tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post1972377996682143167..comments2024-03-28T18:58:47.880-07:00Comments on creative savv: Reclaiming Wrinkled Ribbon for Use Again and Other StuffLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-31345258395159339682019-12-06T17:56:32.961-08:002019-12-06T17:56:32.961-08:00Hi Kris,
good for you, getting your decorations al...Hi Kris,<br />good for you, getting your decorations all up. I still have a bit to go, including getting the tree decorated. I'm working at it, though.<br /><br />I'm glad that you enjoy those spiced nuts. I really do, too. I'll be making a large batch next week to add to a couple of gifts and still have some for us. They are so tempting to snack on, though, aren't they? I hope that your cookie-making tonight was a fun activity for your family. It sounds like the perfect activity for the family on a Friday evening!<br /><br />have a wonderful weekend, Kris!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-60428922915622879122019-12-06T17:52:24.110-08:002019-12-06T17:52:24.110-08:00Hi Lynn,
what a coincidence on the light fixture!...Hi Lynn, <br />what a coincidence on the light fixture!! How funny!<br /><br />Holidays do change, don't they, as the kids grow up and move into their own lives. Your plan for a low key holiday season makes sense. Plus, you'll get to enjoy the decorations in two homes this year, your own and the family you'll be visiting! That sounds like a very good trade-off.<br /><br />Enjoy the weekend, Lynn!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-7589357065292759892019-12-06T17:49:09.997-08:002019-12-06T17:49:09.997-08:00Hi Alice,
I love the mock-Thanksgiving foods that ...Hi Alice,<br />I love the mock-Thanksgiving foods that you made for yourselves. It's nice to have all of those foods even when you weren't at home for the holiday. My step-mom did something similar this year. She and my step-brother served meals at Salvation Army for Thanksgiving, but they still wanted the leftovers. So, she cooked up a bunch of stuff the following day for the two of them (they're their only family in their town).<br /><br />As for the foods that you bought for your daughter and your own grocery budget -- if it were me figuring the budget, I'd consider what I bought for an adult kid as coming from the gift budget and not my home grocery budget. I don't know if that makes you feel any better about your own grocery spending for the month of November. That's just how I'd figure things.<br /><br />We're definitely not spending a lot on gifts this year for our immediate family. I always like to do something nice for a couple of relatives who don't live nearby, but for the rest of us our gifting is simpler, with a lot of necessities as gifts. It just makes sense for us right now. We really need to sock away for retirement and I think my grown kids know that. We've never been over the top with gifting anyway. I do try to do a couple of things that I am willing and capable of doing for family members that they don't really want or aren't as able to do for themselves, and I call those part of their gifts. This usually involves some degree of baking or cooking for different family members, suited to each's tastes and needs.<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend, Alice!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-54734255929470891002019-12-06T12:59:59.617-08:002019-12-06T12:59:59.617-08:00Since we traveled over T-giving, we also don't...Since we traveled over T-giving, we also don't have turkey leftovers. A lot of my meals this week featured chicken in one form or another. Tonight I'm making mac and cheese--my recipe is easy and fast and it's a kid-pleaser. <br /><br />I think I'm finally done with putting up Christmas decorations. Wasn't sure I'd put all of them up outside, but the weather finally moderated yesterday so I decided to go for it. Lili, I made your spiced nuts last night. Now to try to avoid eating them all at once! I think the kids and I will make cut-out sugar cookies tonight as we are all home at the same time! Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-67896474718228919192019-12-06T11:02:09.175-08:002019-12-06T11:02:09.175-08:00This is another good-to-know tidbit of information...This is another good-to-know tidbit of information Lili. Thank you. I am in the midst of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Still putting Thanksgiving away and bringing out some Christmas decorations. Just behind. Only our son is going to be at our house a few days before we travel to see the rest of the family including our daughter, so we are doing low key and low scale this year. <br /><br />PS. And I just have to say I love your taste in fixtures since I have the same light fixture over my kitchen table, dining room table and as pendants over the island. :) Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076857756927188413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-84669401299482702932019-12-06T04:16:55.962-08:002019-12-06T04:16:55.962-08:00Hi Lili,
I save all wrapping paper and ribbons to...Hi Lili,<br /><br />I save all wrapping paper and ribbons too! I have made wrapping paper ribbons and my adult kids think I'm very creative (which I'm not) and tease me a lot but they like how it looks!<br /><br />Since we didn't cook Thanksgiving food I had no leftovers. So I was needing some more Thanksgiving food. So I roasted a chicken and had mashed potatoes, butternut squash mash, green bean casserole and frosted cauliflower. I had my son do most of it so he would know how to roast a whole chicken. He watched carefully as I carved it so he would know how to do that also. We had some other good meals this week: 7 can taco soup (I used my own variation and didn't use 7 cans), chicken noodle soup, hamburgers and french fries, beef stroganoff and I'm sure there was more but I can't remember.<br /><br />My monthly budget was a little high for November but I did buy a lot for my daughter and we found a few deals on meat for the freezer as well as come extra freezer veggies and canned veggies. My husband still needs the softer veggies that come in a can versus the frozen kind. But I like the frozen kind better. So we got both. <br /><br />We won't spend a lot on Christmas gifts since we tend to "give" all year round. But I am going for some smaller things. My son wants a veggie chopper and an Instant Pot. Not sure he's getting the IP this year but the chopper, yes. I'm kind of waiting until he buys a house then we'll start getting him a few things. My daughter is coming home for Christmas (from Honduras) and she needs socks so that's what she's getting. My married daughter has received a lot more than the other kids so she will be reminded of all the things we gave her this year. My husband needs a new jacket. I got some new booties as the heel came loose on my old pair. I think we'll build on these things. If they say they need something we'll just add as we see it. That's really the best I can do.<br /><br />AliceAlicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660543650879805736noreply@blogger.com