Today's Questions: ~ Christmas Day ~ Thursday, 25 December 2014 (cost, houses, how many, buying)
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Today's Yuletide Questions:
I've always liked bells as a holiday decoration. What do you like to see as decoration this time of year?
Who would you like to find under the mistletoe?
What was the last list you wrote?
Did you check it twice?
Any last minute shopping?
What's the hardest work you've done on Christmas day?
Did you send or receive any Christmas packages this year?
What would you call Shirley Jones, David Cassidy or Susan Dey in a Pear Tree?
Foodie Questions ~ Holiday Edition: What are your favorite holiday desserts, candies or sweets?
How do you feel about fruitcakes, the dessert that is?
Today in History: 1642 English mathematician, Sir Isaac Newton, born in Lincolnshire
1741 Swedish physicist Anders Celsius developed the Centigrade temperature scale
1818 1st known Christmas carol, "Silent Night, Holy Night", sung in Austria
1868 US President Andrew Johnson unconditionally pardoned all Civil War combatants
1939 Montgomery Ward introduced Rudolph, the 9th reindeer, in an advertising campaign
2010 First Christmas snowfall in 128 years in Atlanta, Georgia
Today's Quote: "Ho, ho, ho!"
~Santa Claus, international philanthropist
Today’s Word: tannenbaum [TAH-nuh n-boum; English TAN-uh n-boum] noun, plural Tannenbäume
German. a Christmas tree
Origin: literally, fir tree
Today Is: Christmas
Christmas Pudding Day
Pumpkin Pie Day
Today's Nostalgia Picture: Iowa, 1936, a family's modest Christmas dinner of bread, potatoes, cabbage and pie. And don't you know they were glad to have it.
US government photo for Farm Security Admin, in the public domain
Confession time: I had some help wiht the Qs today in an email from . . .
Spoiler
the North Pole.
You knew Santa is online, didn't you?
Merry Christmas to those who observe the day! Happy Thursday to all!
Must dash away now! I'm one of Santa's helpers!
Today's Yuletide Questions:
I've always liked bells as a holiday decoration. What do you like to see as decoration this time of year?
Bright colorful lights and silver decorations no matter what they are
Who would you like to find under the mistletoe?
What was the last list you wrote? Grocery list
Did you check it twice? Likely a few times
Any last minute shopping? Yes
What's the hardest work you've done on Christmas day?
Working....like I am tonight but then a week off...YaY!
Did you send or receive any Christmas packages this year?
Nope
What would you call Shirley Jones, David Cassidy or Susan Dey in a Pear Tree? A Partridge
Foodie Questions ~ Holiday Edition: What are your favorite holiday desserts, candies or sweets?
Just about anything but not fruitcakes or pumpkin pie
How do you feel about fruitcakes, the dessert that is? Yuk! I find it rather revolting
Today in History: 1642 English mathematician, Sir Isaac Newton, born in Lincolnshire
1741 Swedish physicist Anders Celsius developed the Centigrade temperature scale
1818 1st known Christmas carol, "Silent Night, Holy Night", sung in Austria
1868 US President Andrew Johnson unconditionally pardoned all Civil War combatants
1939 Montgomery Ward introduced Rudolph, the 9th reindeer, in an advertising campaign
2010 First Christmas snowfall in 128 years in Atlanta, Georgia
Today's Quote: "Ho, ho, ho!"
~Santa Claus, international philanthropist
Today’s Word: tannenbaum [TAH-nuh n-boum; English TAN-uh n-boum] noun, plural Tannenbäume
German. a Christmas tree
Origin: literally, fir tree
Today Is: Christmas
Christmas Pudding Day
Pumpkin Pie Day
Today's Nostalgia Picture: Iowa, 1936, a family's modest Christmas dinner of bread, potatoes, cabbage and pie. And don't you know they were glad to have it.
US government photo for Farm Security Admin, in the public domain
Confession time: I had some help wiht the Qs today in an email from . . .
Spoiler
the North Pole.
You knew Santa is online, didn't you?
Merry Christmas to those who observe the day! Happy Thursday to all!
Must dash away now! I'm one of Santa's helpers!
Today's Yuletide Questions:
I've always liked bells as a holiday decoration.
What do you like to see as decoration this time of year?
Who would you like to find under the mistletoe? My dog!
What was the last list you wrote?
Did you check it twice?
Any last minute shopping?
What's the hardest work you've done on Christmas day?
Did you send or receive any Christmas packages this year? Tons received ..
What would you call Shirley Jones, David Cassidy or Susan Dey in a Pear Tree? Too many Partridges..
Foodie Questions ~ Holiday Edition:
What are your favorite holiday desserts, candies or sweets?
How do you feel about fruitcakes, the dessert that is?
Today in History:
1642 English mathematician, Sir Isaac Newton, born in Lincolnshire
1741 Swedish physicist Anders Celsius developed the Centigrade temperature scale
1818 1st known Christmas carol, "Silent Night, Holy Night", sung in Austria
1868 US President Andrew Johnson unconditionally pardoned all Civil War combatants
1939 Montgomery Ward introduced Rudolph, the 9th reindeer, in an advertising campaign
2010 First Christmas snowfall in 128 years in Atlanta, Georgia
Today's Quote:
"Ho, ho, ho!"
~Santa Claus, international philanthropist
Today’s Word:
tannenbaum [TAH-nuh n-boum; English TAN-uh n-boum] noun, plural Tannenbäume
German. a Christmas tree
Origin: literally, fir tree
Today Is:
Christmas
Christmas Pudding Day
Pumpkin Pie Day
Today's Nostalgia Picture:
Iowa, 1936, a family's modest Christmas dinner of bread, potatoes, cabbage and pie. And don't you know they were glad to have it.
US government photo for Farm Security Admin, in the public domain
Confession time: I had some help wiht the Qs today in an email from . . .
Spoiler
Merry Christmas to those who observe the day! Happy Thursday to all!
Must dash away now! I'm one of Santa's helpers! Thanks BJH and Merry Christmas to everyone!
Today's Yuletide Questions: I've always liked bells as a holiday decoration. What do you like to see as decoration this time of year? Bells are nice. I also like snowflakes, snowmen, Santas.. and I'm really fond of nativities.
Who would you like to find under the mistletoe? My Santa.
What was the last list you wrote? The last list was for a dash into the local market yesterday. But we exchange Wish Lists every year.
Did you check it twice? Yep - more, in fact.
Any last minute shopping? Yes, yesterday.
What's the hardest work you've done on Christmas day? Back about 35 years ago I willingly worked Christmas Day for the over-time. But we needed the $ back then.
Did you send or receive any Christmas packages this year? Sent one to my brother. He sent us ours in an envelope. Did receive about three packages I ordered online for my husband.
What would you call Shirley Jones, David Cassidy or Susan Dey in a Pear Tree? The Partridges!
Foodie Questions ~ Holiday Edition: What are your favorite holiday desserts, candies or sweets? Pumpkin pie! Iced sugar or shortbread Christmas cookies, GOOD fudge, chocolate-covered Cella cherries, peppermint ice cream, peanut-brittle, and See's Lollipops!
How do you feel about fruitcakes, the dessert that is? I actually like fruitcake a lot if it doesn't have the bitter citrons in it.
Today's Nostalgia Picture:
Love the picture. Both sweet and sad.
Can I go riding with you, bjh? Have fun tracking the globe, my friend. And Merry Christmas to all!
Originally Posted by bjh; Guess what today is? :think: Here's a hint! :D
Today'sYuletide :p Questions:
I've always liked bells as a holiday decoration.
What do you like to see as decoration this time of year? Houses decorated with lights.
Who would you like to find under the mistletoe? My husband. Miss you.
What was the last list you wrote? I haven't written one lately.
Did you check it twice?
Any last minute shopping? No.
What's the hardest work you've done on Christmas day? Just cooking a big feast for a bunch of relatives.
Did you send or receive any Christmas packages this year? Received.
What would you call Shirley Jones, David Cassidy or Susan Dey in a Pear Tree? A partridge of course!
Foodie Questions Holiday Edition:
What are your favorite holiday desserts, candies or sweets? Sugar and Italian cookies and cheesecake.
How do you feel about fruitcakes, the dessert that is? I'll pass on the fruitcakes.
Today in History:
1642 English mathematician, Sir Isaac Newton, born in Lincolnshire
1741 Swedish physicist Anders Celsius developed the Centigrade temperature scale
1818 1st known Christmas carol, "Silent Night, Holy Night", sung in Austria
1868 US President Andrew Johnson unconditionally pardoned all Civil War combatants
1939 Montgomery Ward introduced Rudolph, the 9th reindeer, in an advertising campaign
2010 First Christmas snowfall in 128 years in Atlanta, Georgia
Today's Quote:
Ho, ho, ho!"
~Santa Claus, international philanthropist
Today’s Word:
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[/u]tannenbaum [TAH-nuh n-boum; English TAN-uh n-boum] noun, plural Tannenbäume
German. a Christmas tree
Origin: literally, fir tree
Today Is:
Christmas
Christmas Pudding Day
Pumpkin Pie Day
Today's Nostalgia Picture:
Iowa, 1936, a family's modest Christmas dinner of bread, potatoes, cabbage and pie. And don't you know they were glad to have it.
US government photo for Farm Security Admin, in the public domain
Confession time: I had some help wiht the Qs today in an email from . . .
Spoiler
the North Pole.
You knew Santa is online, didn't you?
Merry Christmas to those who observe the day! Happy Thursday to all!
Must dash away now! I'm one of Santa's helpers!
No matter how you spend the day,may you find some peace and a little bit of joy.
What do you like to see as decoration this time of year? Holly, she's cute.
Who would you like to find under the mistletoe? Holly.
What was the last list you wrote? Groceries, today.
Did you check it twice? Trice.
Any last minute shopping? Nope.
What's the hardest work you've done on Christmas day? Selling dried out Christmas trees.
Did you send or receive any Christmas packages this year? Nope.
What would you call Shirley Jones, David Cassidy or Susan Dey in a Pear Tree? Celebrities acting like partridges.
Foodie Questions ~ Holiday Edition:
What are your favorite holiday desserts, candies or sweets? Butter cookies with powdered sugar, hot toddies, pumpkin pie.
How do you feel about fruitcakes, the dessert that is? Like fresh ones, especially when she jumps out and yells "Merry Christmas in all her blazing glory.
"Merry Christmas" everyonel, Peace on Earth toward all men/women/kids.
Today's Yuletide Questions:
I've always liked bells as a holiday decoration. What do you like to see as decoration this time of year? I enjoy seeing Christmas lights displayed on people's houses. I also like wreaths, garlands, poinsettias, candles and fireplaces with stockings hanging from them.
Who would you like to find under the mistletoe? My husband
What was the last list you wrote? This is going to sound funny. I was making potato pancakes for Christmas Eve, and the recipe called for 3 1/2 lbs. of potatoes. I weighed each one of the four potatoes I bought on my diet scale, jotted down the ounces for each on a piece of paper, then divided the total by 16 to find out how many pounds I had. I should have just checked the grocery slip for the weight!
Did you check it twice? No, it wasn't that complicated to add up the list of numbers. I used a calculator to divide by 16, though. That's higher math to me.
Any last minute shopping? No, I didn't forget anything.
What's the hardest work you've done on Christmas day? Trying to figure out what to serve after I smelled a rancid odor coming from the oven and realized the turkey breast had gone off. I had thought I was clever by buying the turkey five days early. Big mistake! I had to quickly figure out something else to serve for Christmas Dinner. Options were limited as all the stores were closed, and I had to make do with what was on hand. I think we ended up having bacon sandwiches. Luckily it was just the two of us that year.
Did you send or receive any Christmas packages this year? Only the packages that I mail ordered from L.L. Bean and the Vermont Country Store.
What would you call Shirley Jones, David Cassidy or Susan Dey in a Pear Tree? Aaargh! I'm not touching that one with a 10-foot pole!
Foodie Questions ~ Holiday Edition: What are your favorite holiday desserts, candies or sweets? I l-o-v-e fudge, pumpkin pie, mince pie, gingerbread men, foil-wrapped chocolate such as coins, balls and Santas, stollen, spritz cookies, almond crescents, vanilla sugar cookies, chocolate mint Hershey's Kisses and chocolate mint M&Ms.
How do you feel about fruitcakes, the dessert that is? No, thanks. Every year by request I bake a British-style Christmas cake for my hair stylist, who is from London. It is much like American fruitcake except that it has mostly raisins and currants in it but not that much candied peel and candied cherries. It is infused with sherry while aging in a tin and then is covered with layers of apricot jam, marzipan and royal frosting. It's better than any fruit cake I've ever tried, but I still don't like it that much because it's really, really sweet.
My mother used to make a "no-bake" fruitcake from graham cracker crumbs, margarine, sugar, candied fruit and rum flavoring. This mixture was then packed into a loaf pan and refrigerated. It was completely inedible and was the consistency of a brick, but I didn't want to hurt her feelings, so I thanked her, took it home, chucked it in the trash and then told her I liked it. She made me another one the following year!
[quote=bjh;37764220]Guess what today is? Here's a hint!
Today's Yuletide Questions:
I've always liked bells as a holiday decoration. What do you like to see as decoration this time of year?
Snowflakes
Who would you like to find under the mistletoe?
What was the last list you wrote?
Did you check it twice?
Any last minute shopping?
What's the hardest work you've done on Christmas day?
Kill me now I have to do another pm/night double later today and I'm already having major anxiety about it.
Did you send or receive any Christmas packages this year?
Nope , don't do Christmas.
What would you call Shirley Jones, David Cassidy or Susan Dey in a Pear Tree?
Foodie Questions ~ Holiday Edition: What are your favorite holiday desserts, candies or sweets?
Anything with sugar and or chocolate.
How do you feel about fruitcakes, the dessert that is?
Today in History: 1642 English mathematician, Sir Isaac Newton, born in Lincolnshire
1741 Swedish physicist Anders Celsius developed the Centigrade temperature scale
1818 1st known Christmas carol, "Silent Night, Holy Night", sung in Austria
1868 US President Andrew Johnson unconditionally pardoned all Civil War combatants
1939 Montgomery Ward introduced Rudolph, the 9th reindeer, in an advertising campaign
2010 First Christmas snowfall in 128 years in Atlanta, Georgia
Today's Quote: "Ho, ho, ho!"
~Santa Claus, international philanthropist
Today’s Word: tannenbaum [TAH-nuh n-boum; English TAN-uh n-boum] noun, plural Tannenbäume
German. a Christmas tree
Origin: literally, fir tree
Today Is: Christmas
Christmas Pudding Day
Pumpkin Pie Day
Today's Nostalgia Picture: Iowa, 1936, a family's modest Christmas dinner of bread, potatoes, cabbage and pie. And don't you know they were glad to have it.
US government photo for Farm Security Admin, in the public domain
Confession time: I had some help wiht the Qs today in an email from . . .
Spoiler
the North Pole.
You knew Santa is online, didn't you?
Merry Christmas to those who observe the day! Happy Thursday to all!
Must dash away now! I'm one of Santa's helpers!
All I wanted for Christmas was Monsoon this little black kitten with ears that look like bats. So cute, so Halloween. John said NOOOOO
I hope you all are having a better Christmas then I'm having. Something really traumaic happened at work early Monday morning that still has me quite freaked out. This one will haunt me for a long time.
Guess what today is?
December 25, 2014. What do I win?
Today's Yuletide Questions: I've always liked bells as a holiday decoration. What do you like to see as decoration this time of year? Lights are okay as long as it's not overdone.
Who would you like to find under the mistletoe? - The woman I am corresponding with who is 8,000 miles away.
What was the last list you wrote? - I don't remember. I store lists/things I have to do in my head.
Did you check it twice? N/A
Any last minute shopping? I am baking banana bread today. I have everything I need. I was able to get some nice banana's yesterday, perfect actually.
What's the hardest work you've done on Christmas day? D/K
Did you send or receive any Christmas packages this year? No. Come to think of it I do not think I ever sent a package out this time of year. But my grandmother did mail something to me when I was a little kid.
What would you call Shirley Jones, David Cassidy or Susan Dey in a Pear Tree? - A Partridge Family reunion?
Foodie Questions ~ Holiday Edition: What are your favorite holiday desserts, candies or sweets? N/A
How do you feel about fruitcakes, the dessert that is? - I'd rather have chocolate cake and ice cream.
Or my delicious banana bread that I will bake today.
Thanks for the Questions, bjh.
Hope everyone has an enjoyable Thursday!
[/b][b]What do you like to see as decoration this time of year? I enjoy all of them. It's all festive and cheery. I like the fun stuff better though…snowmen and snowflakes.
Who would you like to find under the mistletoe? My DH
What was the last list you wrote? What to write back to people on a chat thread
Did you check it twice? Only once
Any last minute shopping? Yes…I had to go out yesterday. I forgot the Ricotta for the lasagna today
What's the hardest work you've done on Christmas day? Probably some kind of remodeling, but that is what we call fun. Today we will finish the install on kitchen cabinets, then I get to organize all my new cabinets, make pancakes for breakfast, lasagna for dinner…pumpkin chili form the extra ground beef. Oh and bake some butter and chocolate chip cookies for later.
Did you send or receive any Christmas packages this year? I sent four dozen cookies to the grands and it cost almost $40.00
What would you call Shirley Jones, David Cassidy or Susan Dey in a Pear Tree? Partridges….loved their bus, lol.
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but then a week off...YaY!
