<p>Page 3...puh-leeeeze! If I can type on this crappy laptop with a diminished IQ, a broken "el" key, and a delete key that doesn't work, you guys can at e-- (@#!!damnit!)...I mean, least drop by and say, "Ho!" for the hoidays. I mean "holidays." :)</p>
<p>I'm back in Southern Nevada (a.k.a. SoNev) for the weekend. I'll catch y'all up on this year's Christmas Card from the Cats when I get back to the Bay Area! It's a good one. :D</p>
<p>Alu, do rubber thongs count as "cheap" soles? <Showing my Nevada roots AND my decrepitness by referring to footwear as "thongs." They're mighty uncomfortable when worn anyplace other than between the toes. :eek:</p>
<p>sluggy: Aye-aye! Reporting in to wish everyone a happy weekend!</p>
<p>I've been in the kitchen, whipping up some things I never made before, with surprising success. ;) (Well, I used recipes!)</p>
<p>Pumpkin "mousse" consisting of pumpkin puree, macadamia nuts, dates, maple syrup, orange zest, and pie spices, whipped smooth in the blender. I was worried it would taste like some sort of grim health food, but it is really good! Suggested topping is actually granola in everything but name. I'm thinking whipped cream would be nice too. <em>smacks lips</em></p>
<p>OK--here's my problem. I went to Kmart this morning and I STILL have the same holiday song stuck in my head....Burl Ives singing "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas." You know the song I mean. </p>
<p>Now it's stuck in YOUR head too. :P</p>
<p>thanks a ton mommusic...just what I needed. mistletoe hung where you can see..... like you WOULD hang it anywhere else!</p>
<p>Cut mommusic off. She has committed the eighth deadly sin.</p>
<p>She can sit at the bar again if and only if she comes back in here and puts a song in our ears that we actually <em>want</em> to hum.</p>
<p>Slugg!! Can not wait for the Nevada stories, always the BEST! </p>
<p>How about "Santa Claus is Commin To Town" by Bruce, of course. Yes, this is the Christmas song of every Jewish girl from NJ.</p>
<p>I could really use the festive music and cocktails, well maybe a few shots of Patron, D was deferred from Duke yesterday:(</p>
<p>Oh Giggles, so sorry to hear this. Poor her something nice and frothy and put a candy cane on the side.</p>
<p>Slugg my girl, you should have seen the face I made when I read your post about the thongs . I must admit I was slow on the uptake and first thought who would wear rubber underwear. Gotta lay off the holiday cheer.</p>
<p>Can't wait to hear about the card from the cats !!</p>
<p>so sorry 4giggles ::::pouring a double scotch rocks:::::::</p>
<p>mommusic-
I'll see your "Holly Jolly Christmas" and raise you one "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"</p>
<p>Sybbie-
I am buying you a whistle, a whip and a pair of protective eyewear before you venture back in to referee the Dartmouth ED thread. Do you need body armour too?? Whew-- that place is scarier than the CC cafe....</p>
<p>you think the Dartmouth ED thread is scary? take a gander at the Stanford ED thread!! SO VERY UGLY!</p>
<p>Yikes, I'm so glad that I'm not checking any ED threads this year! Last year, Yellow Tail was my nerve-calming potion of choice, but this year I can drink my Yellow Tail just because.</p>
<p>I'm sooo happy D lost her Jingle Cats CD so we do not have to listen to it this year - hallelujah! If you have not heard of the Jingle Cats, I suggest googling it on YouTube. They come in Dog version as well and make a great gift for that annoying pet lover on your gift list.</p>
<p>BB-
I don't have a kid in any game at this point (I am a happy empty-nester) but I stumbled into the Dartmouth ED threads when I perused the "recent posts". The kids posting were fine-- it was the PARENTS who were rude and out of line. Was that happening inthe Stanford threads too? A brief peak looks like that few got into stanford SCEA-- thats a shame. ANd nooooo Jungle cats this year. Someone (was it you??) had me playing youtube clips last year!! Ack!</p>
<p>Ande 4giggles-- I didnt realize that putting ::::: before typing the word "pouring" would cause a :p LOL sorry!</p>
<p>I was trying to figure out how you did that!!</p>
<p>Learn new things every day around here. : + P = :p</p>
<p>I should say I have nothing against Burl Ives...but that song should be buried someplace for a long time.</p>
<p>How about a non-holiday antidote? I have heard that "Girl from Ipanema" will drive chronic & lingering songs from your brain.</p>
<p>And forget Jingle Cats/Dogs...we can do Jingle Marmots! They'll be so cute, wearing little red hats & green vests! But I have no idea what they sound like.</p>
<p>The Christmas song that is the bamboo for my fingernails is "We need a little Christmas." I am sure most of us don't have a spinnit.</p>
<p>I am finished with Christmas shopping and only entered one bricks and mortar storefront. I am sure I am an Amazon high value customer by now.</p>
<p>The cats and dogs jingle get played once a year to drive to drive our dogs into a tizzy, then retired for another year.</p>
<p>Just promise you won't let the Jingle Marmots sing "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer!" </p>
<p>Guess what? Yesterday was my birthday and now I've lived for more than half a century. I got an iPod Classic and a very nice merlot.....anyone want some?</p>
<p>Happy Birthday ReneeV!</p>
<p>Thanks for the merlot, but a hot chocolate will do me just fine. I just got back from shopping & the post office and dear god, the entire city is out there all at once. Doesn't anyone work anymore? And if they're not working, how can they afford to shop? </p>
<p>Just a little grim humor. My S is doing a research paper on Hoover & the Depression, and the parallels with today are truly frightening. :(</p>
<p>And add "Jingle Bell Rock" and "It's the Hap, Hap-iest Season of All" to the list of songs I don't need to hear again in this lifetime.</p>
<p>Now for that hot chocolate. I just realized I'm sitting here typing and eating chocolate chips straight from the bag! :D :) :eek:</p>
<p>Is "It's the Hap, Hap-iest Season of All" the same as "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year?"</p>
<p>Funny use of this song: A commercial with the excited parents throwing school supplies into a carriage while the hangdog kids mope, pulling up the rear. Played in August.</p>
<p>m&sdad: That's the one.</p>