You're a good daughter, msbelle. I love that your mom is on top of everything.
Hec, shouldn't you spoiler-font JZ's stocking stuffer?
...burning baby fish swimming all round your head.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 22, 2020 3:42:40 pm PST #1462 of 30000
What is even happening?
msbelle - Dec 22, 2020 3:43:23 pm PST #1463 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I plan on a small grocery delivery also. Then maybe a pound of coffee.
-t - Dec 22, 2020 3:45:31 pm PST #1464 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Spoke to soon. When IT asks for a quick favor I feel it is in my best interests to help them troubleshoot...
-t - Dec 22, 2020 3:46:27 pm PST #1465 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I love the little treat deliveries, msbelle! Those are all good ones.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 22, 2020 3:56:50 pm PST #1466 of 30000
What is even happening?
It's like an advent calendar, but for quarantine.
-t - Dec 22, 2020 3:58:52 pm PST #1467 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Aw, my Williams-Sonoma package turned out to be assorted fancy olive oils from my parents. What a great Hanukkah present! Not coals to Newcastle at all, I happen to be pretty much out of olive oil as well.
JenP - Dec 22, 2020 4:00:49 pm PST #1468 of 30000
After SNL shamed me for not doing a better job filling JZ's stocking I went to the ... she's got a Fancy Stocking ... That's very full.
I, apparently, discussed the full stocking concept seriously enough with my DP that he went out today and bought more things. And now I have two filled stockings hanging on the doorknob and several, wrapped overflow presents under the tree. I may have overemphasized the "full" part. I also failed to mention that we typically don't stuff the stockings until late Christmas eve, but that is 100% OK!
I'm having spiked eggnog, and there's a casserole in the oven. We also had a stupid tiff about an hour ago. People are so hard, man. I mean, I know I'm people, too, and all. Ah, well. We've discussed. Dinner should be pleasant when it's time, I think.
Jesse - Dec 22, 2020 4:02:08 pm PST #1469 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Aw, my Williams-Sonoma package turned out to be assorted fancy olive oils from my parents. What a great Hanukkah present! Not coals to Newcastle at all, I happen to be pretty much out of olive oil as well.
Nice!
Steph L. - Dec 22, 2020 4:11:42 pm PST #1470 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
After SNL shamed me for not doing a better job filling JZ's stocking I went to the ... she's got a Fancy Stocking ... That's very full.
I, apparently, discussed the full stocking concept seriously enough with my DP that he went out today and bought more things.
Tim and I don't do stockings, which is kind of weird because my family always did them growing up AND we still have stockings at my mom and stepdad's (though I don't know if we get stocking stuff this year since we're doing a drive-by bestowal of presents). That said, gifts are emphatically NOT my love language, so I hit a point where it's hard as hell to come up with ideas for presents, much less smaller stuff for stockings. So no stockings between us is no big deal, especially this year when I have zero Christmas spirit.
EpicTangent - Dec 22, 2020 4:28:17 pm PST #1471 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
msbelle, someone mentioned Knott's above. My mom LOVED their gift boxes of jams. (Which I generally bought at Target, et al, but I assume could be acquired locally as well).