Hey! Good news--I have the pretty painting magnets! They ended up in a random box of kitchen stuff and I didn't even think about whether they were/were not mine (I couldn't remember), so I put 'em on our fridge. I can easily send them to you, tho; what's your address???
Unfortunately, I do not have your bag o' word magnets. In fact, I can't find my BOX of word magnets, either, but they just may be in some box that's in storage. If I come across them when we move again in mid-October, I'll be sure to reach out. : )
As for the Google group, I'm ok with letting it die. We have each other's addresses and phone numbers, should we need anything. That's just my two pennies, tho.
Cheers!
Amanda