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Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, February 03, 2009 - 4:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Nice War! I want to munch, but I bet they would break a tooth.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 03, 2009 - 9:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Nah, at that stage they're still soft and mushy, after baking though they're pretty hard, lol.

I'd been practicing on hearts since Christmas and just couldn't get them the right shape. Finally found the cookie cutters that were small enough to use. I really like the way the two with the centers cut out of them turned out.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, April 04, 2009 - 12:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Someone please tell me I'm wrong. Is Easter really next weekend???

The kids had spring break already and I knew it wasn't connected to Easter this year like normal, but they've only been back in school this past week and I thought I had several between the break and Easter weekend. Now though, they and Darren, are talking about having next Friday and Monday off for the holiday.

I'm in no way ready. We haven't even discussed plans with the families. No baskets, no decorations, no egg dye! I haven't even seen egg dye in the store though maybe I've just blanked on seeing it.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, April 04, 2009 - 3:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
yep. (sorry!)
I think you just blanked..it's been in the stores here for weeks.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, April 06, 2009 - 9:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Thanks Annie, I must have blanked it out cuz now all of a sudden I'm seeing the Easter stuff all over the place.

We're doing Easter at my aunts (sis asked yesterday if I was bringing the kids to dye eggs on Friday and asked me to make bbq trays.) I did buy a t-shirt for Kota's easter basket, kind of at a loss after that.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 11:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I'm at a loss too. I think they are just going to get a little bit of cash and a little bit of candy. I really love the presentation of Easter baskets and decorations. The kids are 12, 15, and 18 and probably don't really care but may feel disappointed if I do nothing. They just don't need stuff and anything inexpensive little thing I might get them, cool pens or tshirts or whatever...well...there is a good chance they won't like them. I think I'll just make some special dessert (or desserts, one kid is vegan. I do have a good vegan baking book). I'm actually debating giving them their Easter baskets after Easter to save money. Maybe that is too bah humbugish...but maybe they don't care.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 1:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Oh, cool pens and pencils will work!

I've always done uhm, affordable baskets. Silly little toys and candy, nothing really outrageous. Bubbles, balls, sidewalk chalk, jump ropes...that kind of stuff. This year I think I'm finding it harder cuz Dakota doesn't believe in the Easter Bunny. He could get away with the cheap stuff, lol!

I did pick up Dakota a t-shirt for her basket. Not sure what else to do. Sis had a good idea. One of the girls on their team, her mom bought her a sweatshirt (plain, cheap) in the team color, then took it and had her name and number ironed on the back and the team name on the front. There's some rule that the girls can't wear their sweatshirts over their jerseys while batting (I'm guessing so those keeping score can see their #'s because they did allow her to wear her sweatshirt over her jersey.) The mom said she spent $10 altogether for it, so that might be something for us to do. Even though we're in the desert, for the next month or two we'll still have more games and practices that are cold than hot. Oh and Kota did mention needing bigger batting gloves.

Pens and t-shirts work. Maybe itune gift cards or something like that. GC's for movies or something else fun to do?

I am so lost though that I flat out asked Caleb what he wanted, lol. He looked at me and said, "I have to have a basket???" He's almost 13 and thinks he's too old. I can do guitar picks and another beg. guitar book but after that I'm not quite sure what else to do for him.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 4:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
lol! What a kid! doesn't even want a basket it sounds like?! (of course if he were mine, I'd have to have one since his sister believes

Gift cards for the movies is a good idea and I think I'm going to get my girls those. I tunes would be good but I think my girls probably wouldn't use them, they seem lazy in that dept. these days...ok with me since it saves them money. I think one may even have some $ still on an old gift card.

I really don't like shopping except for this kind of thing. So I too am used to doing affordable baskets with nail polish and stuff, but even that stuff seems to be given away by my girls lately.

The more I think about it, the more I think I will surprise them with baskets after Easter. I don't even want to go up into the attic and get theirs, maybe they will get new $1 or less baskets. It's worth $3 or less to me to not take the time to do it. Our attic is really just a crawl space and crawling position is all the room that is up there and the easter stuff is buried way in the back. I can shop early Mon. morning before they get up (2 will be on spring break and college daughter will be back at school because she already had spring break. She will be home next wkend though and I can put dorm food in her basket along with some discounted candy! The other two can get movie passes and discounted candy! Well, one can, the other needs vegan choc which I never find discounted. I already bought her some vegan jelly beans because I think those usually have gelatin in them and didn't want to pass them up.

I'm actually starting to get a little more excited about this now and not so bah humbugish!

Couchtomato
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09-09-2008

Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 9:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Couchtomato a private message Print Post    
HAPPY PASSOVER to all who celebrate!!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 10:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Happy Passover!! I hope all those who celebrate it have a wonderful holiday.

Happymom, Caleb's been going through this whole thing about how he's too old for this type of stuff. We have to hammer it into his head constantly that he's really not too grown up!

My kidlets have only had their ipods since Christmas so the itune cards are still a fun gift, lol. Caleb likes to buy the classic rock songs he hears in guitar class from his teacher and Kota's working her way through the Jonas Brothers music now.

I hadn't thought about makeup, though really Dakota's still a bit too young for most of it. But, she does like the little girly lip gloss and nail polishes.

Michaels will have their easter stuff (so will Walmart, but I was thinking more about the baskets) on sale on Monday most likely. They're usually 50% or more off. One of the fun things for me with the kids older is trying to find baskets they'll be able to use after Easter, not always an easy task with a 12 year old boy.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Happy Passover for our Dear Friends that celebrate!

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 8:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Happy Passover!

War, thanks for the ideas about Walmart and Michaels. My husband suggested to me that I find something they can reuse. We only have girls though, so it's easier to do that. However, I think I'm going to go to the dollar store today or tomorrow and if I don't find 3 cheap baskets, I will go to Michael's on Monday. (maybe *)I hadn't even thought about Michael's. Thinking about Caleb, sometimes I have seen cool looking storage boxes at Ross, even small wooden ones that look like treasure chests, or just rectangular ones that have hinged lids and just look cool and not girly at all. They aren't very Easter-like though. My girls always just used the same baskets they have had since birth. They would sit around for a wk. or so before Easter and magically when they woke up on Easter, they would be filled!

*Now my 15 yr. old wants a basket on Sunday! I really wanted to get stuff on sale on Monday and surprise them later in the wk!...what to do, what to do?...

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 10:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Wargod, they are never to old.

My brother is in his late 40's and my mother goes and sneaks an easter basket on his deck every year. It's a tradition whether he likes it or not. (and he waits and expects it.) lol!

We also go off and give out baskets to people we know that really don't have any family around. They all expect and appreciate the baskets also. Religion doesn't matter.

The only problem is that everyone is now spying out their windows to catch us. Can't go too early because the squirells will eat the baskets. Can't go to late because of the spying.

What a conundrum.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
What fun traditions, Twiggy! Hehe, your brother (and I suspect Caleb as well) would be terribly disappointed to not get a basket.

And what a great idea to sneak baskets to people who don't have any family around.

Dakota (who stayed home with an earache I'm hoping is wind related cuz she's not running a fever) and I were talking a while ago after taking my aunt to the dr and decided we need to put together baskets for aunt and her companion. I actually had an easier time coming up with stuff for them than the kids!

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    


Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Travis has had the same Easter basket since his first Easter. He is now 14 and the other day he wanted to know what the Easter bunny was going to bring him.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I still make baskets for my kids and they are in their 20s. I don't put all the little toys and doodads anymore but I fill them with their favorite candies. My son's girlfriend has two kids so I'm making them baskets too. I love doing it. I'm also a great stocking stuffer at Christmas.

I just got back from Target where a dropped a few dollars on the candy.

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
I have to say that my roomate and myself make easter baskets for each other. It gets hard since we are both trying to cut down on sweats

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
I'm a pretty good stocking stuffer myself, but my sister is takes the cake. She has stockings for everyone in her family - our parents, her and her husband, me, 5 his-and-her kids, 2 kids-in-law and 6 grandkids and I know she drops quite a few dollars on each. Last year, some of the things I got were a Venus razor with refills (I get these every year), the pedi-egg, some lotions and a little metal thing (I can't remember what it's called) that you use in the kitchen to get smells like fish and onion off your hands.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Dfennessey, forget the about the sweats and just fill them with sweets.

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 1:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
okay my bad I was never good at spelling.

Couchtomato
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09-09-2008

Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 7:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Couchtomato a private message Print Post    
~~HAPPY EASTER~~

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 5:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Happy Easter! It's been a gorgeous day up here in Nor. Cal. Perfect Easter weather!

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 2:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Peep Wars, pretty funny:

PEEP WARS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I18FIrE5xfk

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 6:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
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