POPpers are back from POP 9/29-10/6 and made GREAT friends!Chat until next trip!! Part 2

[scrappinmom]

allrighty --- good morning guys! Let me see if I can catch up with you silly little peeps!!!

Timmy - xmas eve dinner has always been appetisery (I know not a word) kind of spread.....just kinda a grazing sort of...I make about 10 different things & then a full dessert table. Some traditions...peeled shrimp, pigs in a blanket, baby quiche.

Julsmom - Sorry! Hopefully Tia can find the answer to your SS gift...why are people so careless about that kindof swapping stuff/??? it's so frustrating!

Cat - I totally agree with Tia - GET A GRIP LADY! I've taken BOTH my kids twice by myself! You guys will be FINE!!!! Hey just bring your cool purse and juuicy perfume & SNIFF your way thru the flight!!!!!!

Cdoobe - NO FAIR - no reading without postig!!! whats up in your life??? You can't read about our daily mistakes!!!!! without sharing yours!!!!!

same goes for you KSBelle!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Once you get to know us we're pretty cool bunch

iwynlea - Hey there !!!! Is graduation in May or this month???? I wish I could go on a DCL!!!!!

DMM must be soooooooooooooooooo busy baking those cookies she's sending to all of us

ok, when can we talk wine swap???????? I wanna ShARE!!!!!!!!!

Today it's off to the gym, & home to wrap more presents!!!!

 

[scrappinmom]

***smellin' my wrist***

Oh, Ill stir with you

Ill jump too!

Hey - lets have a little "check in". Lets see whom we can get to post 'HERE' by days end... Im telling you, there's like five of us!!!



What a cool surprise!!!!!

& 5's not a bad number is it???? it's better than sitting here talking to ourselves

 

[scrappinmom]

Gotta share really quick.. I just had a call tonight for my new business and let me tell you I am soooooo jazzed. Doesn't it make you feel GREAT when you can get fired up about something?
That and I am happy because I am munching on M&M's from my SS and they are making me smile too!
YEAH!
K, now I feel like a dork. Oh well.

ok tia - tell my old 40 yr old brain again....what's the stuff you're selling? is there a website?????? I'd like to check it out..& hey you OPENED YOUR SS GIFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are we supposed to open? I was gonna wait???????????????????????????????

 

[scrappinmom]

Hey MrFDNY - Just had to share this with you...I've been trying to come up with a gift for my 2 cousins and their husbands....both of them just bought houses and arein the process of closing/moving in....I went to Home Depot yesterday & while I was there bought 4 CO detectors...2 for our house & 1 for each of them....I don't know if they have them or not...but I thought it couldn't hurt to buy them another.

I was thinking I needed 2....we have 2 furnaces...one that heats the downstairs part of the house and one that heats the upstairs...we have one downstairs but it's about 7 years old..so I decided to replace it. Am I right in my thinking? do I need 2? I want to put one in the hallway upstairs where the 3 bedrooms are, and one inthe family room downstairs where the fireplace is?

& Thanks again for the reminder

 

[scrappinmom]

& if someone else doesn't wake up soon I WILL have a whole page to myself

 

[CathrynRose]

: I just realized that I envited some of my cousins for a Xmas Eve dinner... ... What are you having for dinner ? what do you eat on Xmas dinner

Breaded & Fried Chicken Breasts, Baked Mostacolli are the staples.... then we kinda add whatever we feel like to it. I always make creamed peas, but no one but me eats them.

 

[julsmom]

I'm here! For a little while at least. Another too busy day. Oh well. These days just make it feel like life is screaming by. I will check in at lunch hopefully. I am sad that this post is dwindling. Where is DMM? She can liven it back up. Post everyone, post! And no lurkers! Post!

 

[CathrynRose]

Julsmom - Sorry! Hopefully Tia can find the answer to your SS gift...why are people so careless about that kindof swapping stuff/??? it's so frustrating!


Today it's off to the gym, & home to wrap more presents!!!!

That is exactly why I didnt participate!!!!! #1 - I didnt wanna be the scum-bag non-sender, if something happened, or things didnt work out, or (my biggest fear) I forgot!!! and #2 - I was shafted one year on an Atkins board I was on. I really took a lot of time (and $$$) sending a really nice gift out and got shka'ta!!!

And I freaking hate wrapping presents! FREAKING HATE IT! Mine are all mangled, tape strewn across the whole package, white's of the paper showing. I rush through it immediately upon getting home from buying (whatever) just to get it done!!!

 

[julsmom]

Cat: You are so funny. But that is how I am feeling with the SS thing. But I am so glad Tia organized it and I totally love the idea. It is just me.

With wrapping, I always want them to look so much better than they do. They're okay, but I use character wrapping paper (yes, disney) b/c DD is young. And then I slap a cheesy little bow on and it just doesn't turn out that great.

 

[julsmom]

So, Cat, what do you do?

 

[scrappinmom]

I'm kinda in the middle of you guys....I don't really like wrapping & it doesn't really look that great....But I do have fun with how I do it...

each year I pick out 4 different wrapping papers for the girls...one santa and one snowman paper for gits from us and a special paper for Santa gifts. I wrap ALL the presents for the girls from everyone - my mom gives me all of hers, & Mike's family has them all shipped here, so each year you're either a Santa or a Snowman....I don't put ANY tage on their gifts they don't find out which ones are theirs till Christmas!!!! IT drives them CRAZY!!!!I also buy a different wrap for all of our other family gifts.

The Santa wrap usually has somethng to do with them...for Gracie this year it's the princess paper with Jasmine on it! for Casey I actually found wrapping paper with ICE SKATES on it!! Santa does't wrap everything - the big present and the nutcracker doesn't get wrapped, but everything else does.

so there's our weird traditions here...what's yours???

 

[CathrynRose]

So, Cat, what do you do?

What do you mean? What do i do for work?

 

[CDoobee]

Hello!
I'm delurking for a little bit! I read all of the posts and have answers in my head, but then just read more instead of posting. I get more read that way!

Some things I remember: (which isn't much at my age!)

CO2 detectors-we have one, but I need to get new batteries for it to make sure it's functioning right. Also need to get a new smoke detector or two.

Juicy Couture-I'm really curious about this now! I know I could never afford it, but maybe I'll find a sample to smell!

Christmas-will be VERY light this year. I've been on medical leave since the middle of June, and am now out of a job. The adults in my family draw names, so once they turn 21 they are in the drawing. My sisters, parents, and us buy for anyone under 21. So, we also have 2 adults to buy for. My 21 year old DS is in on the drawing for the first time this year, and of course wants help to decide what to get my sister. My DD15 is the only one of the grandkids who is still under 21, so she will get a gift from each family. We also need to buy for my sister's 4 grandkids, ages 4-7. We stopped drawing names in my DHs family a few years ago. The adults used to exchange names as well as the kids, but the other kids (not mine) always got gifts from everyone anyway! So unfair! My kids weren't bothered by it, but I always was. So we quit the gift exchange a few years ago. We still go down for breakfast on Christmas morning, though. I've already told my immediate family (DS, DD, and DH) that since we are low on funds, they may get one gift each. But I also will wrap up IOUs of things they want and will purchase them as I can. They all think that's fine!

It will also be the first Christmas since my oldest DD died this past May. She was married and lived out of state, so wasn't home the last few Christmases. It just doesn't feel right to go shopping and not buy anything for her! Also her birthday is December 27th! I'd really like to just completely skip December this year!


Chris-you said you make "appetisery" things? I need to bring some "fingery-food" things to my sister's for Christmas. Do you have any ideas? My DD and I are vegetarian, so nothing with meat. Also, I don't really cook, so the easier the better!

Okay, now aren't you sorry you asked me to post? Once I get started, I'm hard to shut up!

 

[CathrynRose]

Juicy Couture-I'm really curious about this now! I know I could never afford it, but maybe I'll find a sample to smell!:

HA! Yeah right - get your hands on a sample!!! GOOD LUCK!! Havent you read how rare it is to get your paws on one????

It will also be the first Christmas since my oldest DD died this past May. She was married and lived out of state, so wasn't home the last few Christmases. It just doesn't feel right to go shopping and not buy anything for her! Also her birthday is December 27th! I'd really like to just completely skip December this year!



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Im so sorry. Its my first Christmas without my Mom (she died January 28th) It IS a suck sucky sucky sucky feeling.

 

[julsmom]

Cat: Yes, what do you do for work.

I am making post small talk and trying to keep this thread goin'.

 

[CathrynRose]

Cat: Yes, what do you do for work.

I am making post small talk and trying to keep this thread goin'.

Ohhhhh - okay.

I do Tech Support - Im a "Support Center Specialist" fancy talk for "Help Desk Chic"

I went to Beauty School, though - and I'm much more passionate about THAT than this. I like this - and I do well, but Im 33 years old and STILL dont know what I wanna be when I grow up....kwim?

I really love this company and am considering going into Sales here, next year.... I think I'd do really well. Partly because of my winning personality!!

How about you?

Were you at WDW during the "meet" - the supposed meet, cuz *I* went TWICE and no one was there!!!

 

[julsmom]

I am the exact same. I do not know what I want to be. I went to nursing school and have a bachelor's degree. I had my DD and stay at home. I substitue teach and volunteer at the school.

 

[dreamergirl78]

OMG you guys are a RIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna comment/post later tonight...but

I'm HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

& Tia - let me know who you don't get SS's responses from...I'll help ya NO ONE that wanted to participate should EVER be without a GIFT!!!!!!!! PERIOD!


gotta run & pick the girls up from CCD

but

Thank you so much! I will let you know ok? YEAH Chris!

 

[dreamergirl78]

ok tia - tell my old 40 yr old brain again....what's the stuff you're selling? is there a website?????? I'd like to check it out..& hey you OPENED YOUR SS GIFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are we supposed to open? I was gonna wait???????????????????????????????

YOU can wait, I could not any longer!!! Well me and then there was Ryan who EVERYDAY bugged me "Are you gonna open it now Mom?" so I eventually caved. Oh yeah, it was FUN! It's your gift you do what you want with it.
Private Quarters. www.myprivatequarters.com GOOD stuff I tell ya!

 

[dreamergirl78]

No real traditions for X-Mas eve. Usually we get inthe car and drive around and look at lights and listen to Christmas music (if I get my way, Slayer if Terry gets his ) and then come home and Ry gets to open one present. Then he goes to bed and I finish all of the last minute stuff and call it a night! Then on Christmas Day we usually go to my Mom's. Although I may have everyone down to my hosue this year. I kind of like being able to lounge inmy jammies all day!