Jezebel's Surprise Advent Package Train

[Jezebel]

To answer my own question, i love snowflakes. And my b-day is may 16, and bf is aug 25. Ok one more question? Buddy when do you open presents, on Christmas eve or Christmas morning?

open 1 on christmas eve

we open all gifts on the morning of the 25th when the kids wake they can open their stocking in their rooms(at the foot of their beds) to give us some time to lie in. My parents are coming in from BC for xmas AND hubby has the day off this year(rare as he is a shiftworker)

I have all but one item in the prep area - need to wrap, number and wait.
Its alright that there are more than 25 items right? :S I went overboard.

I will have more than 25 I usually label them 1a 1b and so on

Just popping in, been on the phone since I got home from work, our. Girl Guide Camp was broken into so had to call the police and file a report, speak to the provincial commissioner, insurance etc. Nothing was stolen that we know of, just a busted gate, smashed in door and barn where the lawn tractor is was busted. Some people....

I love Disney and snowflakes!

Bdays:
Me December 17
Scott march 29
Erica October 29
Sami December 8
New puppy September 10

aww that is just so wrong I will never understand those who vandalize other ppl's belongings.....

WL Up to date

Oh buddy I love your wishes so much, I was going to wait because I have a half Marathon tomorrow but I am going to drive to the city after and shop. Am I the only one who eat sleeps and breaths my buddies wishes. I want everything to be perfect!

I am looking every time I go out

OMG I just discovered there is such a thing as a refillable Kcup pod - http://www.amazon.ca/Ekobrew-40103-R...697345&sr=8-60

Has anybody heard of/tried this? I think i need one....if they actually work! I love it!

I have a refillable and never use it...I also bought disposable k-kups off amazon...you can also re-use k-kups you buy from the store ! ..peel off the top ..dump the grounds rinse them out ...let them dry and fill with your own coffe ...cover with tin foil and voila ..you can re-use them

Anyone ever use a crock pot liner? I just read a recipe that suggested using one, and I don't think I've ever seen them before. Would love to try it if it make clean up that much quicker and easier!

Oh... and we're Christmas Day at our house too!

I have crock pot liners

Fyi worked like a charm. LOVE it!!!!

I re-fill my lysol dispenser also ....off to bed

[bluzsuz]

OMG I just discovered there is such a thing as a refillable Kcup pod - http://www.amazon.ca/Ekobrew-40103-R...697345&sr=8-60

Has anybody heard of/tried this? I think i need one....if they actually work! I love it!

My Keurig came with one, it has a neat little side door that it stores in too! I don't use it too often, but it works great and that way if you have a super fave coffee you can use it too The samples of Kenya Coffee that were mailed out recently are meant for a reusable K Cup thingy.

Hope you all have a great Saturday - I am off to the rubber factory for 12 hours!!

[dlee]

I always open my presents Christmas morning! man, I'm getting so excited. I went to do the shoppers 20x points event just now and got 25,000 points and got five things for my buddy!

[dlee]

Jezebel - is there a way to search this thread for our buddy's name? like, "find all posts by dlee" or do we have to go through every single page to find our buddy wishes? =)

[PammieD]

Jezebel - is there a way to search this thread for our buddy's name? like, "find all posts by dlee" or do we have to go through every single page to find our buddy wishes? =)

You can go to the top of this thread, select 'search thread', do the advanced search by user name, and then it'll show you all of their more recent posts. That's how I was following my buddy's responses. I just copied & pasted all of the questions/answers into a word doc as well as their initial wishlist in order to try and get a revised list.

[slambert]

I remember my Dad always saying he wanted a race car track set growing up and never got one..he used it more as a you can't always get what you want lesson more than telling us that he "really" wanted one. I decided a few years ago to get him one for Christmas as a joke gift and when he opened it he cried so hard, broke my heart. I didn't realize how important it was for him to have this gift. He told me after that he had asked Santa for one every year. He has set it up in the basement on a piece of plywood and still plays with it

[nat77]

Ok i think i finally have a question that no one has asked i hope lol, Buddy what is your favorite kind of ornament? ball, star, disney, icicle,snowflake etc?

I love ALL ornaments! Especially unique ones, or Disney. Non-breakable ornaments are great in my house too!

I have a question Buddy! Since there are so many birthdays in this thread- tell me, when is your birthday (if you haven't already mentioned it ), your significant others, and your kids (if applicable) ?

My birthday is: Oct. 4, 1977
DH: Feb. 3, 1965
DS: Oct. 24, 2009
DD: Apr. 27, 2011

Ladies(and 1 Gent):

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I received a gift I ordered for my buddy and it says "I LOVE COUPONS" <--yeah baby!

And, I baked today. From zero to chocolate haystacks in approx 1.5 hours. The recipe was supposed to take 20 min. (HAHAHAHAHA!)

As Coyote would say, "My hubby is going to poop his pantaloons" when he gets home. 5 years married tomorrow and this is the FIRST time I have baked.

Cross your fingers that they taste fantastic!

Yay! I know from experience that it's pretty hard to screw up a recipe with chocolate in it!

Buddy when do you open presents, on Christmas eve or Christmas morning?

Ordinarily we open them on Christmas morning. This year, however, DH has to work on Christmas day from 5:30am to 5pm. BOOOOO... Since our kids are still young and don't yet understand when the dates are, we're going to have Christmas on the 24th and just tell them it's the 25th. Hopefully that will work.

Buddy was there a gift you had always wanted growing up that you never got? Also what was the favorite gift you ever got and do you still have it?

I always wanted a Punky Brewster doll, but never found it under the tree.

My favourite gift I ever got was a pair of Smurfette Roller Skates. I'm not sure what happened to them.... They matched my Smurfette lunch box and sun visor.

[MrsSunshine]

seriously.. what are you ppl doing up in the middle of the night.. ?

[lizardqueen78]

Fyi worked like a charm. LOVE it!!!!

Yay! Glad it worked for you too

[lizardqueen78]

I don't remember a specific gift that I wanted as a kid....probably a pony lol I'm sure there was something though. For my most memorable gift....it involves a story:

One Christmas when I was about 8 or 9, my younger sis was 3ish......well I was a nosy kid and had found 'Santa's workshop' in my very own basement! I kept it a secret for a while and would go in every couple of days to see what was in there! Then, fairly close to Christmas, it seemed like a brilliant idea to show my younger sister! The presents were in two piles in the room, unwrapped with our names on them. We kept it a secret until we were opening gifts on Christmas morning.....

My sister opened a gift that had been in my pile in the workshop, so 9 year old me says `hey that was supposed to be my gift`(it was a plastic horse with hair that you can braid - kinda like my little pony but more realistic!) My parents were none to thrilled!

When we were younger we used to be allowed to open one present on Christmas eve, after church. It was always the first present that was under the tree (from my step sister in Ottawa) and it was always a box of chocolates or candies to share and a small gift....as we got older it was the chocolates and a gift card or cheque lol

Hubby and I do presents Christmas eve....mainly it is because I am like a five year old and can`t wait to open gifts or to see his reaction to what I got him (usually a homemade gift). The pets have their celebrations (Houndmas and Kittymas) on the morning of the 25th <---yep, we are 'those people' We go to his parent' s place for Christmas day brunch and then to my mom's for early dinner!

I have most of my gifts organized and planned, will shop next week and maybe wrap *gasp* on Thursday and Friday while I am home with my diabetic kitty after her dental surgery! Today, I get a new printer....yay! can finally print coupons again!

[RSAS]

You just made my night friend!.....off to mcgiver the wet jet....and potentially the lysol

For the wet jet. Boil some water and then dunk the top in for several minutes. Use a towel to twist it right off.

[K8's Fate]

Grrr!!!
Just got bit by our cat multiple times in the scalp! WTH!!!

Was arguing with DBF (not so dear though), and the cat jumped on my head while I was lying on our bed! He seemed upset with us arguing and then jumped on my head!!!

So, now I'm at the hospital to get antibiotics, and have them look at the bite marks!

Really did not think this was how my day would turn out.

[shawshank]

Just wanted to pop in for a brag...... I just won tickets to the Wiggles for Monday night and a meet and greet with them! I won them off Qx104 fm radio station out of Winnipeg..... I'm taking my daughter, Shawlightning, and her DS which apparently will make me the best Aunty in the whole world but not telling him about the meet and greet to keep that a surprise! Merry Christmas to him! (my daughter doesn't quite know who they are yet!)

[Bear25]

Grrr!!!
Just got bit by our cat multiple times in the scalp! WTH!!!

Was arguing with DBF (not so dear though), and the cat jumped on my head while I was lying on our bed! He seemed upset with us arguing and then jumped on my head!!!

So, now I'm at the hospital to get antibiotics, and have them look at the bite marks!

Really did not think this was how my day would turn out.

Oh my hope you are ok, pets are funny like that, if my bf yells my older dog runs behind me and growls at him. Take care of yourself.

[shawlightning]

Just wanted to pop in for a brag...... I just won tickets to the Wiggles for Monday night and a meet and greet with them! I won them off Qx104 fm radio station out of Winnipeg..... I'm taking my daughter, Shawlightning, and her DS which apparently will make me the best Aunty in the whole world but not telling him about the meet and greet to keep that a surprise! Merry Christmas to him! (my daughter doesn't quite know who they are yet!)

Not telling him that he is going either!!! he is gonna "poop in his pantaloons" (as coyote would say) not only to be there cuz he wanted to go so bad but because he will be meeting them!!!!! gotta make sure the camera is charged up and memory card is empty!!!