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I cannot keep up--Merme did you open this Coffeehouse???



Kim: MY DH says if I give him some ideas I will get something--if not--well there might well be nothing under the tree for me--well I just do not know what to say---I want an Oak side table for the living room, but I do not think there is money in the budget for that right now. I might just tell him I want a good pair of shoes.--That would be much more sensible, right???

but jewelry would fit into a stocking right???

merme: that sounds so yummy---lucky you!!!

Merme *jumping 'n jiving*

carol, would you trust hubby to pick out a pair of shoes for you????

I don't see why she COULDN'T trust her husband to pick out shoes, Cricket! Either of my EX's would have done that task well.

What about shoes under the tree AND jewelry in the stocking, Carol?

Maxi went shopping for me with his counselor the other night. He is very excited. I can only imagine.


Merme

Yes, I did open this coffeehouse, Carol, because Jiffy closed the last one at 99 posts for us.


I hadn't realized we were so far along.



Merme

I would trust mine. Mark is surprisingly good at picking out my clothes for Christmas, and stuff. One year he bought me 3 bras. Well he went around to the women asking them if they thought his wife would like them. I guess when you've been together a while they just know you and know what you'd wear or what you wouldn't.

Got Athena in bed.....had an orange a bit ago, now I'm working on the remains of my Snyders British Style salt and vinegar chips. YUM. When I was little in England I used to sneak drinks of vinegar out of the bottle. Gross eh?

VINEGAR?! Lozzie!


oh wow, how did you ever do that?





Merme

Well now Merme that works for me, merme (getting both items)

About Rod picking out shoes for me----I might trust his taste, but I would need to try them on for a good fit. Luckily we are going to s shoe store tomorrow---Rod has very wide feet and needs to go to a special store for his work boots---I just might get lucky there???


I loved getting giftd from the kids when they were younger----I think they were more excited than i was----THAT is the best part of getting a gift---the joy of the giver--esp if they are a child---

and oh yes--of course I love getting gifts from the kids now--it is just that little ones are such fun----

With my last two kids it is all about mustard. Ted brings me the mustard container and I have to squeeze him a mouthful. He gets a container in his stocking.

Carol, when I was a teenager, my young neice went Christmas shopping for me. The clerk asked her if I was "big", not "old" and she said "oh yes!" because I was chubby. So the clerk told her I would love potholders thinking I was an adult!

Mustard, Tina?

Nope, not me. I like it in recipes but I wouldn't care for it plain.



Merme

Oh Merme--those are the memories to cherish----that is soo cute----

I LOVE Vinegar!!!! When we have "chips" I douse them in malt vinegar. YUMMY...and I love potato chips with vinegar. Mark just said, do you want me to cut the bag open so you can lick it clean.

As far as getting gifts from the kids...I can't WAIT to see what Athena bought me at Santa's Secret Workshop at school. She said I had to open it first and that I'd jump up and down. So I'd better act appropriately excited huh? I'm glad she gave me that warning of how enthused I would be. :wink:

Merme, it's really nice that you got that package with the Amish foods in it. We have a lot of Mennonites around here that are similar to Amish in almost every way and they make lots of things like that to sell. Always very good.

Shoes ARE tricky Carol. I take a 9 in most things...but sneakers, which I rarely ever wear, I take a 9 1/2.....and dress shoes and boots I usually take a 9 1/2 or 10.....My sister and niece wear the same size as me so we can all swap shoes if we have to.

And I bet you did love those potholders, Merme. I have gotten my share of odd gifts from my kids and loved them.

and the little ones really do 'give from the heart'.
it's something some adults loose with age.

That is true Cricket.....Athena was so excited when she brought her little pile of presents home from school. She had $30 to buy things for 7 of us and most things are $2 and under.....

One year my nephew got me a big rubber fly. I said, Cory I love it---but how come you got me a fly since I'm a girl? (He was 5 and I was really curious as to why he'd pick it out for me)....well he replied, it was the coolest thing in the entire store.....and so I wanted you to have it. So since it was cool to him I guess he honored me with buying it for me. We get a good laugh out of it now he's 18.....the next year he bought me a snake.....

I love Honey Mustard.....love it. But yellow mustard I'll only eat on hotdogs and bologna sandwiches. Dad gets English Colemans mustard and that stuff is SO hot it will clear your sinuses....or so they tell me--I won't eat the stuff.

The girls got to go to a "Christmas Store" at their school when they were small--I have some of the mostr precious gifts from that time-----

and I think it is good for the kids to be able to do their own shopping and also to be taught the joy and art of giving---

Oh I love that big, rubber fly story, loz! I bet he does chuckle about it now to remember.

One year one of my neices complained that ALL of her presents were too tiny! We always spent the same amount on all the kids, but it just so turned out that hers were all in little packages. She whined about it a good bit, as I recall.

So, the next Christmas we got her good.

EVERYTHING she got was an over-sized something... a gigantic sneaker that was actually a gym bag, a huge footprint rug, etc. And my sister Ro and I sewed a 7 ft tall Teddy Bear which Ro made overalls and a flannel shirt for. I'm the one who borrowed my mom's big car and went to the mattress factory to buy bags and bags of shredded foam rubber. I was so nervous on the highway coming home with her car filled with the stuff... if there was an accident, oh man!

So we left the Teddy Bear upstairs and only had small gifts for her under the tree. When everyone was done opening and she was clearly wondering where her big present was, I said "OH! just a second! Suzie, I forgot!" and ran upstairs. My brother in law knew what I was getting so he put the video camera on her face.

Boy oh boy was she ever surprised!

That bear was so big my sister put it in the family room and 5 people could lay on it.

Suzie never complained about her gifts again!



Merme

I WANT A MUSTARD SANDWICH!

I went to that Christmas store at school when I was little....heaven knows what I brought home. I think I got mom a pretty dove ornament one year. Can't really remember though.

Oh Merme, that is hilarious...... I bet the look on her face was just priceless.

My dad has a small pile this year, at least compared to the others....but I bought him at least 12 DVD's and 10 books....oh and I got him a new MP3 player.....his old one was full, but this is good timing because he can't find his old one at all. I got him a few other things too, but no clothes...he has too many as it is.

Hi Bill.

note to self: send Bill mustard.

I wish Afgrey were here to share some Jim Beam & Pepsi with me.

I'll share the Pepsi and since I've decided to drink and smoke in my old age I'll take the Beam too. Got a smoke?

My cocktail tonight will involve nyquil. I have a cold with all of the aches and pains that attend a good cold.

nyquil doesn't work for me. It keeps me awake.

Smoke 'em while we got 'em, Sheri.



Merme

Johnny tries but he and I don't have the same taste. His daughter is very butch and he buys me stuff that she would like. Wide chains, boxy shirts, and stuff like that. At first I didn't say anything but after a long time and a lot of money spent for things I won't wear I spoke up and he's stopped buying stuff unless I pick it out. You know he bought this house without me and I hate it.

It's pretty cold here tonight but not frigid. Even so, it feels like a hot drink night, so I'm going to press some coffee. I have a lb. of Dunkin Donuts grinds and it makes a yummy pot.


Merme

Oh, I am sorry. It does nice things for me. Just about all of the advertised things it says it does. But for 4 hours at a time. And I am afraid to take more in the middle of the night because I have to have my wits somewhere within reach during the daytimes.

there are a few things that are supposed to cause sleep that work backward on me. When I have a cough and cold I take something called Cold Pills. I get the store brand and they work like a charm. Ultram also works for me. Love that stuff.

Yes, I understand. I cannot take a contact capsule. They keep me up (way up) for about 48 hours. I am afraid to try most cold remedies because of that kind of experience. They finally started putting "may cause hyperactivity in some children" on the warnings of cold meds. I and my older son are some of those children. But back in the 60's and 70's there were no such warnings.
And I am very glad that nyquil (and wannabes) don't affect me that way.

Nyquil always worked for me, but Dayquil didn't help at all.

Now I can't take hardly anything OTC.



Merme

Sheri, I didn't know you smoke---learn something knew everyday I guess. I got 'em, and I'm smoking 'em.

I don't take anything OTC.....I'm weird like that. If I have a cold I just suffer and take a ton of Vitamin C drops.

I gotta motivate and put the water on for the coffee. I keep thinking about it but am not moving!



Merme *in a daze*

Snap out of it Merme.

Well, Mark is knocking on the floor----that's his secret signal. :wink: And no, you gutterbrained people...not for that....just his "are you coming up signal".

Night!

Loz you have a pm.

Got it, answered it--now you have one back!

And I'm still here, might smoke one more good night cig. It's interesting here tonight.