOU AUNTY CHRIS AND UNCLE ADRIAN!

]]> http://maustsontoast.com/2010/christmas-came-in-february/feed 0 Aunty Hannah http://maustsontoast.com/2009/aunty-hannah http://maustsontoast.com/2009/aunty-hannah#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:49:06 +0000 Drew http://maustsontoast.com/?p=1142 2009-07-28001
Last time we saw Hannah we were on a barge boat. That was more than a year and a half ago. We weren’t even pregnant then. Now we are three, a house of a husband, a mummy and a poonum.

It was tears the moment Aunty Hannah saw her newborn niece.

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It was a special day. Poppy celebrated by ascending to new heights with offering up three dirty diapers–and I mean dirty in the “second” sense of the word. There was even a rainbow up ahead over Wake Forest as we drove home from the airport.

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Once home it was nothing but cuddles.

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Aunty Hannah couldn’t wait to dig through her big bag of goodies to hand out the many gifts both family and friends had sent with her from England.

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Mummy was sufficiently distracted for a time with all the gifts that our loved ones showered on us. Aunty Hannah seized the opportunity to spend some quality time with Poppy.

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Both couldn’t wait to try all the new clothes out on Poppy. Poppy tacitly consented. You can see more pictures of Poppy’s first day with Aunty Hannah in the photo gallery.

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]]> http://maustsontoast.com/2009/aunty-hannah/feed 0 Box o’ Prawn Cocktail Crisps http://maustsontoast.com/2007/box-o-prawn-cocktail-crisps http://maustsontoast.com/2007/box-o-prawn-cocktail-crisps#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Drew We were beyond elated to find a box waiting on our stoop when we came home one afternoon earlier this week. Were we expecting a box? Emily and I couldn't think of anything that we had ordered from Amazon or eBay that we should be expecting. The fun of getting a box was fun enough, but when we opened it, we found neatly nestled within the nectar of the gods. That's right: six stunningly savory sachets of Walkers Prawn Cocktail crisps.]]> We were beyond elated to find a box waiting on our stoop when we came home one afternoon earlier this week. Were we expecting a box? Emily and I couldn’t think of anything that we had ordered from Amazon or eBay that we should be expecting. The fun of getting a box was fun enough, but when we opened it, we found neatly nestled within the nectar of the gods. That’s right: six stunningly savory sachets of Walkers Prawn Cocktail crisps. Taking a glance at the shipping label showed that these little gems had passed through several hands in order to make it to Wake Forest; but ultimately we knew who was to thank: Marlin & Dawn Beitzel and Ben & Rhonda Maust, through whose gracious hands these crisps made it into carry-ons and the postal service. Thanks! We’ve been enjoying them very slowy.

(This should encourage anyone else out there to send us scrumptious gifts in the mail.)

]]> http://maustsontoast.com/2007/box-o-prawn-cocktail-crisps/feed 0 Who Wants $5? http://maustsontoast.com/2007/who-wants-5 http://maustsontoast.com/2007/who-wants-5#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Drew $5 claim code/voucher/coupon for Amazon.com that expires on May 12, 2007. As much as we love Amazon and all the fancy gadgets and goodies they have for sale, we love our MaustsOnToasters more! That's right, you. We love you! I won't post the code here right away lest moth and dust destroy it before we've had the chance to bestow it upon you. So, if you're interested, simply leave a comment saying you would like the code and tell us what you are going to use it to buy. That's it! ]]> Ok, we’ve mentioned doing giveaways on MaustsOnToast.com before, but as of yet haven’t. That’s all about to change right now! We’ve got a $5 claim code/voucher/coupon for Amazon.com that expires on May 12, 2007. As much as we love Amazon and all the fancy gadgets and goodies they have for sale, we love our MaustsOnToasters more! That’s right, you. We love you! I won’t post the code here right away lest moth and dust destroy it before we’ve had the chance to bestow it upon you. So, if you’re interested, simply leave a comment saying you would like the code and tell us what you are going to use it to buy. That’s it!

]]> http://maustsontoast.com/2007/who-wants-5/feed 5 Christmas Thanks to Sally http://maustsontoast.com/2006/christmas-thanks-to-sally http://maustsontoast.com/2006/christmas-thanks-to-sally#comments Tue, 26 Dec 2006 18:10:30 +0000 Drew

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]]> Special thanks to Sally O. Hayes for the pinkalicious Christmas presents we received in the mail today! (The second video is an outtake)

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