General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and... Monday, December 12, 2005, 0 by meezersfive

meezersfive wrote:
Good morning to everyone! If I don't mention you by name, rest assured I've read your postings. It's getting to the busy/crazy time. Happy trails, Darius! Here's to a good road trip, with no snow, rain, ice, sleet, flying monkeys or other hazards!!

Starting another batch of cookies (who's going to eat all these? Not me, I better send them over to Sarv!)

I'm so disgusted. I mailed a package of frozen brats to IO1 early last Wednesday, priority mail, promised two day delivery, and she still hasn't gotten them. I was watching the temps down in GA, and when it hit 40* I figured they would be safe enough for a couple of days. Bahhhh! I should have known.

I'm pretty well shopped out. Stuff I ordered on line has all arrived safely, the spare bedroom looks like Gimbel's basement, and I'm going to have to start thinking about wrapping. Time is getting short. Still haven't heard a word from youngest DD, so the gifts for her two kids will get there via elder DD. Wish she would grow up and get a grip.

I picked up three more dinner plates yesterday. Now I have 12, so that's enough. Still cruising for some dessert, salad and soup bowls. I think I paid too much for the plates, but that's life. I'll just call this binge my Christmas present to myself.

Ann, you have been so busy with your various performances! It sounds as though all has gone well, and I am glad for you. If you or Dcat want to adopt a stuffed cat, I have an opportunity for you! I bought the critter below at a craft sale a couple years ago and decided it wasn't one of my better ideas after I got it home. Looks a little scary, no?

Feed those kitties Sarv! It's cold out there! They don't sound feral if they are playing with your domesticated cat, or else they are very young. I see a neighbor's barn cat crossing the yard occasionally, he's huge, and has a fur coat a bear would envy. He never comes near the house, just prowls around the wooded areas looking for a stray mouse or some other small snack. He runs if he sees someone nearby, but he looks well fed.

GG, your neighbor is to be pitied, imagine going through life that stupid. Poor Junior, he just wanted to play. What a shame.

Kooger, I hope the MIL does ok with the prep for the colonoscopy, it's hard enough on the ablebodied to make those visits to the porcelaine throne, let alone someone elderly or unsteady on their feet. That is worrisome.
Nice that you have a new neighbor with lots of room to indulge in a fresh start. I have such a hodge podge, if I were to start over, I would certainly plan better. I have a tendance to stick things in the ground just to see if they will grow, and then end up moving them because they got bigger than I thought, spread too far, or didn't do well in the first location. Makes life interesting.

Leaflady, I find the only thing that prevents me from blimping up over the holidays is to focus on the green and/or crunchy raw veggies before the main meal so that I don't dive in like a starving animal. I love all the carbs, so I have to fool my appetite beforehand. I will, however, sacrifice the second helping of mashed potatos for the a slice of pie!

The butter has reached room temp so I'm going to start some Mexican Wedding cakes.

Here's that stuffed critter.