That's a gorgeous tree, Sue. I haven't decided whether I'm going to bother or not this year.
Jayne: 'Cause I don't know these folks. Don't much care to. Mal: They're whores. Jayne: I'm in.
'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Dec 06, 2007 5:16:18 am PST #5913 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
msbelle - Dec 06, 2007 5:17:49 am PST #5914 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
add my voice to the chorus of YAYs for Jilli.
Scrappy - Dec 06, 2007 5:18:35 am PST #5915 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Now, I know that *that* isn't normal, but now that I live with The Boy, I'm freezing all the time. I'm sure I need time to adjust, but before I beg him to turn up the thermostat, I don't know what's a reasonable daytime and sleeping temperature. He's been keeping it at 65 or so during the day, and 60 or 62 at night.
Our house is always FREEZING. I finally conceded the temp issue to DH, since I can put on clothes to get warm, but he can't take things off to get cool. I keep a down throw in the living room and am under that and in a fleece sweatshirt in the evening, and I sleep with a hat on. Seriously. Otherwise I get a headache from the cold.
Sue - Dec 06, 2007 5:20:22 am PST #5916 of 10001
hip deep in pie
The tree is the only part of Xmas I like, so it's the only thing I do.
As to ornaments, we had a lot of family ornaments, including some beautiful blown glass ones from France via my grandfather, but most of them have been broken over the years, in a house of four kids a dog and a cats. But I was never given any personal ones. About half the ones on my tree are vintage ones from thrift shops and jumble sales and the other half are newer ones that I've usually bought at after Xmas sales. I have to say that a lot of the ones that I bought at thrift stores are ones that reminded me on ornaments that hang on our family tree. We had some groovy ones that were bought in the 1960's that have almost all gone now, and I keep an eye out for them ebay. I found them once, but they were going for an insane price.
Sue - Dec 06, 2007 5:21:42 am PST #5917 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Oh, and I meant to say to Steph that the best way to battle cold feet is a good pair of slippers with a pretty solid sole. This comes from years of experience living over an unheated basement.
Cashmere - Dec 06, 2007 5:24:16 am PST #5918 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Scrappy, DH sleeps with a hat. He calls it his Sleepin' Hat. You lose a lot of heat through the head. He would highly approve of your choice.
Aims - Dec 06, 2007 5:26:23 am PST #5919 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
DH sleeps with a hat. He calls it his Sleepin' Hat.
Now we just need to get you a kercheif.
sarameg - Dec 06, 2007 5:26:43 am PST #5920 of 10001
I do so dearly hate winter.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 06, 2007 5:27:37 am PST #5921 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Matt, I think they have that same couch at Cost Plus World Market, and IIRC for less money.
Thanks Brenda! In addition to $26 that would also save me a 4 hour drive to St. Louis if one of the Memphis area World Markets has it in stock—much easier to give it a test sit and see if I like the feel as much as the look.
Aims - Dec 06, 2007 5:28:28 am PST #5922 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Preach it. And I can't really bitch about it since I chose to move back to it, but damn. And it's only early December. We have at least 4 more months of this shite.
I wore my high heeled boots just to be contrary today. Hopefully, weather won't decide I'm too cheeky and cause me to fall on my ass.