Favorite Christmas Movies/baking/Denise/cold temps-Hi Anne

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Oh, yeah we got some good snow! And last night we could watch our

themometer drop in temperature. At 10:00pm, it was 3.2 and by 10:30 it

was 1.2. This morning is was -2.4, brrr it was hard to get up and do

my outside chores. But, we're loving it....dress warm, enjoy the

sunshine from inside and don't go anywhere while it's snowing and all

is fine.

 

Hey, what did you think of New Pioneer Co-Op? Did you find some great

things?

 

Have a potluck to go to tomorrow evening. The hard part is choosing

what to make.....vegetarian and vegetarian friendly people will be

there. It's the farmers group we're a part of, even though we not yet

farmers/producers.

 

Denise

 

, " jandemommy "

<jandemommy> wrote:

>

> --- our vote here is Rudolph, Frosty, and Charlie Brown : ). kids

> also like original Home Alone and I look forward to It's a Wonderful

> Life when I need a nap : ). I have truly never watched it all the

> way through yet for which my hubby considers it to be a great

> travesty : ).

>

> oh well, it's time to start baking again : ). extended family and

> friends are getting baskets of fresh bread this year with homemade

> jellies/jams. just got done with Cookie Walk at school and had no

> leftovers. the favorite recipe was Butterscotch Shortbread Bars

> (vegan or lacto). I also took Snowballs, Giant Molasses cookies,

> Giant Oatmeal Raisin cookies, Caramel Corn with peanuts, and Almond

> Bark Pretzel Sticks. is almond bark vegetarian? I don't care for the

> stuff but had some left over in cupboard that needed to be used

> up : ). if anyone is interested in recipes I can post them : ).

>

> it is truly freezing here--furnace set at 72 and it's barely

> holding : ). Denise, did you get much snow? we have about 4-5 " plus

> 4 more coming today. hubby called and was wearing shorts/T-shirt so

> I *just* had to share how cold it was here : ) at -temps. he said he

> would give up buying a laptop at Christmas to get me a snowblower

> but I would prefer him to have the computer so we can stay in

> contact when he leaves here shortly for Iraq : ). I can always

> shovel the smaller drive out to get kids to school and then work at

> the much bigger one at leisure : )--our garage is weird--it is 2-car

> but has one door on front and one door on back. oh well...

>

> does anyone have their shopping done yet?? I just started and

> hopefully kids will like all they got. we are going to attempt to go

> to Coralville today to the big mall so they can give me some more

> ideas and then we are going to check out New Pioneer Coop next door

> for some good holiday cooking ideas : 0. hope everyone has a good

> weekend and take care : )............

>

> Anne

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