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Sportsfan
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09-03-2007

Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 6:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sportsfan a private message Print Post    
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Couchtomato
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09-09-2008

Monday, October 12, 2009 - 6:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Couchtomato a private message Print Post    
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Canadian friends!!!

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Monday, October 12, 2009 - 10:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

(Sportsfan, I love your giffie!)

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Monday, October 12, 2009 - 10:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    

Happy Columbus Day to my American pals. :-)

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, October 12, 2009 - 12:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends! I hope you have a wonderful day filled with family and friends!

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 10:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
link

This should link to a page that has a link to Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving recipe free ebook. It downloaded in about 2 seconds and is filled with actual photographs. I am quite impressed.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 5:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Thanks for posting that Happymom. I was just about to post it myself. It's really great. Here's an alternate link: link [it's a .pdf file]

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 12:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
My big thing this holiday season is that we may not be spending a ton of money, but we're going to have fun enjoying time together. I'm starting the fun stuff this week.

The kids are out of school all week and Darren's last day of work is Wednesday, so I invited oldest two nieces to spend the night. Sis and bil are doing most of the Thanksgiving cooking and I figured it'd be helpful to them to not having the kidlets underfoot (plus fun for me to have them here, lol.)

The girls are going to have a slumber party in the living room. I just bought the original version of Miracle on 34th Street and we're going to put blankets/pillows on the floor, get in jammies, watch the movie, have some hot chocolate and popcorn. I need to look through my craft cabinet and see what Christmas crafts I have for them to do as well.

I'm hoping the girls have a good time, they've been asking for a tea/slumber party for a while now.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 2:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Dang, talked to my Sis from Phx tonight. She works at Sam's Club. Now, a couple weeks ago I bought Youngest Sis 2 sets of fuzzy socks $10/3pr, so warm & stretchy @ Sam's. Now, that's the same present as I bought her last year. (But heard that Youngest Sis loved them so much she keeps meaning to send me money to see if I can buy some more - last year after she asked me, they sold out so quick there was no way I could buy more).

So I got excited when I found them at Sam's 2 wks ago (the tag says they're peppermint smelling). Heck, bought Sis & Myself a set of 3 also. Seriously warm & cozy, I "get" why Youngest Sis liked them.

Tonight, Sis said she found them marked down at Sams for $3, so she bought Younger Sis another set of 3. Dang, it's nice that she got a good deal. Who knows how long socks would last, so I'm happy to see Youngest Sis have 9 pairs.

But it's so hard to find something that my other Sis could/would want/need. I can return her 1 set of 3 back. But then again, maybe I won't. Maybe she would enjoy, while not being willing to plunk money down for herself. Dilemma.

So I'm back to the drawing board!

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 3:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Hey Juju! If you need to go 'searching' for something your Hubby can buy (giving you something to unwrap in front of the inlaws). They FINALLY started making Acorn Slippers again. I bought Sis a pair last year (when she later had to make a trip to Colorado, freezing cold, she even slept in them).

Maybe a bit ugly, but dang I've never found anything so comfy! Here's the link, I bought the "Polar Pair" Style. Hard to find something better now that she could use after that present, dang again!:

http://www.acorn.com/product_main.aspx?category_id=44

The used ones from the 2nd hand store lasted me another 8-9 years, even while washing in the washing machine & air drying, which was when I fell in love, lol.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 1:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Hahahaha, Biscotti! You have a good memory. We are not having relatives visit at Christmas this year, so we don't have to fake giving gifts. Hubby and I are off the hook. I bought socks yesterday at Bealls, which is a smallish mid-range department store. They had a one-day coupon for 20% off already sale or clearance prices, and I found a BOGO on Dockers 1/4 top exercise socks, the kind you wear in the heat, so I got 6 pair of very nice short socks for about $9.50. I did take last year's Christmas present Acorn socks to Australia last summer (their winter) where I appreciated the heck out of them.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 3:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Bisc, do they really smell like peppermint?

I'm going to keep acorn slippers in the back of my head. Long lasting and comfy sounds great!

I am excited about Thanksgiving right now! I got our pumpkin pie from Costco this morning. I got there when it opened and the parking lot was already very full! Anyway, their pie is delicious (tried one a few wks. ago) and it is huge and was only $6. Tomorrow is food making day!

I also got a bit of Christmas shopping done, I had a coupon for $5 off of a $15 Wii game. The limit was not one but unlimited, so, I got three, one for each kid. But I think the gift tag for each one will have all three names on it so that they will all share. (They are old enough to be pretty good about that anyway.)

All the Christmas goodies were out at Costco too, that got me a little excited about baking and Christmas in general. (I just wish I had more time to concentrate on the Christmas stuff.)

Christy358
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07-10-2007

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 3:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christy358 a private message Print Post    
Started my holiday shopping today, and I can tell it's going to be a fun year. Was at Cost Plus World Market (cuz I just love the different things you find there.) I had my hands full and another shopper picked up one of those baskets and handed it to me just as I was thinking I needed one. Then, I get up to the checkout and arrive at the same time as another lady. We both try to let the other go first, and started talking. Seems she had a coupon she was not going to use that saved me $5.

Then I went next door to Pier One and find a wonderful gift to take to a party that has a gift exchange game. (You know the one, you pick a gift and the next person can steal your gift or pick one of their own...) And then I find out the item is on sale!

Only item I was thwarted on was a book for a young friend. I saw it on-line, but wanted to go to the store to buy it so that the bookstore would increase the hours of the sales people it has hired so they could then come and shop at my store. I just have to try another store. ...

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 11:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Yay Christy for finding a sale and a coupon! I'm waiting for the 50% off coupon for Michaels right now, sis wants to buy middle niece an easel (decent, sturdy one) for Christmas and the coupon will be awesome for that.

Happymom, those pies are great. We bought one last month for the heck of it and sent half of it over to the neighbors since it was so much. Great for a family gathering.

Another holiday...and another illness around here. Dakota was looking rather off last night and I kept asking if she was feeling ok. She kept saying yes til finally she said...I don't know, I don't think I feel good, I'm going to bed! I had almost forgotten about that til she said something tonight and Darren asked her if she'd swallowed Kermit. She was all croaky sounding. Since then she's started a runny nose, developed a little cough, and is complaining about her throat hurting. No fever though so I think it's just a cold, but geez this kid just can't catch a healthy break for holidays!

Tomorrow I'm starting my cooking, well baking, too. Pumpkin bread and cranberry, er...was supposed to be muffins, but will be bread instead. I'll probably boil the eggs too for devilled eggs, though will finish those and the candied yams on Thursday. That's all the cooking I'm doing.

Darren's company is back to giving their holiday bonus (check for butterball products) this year. He came home with it yesterday. Already bought the turkey for Thanksgiving, so I'm not sure if I'll hold onto that to buy another turkey (either for Christmas or just to have in freezer for a later date) or if I'll buy lunch meat for when the kids and Darren are home on vacation.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 2:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Happymom, yes they do they do smell faintly like peppermint. I'm kind of guessing that one wash and they won't smell anymore. But, really stretchy and warm. Haven't been able to find any Acorn fleecy stockings this year at my favorite 2nd hand store. The old ones, after all these years, have finally bit the dust & fallen apart.

Juju, did you tattle on our little secret about how wonderful those Acorn socks were, so people stopped donating? lol Now, we've got to buy <gasp> "New"? Glad you found those nice ones on sale though.

I've been wearing some other slippers but they just don't cut it like those old Acorns. Think next year when I get my Tax Refund, I'm going to splurge and get some for ME!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone (figure you all will be too busy baking tomorrow, so I want to get my wishes in first.)

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 2:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Yay Christie! Don't you just love it when people talk at the checkout counters and share coupons they aren't going to use? Back home (Phoenix) that's very normal, up here in Seattle people tend to be more shy, especially during the colder months.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 3:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
I confess. I'm not going home for Christmas this year and am sending a check

Yes, I'm buying presents for my siblings (3 left), but there's so MANY nieces and nephews. I'm sending Sis a goodsize check to buy a huge prime rib roast for the big family Christmas dinner and a few boxes of See's peanut brittle.

My oldest Sis (who passed away in Feb.) ALWAYS bought the See's PB that everyone loved, so I figure it would be sorely missed. Postage is just so expensive, and I'm being a wimp!

Hope you don't mind that I vicariously ENJOY all your shopping through your posts, though. Pretty fun reads.

Signed, Bisc The Wimp

Christy358
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07-10-2007

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 8:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christy358 a private message Print Post    
Biscottiii, Your back home is my home. I was at Tempe Marketplace. I work retail, so I talk to strangers all the time. :-)

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 4:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
War, I hope Dakota is feeling better!

Bisc, I'm glad someone is enjoying my shopping! I certainly don't! I do very much enjoy getting the deal though. I also enjoy reading about deals others get and tips they give, and you've given some good ones!

Christy, I left all the coupons that I didn't use that expire 11/30 in Safeway and Target this morning next to the products. I occasionally find coupons that way too.

I was hoping to get the Christmas decorations up this weekend. It sure does not feel Christmasy to me though. I don't even want to decorate yet, but this wkend. is when I may have the time. Otherwise, I think I may have to wait until very close to Christmas.

Anyone else decorating this weekend? What about shopping on Friday? Going to brave it? (Not sure if I will, our toaster oven just died. Also, I don't know yet what my kids will ask for.)

Time to begin baking and cooking!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 9:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Happymom, Kota's still sniffly and croaky sounding but she seems to be feeling ok. I was thinking cold, but since she is feeling ok I think probably her sinuses acting up. Felt well enough to have nieces come over for the night, they're halfway through Miracle on 34th Street.

Darren's off from now until next Thursday so we'll be getting the decorations done at some point between now and then. We were planning on starting Friday, but his step dad asked for some help around their house (not Christmas related) so I'm not sure we'll have time here for it or wait til Saturday to start.

Shopping...maybe, maybe not. I refuse to do the doorbuster type sales or anything before a decent hour but if there's some spectacular sale tomorrow at Kmart or Friday later morning/afternoon then we'll go. But, it'd have to be a super duper awesome sale for me to go anywhere near a sale on Friday.

I've already finished my baking and made the devilled eggs earlier. All I have left to do is candied yams in the morning, though we are planning on making a pretty big breakfast for the kids tomorrow (we'll skip lunch and eat big meal at 2-3.)

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 11:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Christy, what a COINCIDENCE! Will have to tell my Sis.

If anyone wants a chuckle, there's a Thanksgiving Letter To The Family up at Margaret and Helen's Blog, a hoot as usual:

Margaret & Helen

Christy358
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07-10-2007

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 11:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christy358 a private message Print Post    
Happymom, love the coupon idea. We have a lunchroom at work that acts like a big clearing house for food and coupons. You can put food in there and it is gone in seconds. Coupons go in a big bin on a table, and it never seems to get full. .....

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 11:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
That is a great idea for coupons, leaving them at the store near the item and leaving them in a central location. I know at Costco you can leave unused coupons with the cashier and when someone comes through the line with an item that matches, they'll give them the coupon. I've gotten a few that way when I forgot my coupon boook.

Couchtomato
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09-09-2008

Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 8:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Couchtomato a private message Print Post    
~~Happy Thanksgiving!!!~~

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 9:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
What a hoot that blog was! I can especially relate to timing my dinner around the game.