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11-19-2013, 08:33 PM
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Christmas Preparations 2013
I made my cakes today. So far thats it for me. What have you done?
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11-20-2013, 01:53 AM
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I expected Aliantha to have listed things like sunscreen, bug dope, frozen margaritas, flip flops, etc.
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11-20-2013, 01:54 AM
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Cakes look yummy though. :-)
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11-20-2013, 02:13 AM
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They will look better when they are decorated.
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11-20-2013, 08:17 AM
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The kids are giving little bags of their favorite granola to all their teachers this year. We already go through quite a lot of it ourselves, so I started doubling production way in advance so I wouldn't be killed in the first week in December. So far I have 6 of 13 bags ready and waiting.
Meanwhile I'm still looking for gift inspiration for the kids. I have a couple ideas, but I always have to come up with far more than I need so I can hand good ideas over to the various relatives who will otherwise buy them crap they will hate. I only have to come up with one gift for everyone else on my list, so they don't get to take up mental space for a few more weeks. |
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11-20-2013, 10:18 AM
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My office desk area as of yesterday. :-)
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11-20-2013, 01:35 PM
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That doesn't look like the Christmas Cactus I'm familiar with.
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11-20-2013, 01:49 PM
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11-20-2013, 03:58 PM
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To shreds, you say?
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"I know too much about cacti to be familiar with them. "
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11-20-2013, 04:15 PM
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Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian
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11-20-2013, 05:25 PM
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To shreds, you say?
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I like it.
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11-20-2013, 05:52 PM
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Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian
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I didn't think there were any of us left. Or maybe it's a Scots thing?
You're tempting me ... I may just throw caution to the wind and make fruitcake after all!
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11-20-2013, 09:18 PM
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We used to make fruitcake with all dried fruits, none of the candied stuff, lots of nuts and a good rum soak. A lot of people would hear fruitcake and run away screaming, but I just figured more for me.
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11-20-2013, 09:42 PM
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C9 ceramic LED lights. They will last 22 years at 3 hours per day. You can connect as many as 90 stands safely. $6.98 for 25b lights on a 14 ft strand. That's 8 in the picture. They are not quite as Jolly looking and warm as the traditional bulbs, but they're not as icy cold as the little clear lensed leds either.
I like the big c9 bulbs because they look festive in the daylight as well. I need to decide if I am going to go with a full sized tree, or a little one on the coffee table. I think it might be smarter to go with a small tree this year so that I don't have to build up the ornaments supply in a hurry
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11-20-2013, 09:55 PM
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The only candied fruit i use is ginger and cherries. The rest is rum soaked dried fruit. Also, almonds, walnuts and pistachios. I think this years cakes are going to be yummy. After baking, i sprinkled them with lychee liqueur. Now they are bundled up for a few days till i get my decorating supplies.
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