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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 9:03 am
Bill got all the outside decorations done!!! We needed new lights for 2nd story, got those last nite, we got the hanging white icicles that twinkle, love them. Our big blowup broke last year so we looked for a new one, the one I want on sale was still 150.00 so we have to wait until it is much less. We have 6 reindeer, 2 trees, and 1000's of lights. My friend said we just need a sign that says 'Casino' cuz our house looks like a Vegas nightclub its so bright!
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 9:16 am
Well, I got all the carpets cleaned. So that's a start!
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 9:32 am
I need to clean my carpets so bad, I don't know when to do it! nothing done yet...besides some shopping.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 11:30 am
Wow War, you sure have it together! Re: no bake cookies, the recipe I have is for choc. oatmeal ones too! It probably is the same recipe. Yummy, I agree! I bought two things online on Friday and didn't have to go to the stores! yay! I also hate the mall and hope to stay out of it until after Christmas...actually, forever! No holiday dec. or anything else done here yet. Might be awhile. I usually send out Christmas cards after Christmas, don't mean to but it just seems each day is full of other stuff that must be done. At least I'm finally feeling a little like Christmas is coming.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 11:34 am
War, I hope you get your oven fixed and can bake Christmas cookies this year! great find on those Christmas posters! My kids would have loved that when they were younger! Several of my neighbors have their decorations up. It seems earlier this year than in past years.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 12:04 pm
I'm not sure if we'll do decorations outside this year. It takes about six hours to put them all up, and it got cold early this year. Today the wind is blowing like crazy, so I won't be getting on the roof! We may just do a few around the doors and windows, and skip the roof lights.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 3:53 pm
My sister-in-law decorated a tree and put garland around the hall and balcony bannisters as a birthday present for me when she was here for Thanksgiving. It looks beautiful. Baby niece was so cute watching and then "helping". She kept repeating the light colors, pink, green, red... and saying cool! She also loved the red glitter snowflakes as did her 3 yr old brother. They both licked a snowflake, not tasty. My nephew was certain the red ball decorations were balls that could be played with despite our many warnings. It is fun to see christmas thru toddler eyes again. Hubby plans to put lights outside this week or next weekend. We will see how that goes.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 9:21 pm
Karuuna, climbing up on roofs is why they invented 28 year olds. Find one and use him/her. I have to remember to send Christmas cards. I already have them, just have to remember it is going to be December tomorrow.
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Pippin04
Member
10-26-2007
| Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 9:26 pm
I went out tonight and most of the houses have lights up. It just seems to be so early this year. As tomorrow is December, I will take out the decorations and see what needs to be replaced. Nothing will go up until next weekend.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 10:32 pm
It's begining to feel a lot like Christmas! Several of my neighbors already have their outside decorations up and I feel like a slacker. But, after Darren and I spent time running around today and doing chores, we decided to wait til next weekend to decorate. Knew we weren't going to get it done today, but I was kinda hoping we would sometimes during the week. Decided not to stress over it, next weekend is soon enough. I did finish a couple Christmas presents today. Some bookthongs, my aunts gazing ball, and sis' glass ornaments and I wrapped them! Did a few Christmas cards too. Heh, I also lost my mind and decided to organize an "Aunt Sandy will babysit everyones kids on the same day so their parents can go Christmas shopping" party. Usually everyone calls on different days and I end up watching kids through half the month. I'm thinking one day, the kids can have their own holiday party and it's done. I'll make a big pot of hot coco, have crafts and the Christmas posters, a few Christmas movies and some games. If I do do this, I plan on recruiting the neighbors teen girls to help keep the kidlets entertained.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 6:14 am
GOOD MORNING!!!! Slept through the night for the first time in weeks, am feeling... perky. LOLOL Anyone know if you can buy Christmas Crackers without the little paper hats? The crackers are a family tradition for me and my girls LOVE them. DH's family thinks they are silly and make jokes. Am trying to avoid spending Christmas dinner feeling homicidal. LOL I told the girls I would look for some without hats and otherwise we would do them on our own for New Years dinner. My mom makes her own but I don't have the time/energy this year. I don't need the names of stores, just want to know if I should bother looking at all. Wargod, what a nice idea (for the kids and the parents).
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 6:28 am
What the heck are Christmas Crackers with or without hats???
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 6:36 am
RFLOL Julie. Crackers are basically a tube filled with a couple little toys, a paper hat, a joke, etc. There is a strip that runs through the middle of it and when you pull on the strip from both sides at once... it makes a loud cracking sound and the contents explode out, (thats a little more dramatic then it usually works out). We always had one on our plates for Christmas dinner and the rule is that you can't keep the toys if you don't wear the hat.
ETA: I went to Wikipedia to get that picture and it mentions the countries that favor crackers. Are they not a big deal in the USA? Never occurred to me. LOL
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 6:40 am
Kar do not go up on the roof!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 6:41 am
No, not a big deal here. We started using them because we have some friends from England who introduced them to us. The hats are great fun!!!
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 6:43 am
Learn something new every day. LOL You cannot go into a drugstore, grocery store, general store, even a hardware store up here without racks and racks of Christmas Crackers for sale.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 6:52 am
I am seeing them more and more around here.
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 7:29 am
Rissa, I love Christmas Crackers and have made them a tradition for my family at Christmas too. This year, I bought mine from here and I got the ones that you can fill on your own. They came in a box of 50 so that'll actually last me 2 years. Mine did come with the hats and a little toy, but you could take the hat out if you wanted. I fill mine with candy and gum. The kids really love them...and the grown ups do too!
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 7:32 am
Lori, what a great site. Thank you!! Going shopping. LOL Crap, continental US only. Oh well, it gave me an idea.... will check out if Michaels has fill-your-own ones. I was thinking 100% done or 100% do it yourself, didn't know there was a middle of the road option.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 7:33 am
Never saw them before and I thought they were some kind of cookie!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 9:31 am
Rissa, I've gotten them at Costco. Haven't bought any in a few years so not sure they'd still sell them.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 9:42 am
Heh, I've gone up on the roof to put up (and take down) Christmas lights every year for the last eight. I'm just not feeling motivated this year. Put up the lights around the doors and windows, and some inflatable penguins on the deck; and now I'm looking for an animated moose. Target had them in their circular, but were all sold out yesterday. Phooey! Juju, I'd hire someone, but my handyman is a retired gent - he's really good, and even took down the lights for me last year. But he moves even slower than me on the roof! I'm putting that money into a trip to DisneyLand before they take down the Christmas decorations.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 1:10 pm
Oh, I'm so excited. I found my animated moose at Target/Amazon online! Yay!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 1:44 pm
Animated moose?
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, December 01, 2008 - 1:53 pm
lol, instead of the lighted animated reindeer/deer everyone puts in their yard. it's a moose. I have to be different, of course! 
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