Conservative thread: We're still smiling!

[wonderlanne]

wow - the folks up in the Northeast are crazier than I thought [with the exceptions being Michelle and Honugirl, of course]



nor do they use sand:



so what happened in Seattle?

wonder if sand is beginning to look pretty good!

 

[Soarin08]

Soarin', what park did y'all decide on for tomorrow? I'm guessing that if it were up to you it would be Epcot.

Tomorrow's schedule is as follows: AK in the morning, GF to see the decorations in the afternoon, and DHS that night for the Osborne lights and ToT (we want to do ToT in the nighttime total darkness).

 

[MeghansMommy]

of the men i buy for, one is nuts for tiki stuff and the other always wants "oh...nothing."

I once gave my husband a big ol' box of nothing. It was a HUGE box from our parts department - taller than me, and I wrapped it for him and gave it to him for Christmas. When he opened it he was very confused until I told him it was what he wanted: nothing.

Now he tells me what he wants.

I'm officially in FL! 150 miles to go till Tallahassee.

Call me jealous...yep, I'm jealous. Soak up the warmth for me, will ya?

not so great day today -- woke up with a bad headache, didn't even have to look outside to realize the headache was due to the rain, the cold rain....

then, before work, I had the brilliant idea to deliver goodies to our support services/maintenance crew - but it was in an area I wasn't familiar with so I had to park, walk to the entrance [still raining], ask for directions - standard reply was 'you can go rightleftrightleftrightleft, but it would be much easier to park your car around the front.' Hmmm....I'm all about 'much easier' so I did repark my car to find the 'front', only I never quite got the 'front' part so I had to repeat the above scenario two more times, both times toting my treats, which were getting more and more rain-soaked. When I finally got to my destination, the giftee wasn't there so his secretary took it and the look of disdain on her face let me know that she was not impressed with my soggy goodies....

then, at work, I checked my emails [I can't get work emails at home] - as a preface, I have been trying to plan three workshops throughout the state and have spent MONTHS trying to get locations/dates/speakers - we've had to reschedule once already, speakers have either fallen through or not been available no matter what date we set...we had begun to think it was cursed when, finally, the dates/locations/speakers were set *last week* and I sent the announcements for them as soon as they were set....so, reading my emails today, I heard that one, I had chosen a terrible date [this will keep so many people away, said the emailer] and two, I had taken way too long to let everyone know about this [while I was twiddling my thumbs or something]....GAH!

then, I forgot to do payroll...until everyone had left....so I had to stay late to finish it up [thankfully I did remember in time]

but, two bright spots - first, I'm off for a couple of days! [trying not to think about the fact that I work all this weekend] and second, I won this from a local bookstore:

A personal organizer! Not that I would ever need to be organized, of course ... And I am one of those who never wins anything - but I guess I can't say that anymore...

Well, sorry for the rant, I just had to vent a little and y'all are a fab audience of listeners...

Congrats on the win, but what a frustrating day for you. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

One hour from Christmas Eve! Can't wait!!!

 

[debbieandroo]

This was the Christmas card sent by the Capital City Republican Women - it's Santa, Alaska style [and there's debate on whether or not the driver is SP] --

 

[wonderlanne]

I once gave my husband a big ol' box of nothing. It was a HUGE box from our parts department - taller than me, and I wrapped it for him and gave it to him for Christmas. When he opened it he was very confused until I told him it was what he wanted: nothing.

Now he tells me what he wants.

 

[wonderlanne]

This was the Christmas card sent by the Capital City Republican Women - it's Santa, Alaska style [and there's debate on whether or not the driver is SP] --

i feel the need to rescue wolves!!!!

 

[#1hockeymom]

Okay sweetheart, I officially love you. My great aunt used to send a coffee can of these every year, and I LOVED them. She passed away years ago, and nobody had the recipe. I'm not sure if yours is exactly the same, but I will try it! Thank you for posting it. Ummm...will you do me one more favor? Will you copy and PM it to me so I don't lose it in this avalanche of a fast moving thread? I don't have time to write it down. I just sat down to thaw out a little.

I'm trying my husband's brilliant plan. You all can laugh at me if you want, it's okay. Here's the deal; I can see my road, and it's icy but I think I could get down it if I could just get TO it. But there's something like 250 feet of 12" of snow between my car and the road. I do not have a snow shovel or a snow blower (btw...a leaf blower will not blow snow. At least, not the one we have. Yes, I tried ). I have a little garden shovel, which, as worthless as it is, I would try if it weren't for the fact that my kids played with it and dropped it wherever they were somewhere in the yard. Which is over 3 acres. And that was before it snowed...so we'll see the shovel again whenever the snow melts. SOOOOO....my husband said maybe I should try making snowmen all the way down the driveway. It would pick up a lot of snow, and pack down more as I went. If I could just get the undercarriage of the car to clear the top of the snow, I might get out. So...that's our goofy plan. Wish me luck! So far I have only rolled one giant snowball that is sitting down by the road. Then I was frozen and really tired. I'm thinking this is not going to be a QUICK fix.

*laughing so hard I can't breathe* Are you sure we aren't relates somehow? This sounds like something I'd plan! LOL

Buying gifts for men isn't nearly as complicated as it is for women.

So, don't worry, this timely list of rules will answer all your
gift-giving questions for the men on your list.

Rule #1
When in doubt, buy him a cordless drill.
It does not matter if he already has one.
I have a friend who owns 17 and he is yet to complain.
As a man, you can never have too many cordless drills.
I know of at least five cordless drills here at the house. I have no idea how many he has at work!
Rule #2
If you cannot afford a cordless drill, buy him anything with the
word ratchet or socket in it.
Men love saying those two words.
"Hey, George, can I borrow your ratchet?"
"Sure. By the way, are you through with my 3/8" socket?"

Too true
Rule #3
If you are really, really broke, buy him anything for his car.
A 99-cent ice scraper, a small bottle of de-icer, or something to
hang from his rear view mirror.
Men love gifts for their car.

I find if I vacuum MY car, it makes him happy!

Rule #4
Do not buy men socks. Do not buy men ties. And never buy men bathrobes. I was told that if men were supposed to wear bathrobes, jockey shorts would not have been invented.

Wool socks are the exception to the rule. Who can't use another pair of huntinig socks?
Rule #5
You can buy men new remote controls to replace the ones they have worn out. If you have a lot of money, buy the man on your list a big screen TV with the little picture in the corner.
Watch him go wild as he flips and flips and flips.
Forget the program - your entertainment will be watching him have fun!

DS bought DH the remote the size of a PC for Christmas. I can't waiit to see the joy! LOL
Rule #6
Do not buy any man industrial-sized canisters of after shave or
cologne. Men believe they do not smell - they are earthy.
Any one want to explain the being proud of farts thing?

Rule #7
Buy men label makers. They're almost as good as cordless drills.
Within a couple of weeks, there will be labels absolutely everywhere. "Socks. Shorts. Cups. Saucers. Door. Lock. Sink."
You get the idea.
Rule 7 doesn't work in this house. I wish it did!

Rule #8
Never buy a man anything and then tell him he should read the
instructions because the box says, "Some assembly required."
It will ruin his special day. He will always have parts left over.

true

Rule #9
Good places to shop for men include: Home Depot, Wal-Mart, $ Dollar Store, Lumberyard, Speed Shops, RV Center and Goodyear Tire, Pool Halls and Pawnshops. Napa Auto Parts and Sear's Clearance Center are also excellent. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know what it is. "From Napa Auto, eh? Must be something I need. Hey! Isn't this a starter for a ''68 Ford Fairlane? Wow! Thanks!"
WAY TOO TRUE!

Rule #10
Men enjoy danger. That's why they never cook, but love to barbeque. Get him a monster barbeque with a 100 pound propane tank. Tell him to build a deck for it.Tell him the gas line leaks. Oh the thrill! The challenge!

You heard about the camping fire in Charlevoix one year, didn't you? I thought I paid everyone not to speak about it!
Rule #11
Tickets or Pay per View to any NFL or NHL ball game is a smart gift. However, he will not appreciate tickets to "A Retrospective of 19th Century Quilts."
Someone explain to me WHY espn classics has a following? Why watch thte same game over and over again?
Rule #12
Men love chain saws. Never, ever, buy a man you love a chain saw. If you don't know why, refer to rule #7 (remember what happens with a label maker?)
I bought the latest one two years ago for Christmas. He still loves me for it!

Rule #13
It's hard to beat a really good wheelbarrow or aluminum extension ladder. Never buy a real man a stepladder. It must be an 'extension' ladder.
LOL A LONG extension ladder!

Rule #14
Rope. Men love rope. It takes us back to our cowboy origins, or at least the Boy Scouts. Nothing says "I love you" like a hundred feet of 3/8" yellow or blue manila rope.

bungee cords make great stocking stuffers!

Rule #15
In lieu of good rope, consider getting him a heavy-duty extension cord. It should be at least 75-100 feet, and it must be either bright yellow or international orange. He'll use it for everything, even if the job is only 10 feet from the power outlet.

I thought everyone owned at least ten of these? You mean our house is strange? Does it mention that half of the bright orange heavy duty cords must have electrical tape around them from ummm accidents certain wives had with out door power equipment? (did you know that you can't use the hedger from the wrong angle? Do you know it causes SMOKE? WHO knew?

Rule # 16
Never, ever buy them house slippers. Only leather moccasins.
They will think they are Tonto or out camping somewhere. Macho thing.

I just told him he needed a pair when he tried to step out onto the deck inito about 20 inches of snow. He said he had a pair. Yes, he does, from about 1987. I'm not allowed to buy them again!
Enjoy your shopping!

(from an email I received)

wow - the folks up in the Northeast are crazier than I thought [with the exceptions being Michelle and Honugirl, of course]



nor do they use sand:

Ok, so I can see their salt point.. but isnt puget sound part salt water? Do they know packed snow makes ICE? REALLY THICK ICE?

 

[debbieandroo]

I once gave my husband a big ol' box of nothing. It was a HUGE box from our parts department - taller than me, and I wrapped it for him and gave it to him for Christmas. When he opened it he was very confused until I told him it was what he wanted: nothing.

Now he tells me what he wants.

That was funny!

 

[Michelle67]

Grog, that was hilarious. Mostly because it is so true.

Rough day, Deb!

Glad you've made it to Florida, Soarin!

wow - the folks up in the Northeast are crazier than I thought [with the exceptions being Michelle and Honugirl, of course]



nor do they use sand:



so what happened in Seattle?

You confused me for a second cuz we're the northwest. As for the rest of that...it's so hard for me to respond to that without swearing. Puget Sound is SALT WATER. And we're worried about salt getting in there.....why???? Besides that, Puget Sound is a toilet. God forbid we should put some sand and salt in there but...uh...there's chemical plants on the tideflats. Those people are out of their minds.

They really don't salt here, though. Pierce County sands...but unfortunately they don't get out this way too much.

Ugh, you guys, I'm crippled. I'm sooooo sore! But I have to get out there and finish the job tomorrow. I'm determined not to be stuck home alone with the kids for Christmas.

 

[#1hockeymom]

This was the Christmas card sent by the Capital City Republican Women - it's Santa, Alaska style [and there's debate on whether or not the driver is SP] --

DH would LOVE that Christmas card! I'll show him tomorrow when he comes home from work * Yes, he has to work until 5 tomorrow*

Grog, that was hilarious. Mostly because it is so true.

Rough day, Deb!

Glad you've made it to Florida, Soarin!



You confused me for a second cuz we're the northwest. As for the rest of that...it's so hard for me to respond to that without swearing. Puget Sound is SALT WATER. And we're worried about salt getting in there.....why???? Besides that, Puget Sound is a toilet. God forbid we should put some sand and salt in there but...uh...there's chemical plants on the tideflats. Those people are out of their minds.

They really don't salt here, though. Pierce County sands...but unfortunately they don't get out this way too much.

Ugh, you guys, I'm crippled. I'm sooooo sore! But I have to get out there and finish the job tomorrow. I'm determined not to be stuck home alone with the kids for Christmas.

Why not throw some salt/sand mixture out on your driveway for traction? I hope you feel better in the morning.. .DEB TOO!

Soarin' Have a blast!

 

[SwedishMeatball]

This was the Christmas card sent by the Capital City Republican Women - it's Santa, Alaska style [and there's debate on whether or not the driver is SP] --

I don't like it.

 

["Got Disney"]

i was just kidding! sorry...

update: will this make up for the shock/disappointment?

American Museum of Quilts and Textiles
766 S. Second Street
San Jose, Ca 95112
408/971-0323
The American Museum of Quilts and Textiles is located in San Jose, California. The museum has been in existence for over ten years. They have six to seven exhibits a year from either their private collection or from artisans and collectors. If you would like more information, please contact Beve Pevarnick, Executive Director at (408) 971-0323.


of the men i buy for, one is nuts for tiki stuff and the other always wants "oh...nothing."

Sounds like fun

I'm officially in FL! 150 miles to go till Tallahassee.

Wow your on your way to WDW....how exciting...and here we sit

not so great day today -- woke up with a bad headache, didn't even have to look outside to realize the headache was due to the rain, the cold rain....

Sorry you had a rough day... pictures of your snowman and you making it trying to free yourself would be great I will be thinking of you as you roll....nice organizer..see the say was not all that bad...you won something

 

[Michelle67]

DH would LOVE that Christmas card! I'll show him tomorrow when he comes home from work * Yes, he has to work until 5 tomorrow*



Why not throw some salt/sand mixture out on your driveway for traction? I hope you feel better in the morning.. .DEB TOO!

Soarin' Have a blast!

It's a good thought, but I don't have 250 ft worth of either.

 

[debbieandroo]

NORTHWEST!!! And to think I actually changed it - I had it right the first time!



I am horrible about the whole east/west/right/left thing -- I was student teaching 2nd grade and our lesson was on N/W/S/E - and I mixed them all up! So there are some poor adults wandering around aimlessly because their dumb 2nd grade student teacher couldn't remember east and west.

 

[wonderlanne]

NORTHWEST!!! And to think I actually changed it - I had it right the first time!



I am horrible about the whole east/west/right/left thing -- I was student teaching 2nd grade and our lesson was on N/W/S/E - and I mixed them all up! So there are some poor adults wandering around aimlessly because their dumb 2nd grade student teacher couldn't remember east and west.

 

["Got Disney"]

so who has a lot of stuff to do tomorrow? I have my ham from honeybaked but still have to get the rest. I still have last minute stuff to get like little gifty things for the stockings and something for my neighbor/friend who gets us a little something every year for the kids.

We have many traditions that we fell short on this year...like making and decorating a gingerbread house...but we will do cookies tomorrow night....all homemade ornaments for the tree....making a chain out of construction paper and hanging it from wall to wall all over the house...decorating the house to the hilt upstairs and downstairs...and so on.....

seemed this year the days went by so fast that the next thing we new it was here.....but the boys are okay with it and the Lights on the house are up...and I mean lights....and the Den is totally decorated (except for the chain).

This is the first year that Michael knows that Santa is you know who and so it has changed the schedule on how we do things. We will still follow him/Santa tomorrow night on the Internet at "NORAD" http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html

we have done this every year and it was a great way to get them in bed when they saw that Santa was here in Ca. It's like watching Mickey Mouse ...you know there not real but the child in you still believes he is.....

 

[debbieandroo]

Apologies if I made anyone sad about the Alaskan Christmas card -- I'm not a hunter either and am citified enough to pretend that the beef I love comes from Kroger [or Schnuck's if I can get it cheaper] - but Santa with the rifle made me chuckle, that the fact that it was the official Christmas card of that organization...

on to more trivial matters - here's a slideshow of famous Republicans/conservatives -- http://wcbstv.com/slideshows/Conservative.Celebrities.20.824701.html

Some are listed as registered Republicans which means as much as me being listed as a registered Democrat [since I voted in our most recent Dem primary] but, anywho, it's an interesting list...

 

[Michelle67]

We fell down on a lot of the traditions too, partially because of weather. The big cookie bake was snowed out, we didn't do gingerbread houses, and we didn't drive around and look at Christmas lights (because we can't get out of the driveway). But...Christmas will still come, and even if we are stuck here and the grandparents and godparents can't get here, we'll still have a merry one, one way or another.

Tomorrow I hope to get the driveway dug out enough to get down to the road, and then there's really nothing else to do but try to get to my ex-MILs house, and hope our visitors can make it over in the morning. I have a ham to bake, but I'm not planning anything else extravagant because I don't know if it will just be the three of us to eat it all.

 

[debbieandroo]

[QUOTE="Got Disney";29298721]so who has a lot of stuff to do tomorrow? I have my ham from honeybaked but still have to get the rest. I still have last minute stuff to get like little gifty things for the stockings and something for my neighbor/friend who gets us a little something every year for the kids.

We have many traditions that we fell short on this year...like making and decorating a gingerbread house...but we will do cookies tomorrow night....all homemade ornaments for the tree....making a chain out of construction paper and hanging it from wall to wall all over the house...decorating the house to the hilt upstairs and downstairs...and so on.....

seemed this year the days went by so fast that the next thing we new it was here.....but the boys are okay with it and the Lights on the house are up...and I mean lights....and the Den is totally decorated (except for the chain).

This is the first year that Michael knows that Santa is you know who and so it has changed the schedule on how we do things. We will still follow him/Santa tomorrow night on the Internet at "NORAD" http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html

we have done this every year and it was a great way to get them in bed when they saw that Santa was here in Ca. It's like watching Mickey Mouse ...you know there not real but the child in you still believes he is.....[/QUOTE]

I don't know what I have to do tomorrow -- trying not to think that I might have forgotten anyone!

But, one reason some of your wonderful traditions might have gotten undone is that there were fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year - like less than four weeks - as opposed to other years when there are five weeks between the holidays...

Love the NORAD idea - I'll do that, too...

 

[#1hockeymom]

NORTHWEST!!! And to think I actually changed it - I had it right the first time!



I am horrible about the whole east/west/right/left thing -- I was student teaching 2nd grade and our lesson was on N/W/S/E - and I mixed them all up! So there are some poor adults wandering around aimlessly because their dumb 2nd grade student teacher couldn't remember east and west.

Never Eat Shredded Wheat! Or.. .Never eat soggy waffles!