Begging for Ban Thread #11

[Sassycat]

Good Afternoon, I survived the eye appt and Walmart. Glad to be back in my quiet house.


Northern Rose, could you use one of the bungie cord things to fix the tree stand?

I thought of that but think because a bungee cord has some elastic it may not be easy to keep it stable and or shoot the cord across the room as the other cords are tightened. 

When I was a kid, my dad would hammer two boards together in an x shape then nail it to the tree trunk. I have even tied an old artificial tree to the curtain rod to keep the tree straight. lol

My dad used to do that, too.    We were kinda poor and there were six of us kids.   One year, he went into the woods and chopped down the ugliest tree ever.    It looked ok once it had lights and a few presents were put under it.   


A few years back, we got a tree from a roadside stand and it had a spider nest inside that we didn't know about.   After about 3 days, the baby spiders were all over my living room.               There were so many, we just couldn't kill them without spraying the tree.  So our wonderful evergreen Christmas tree smelled like bug spray all thru the holidays.     
The following year, we bought an artificial tree.     

My father did this too just hammered the tree trunk to the wood x.  However one year I remember... he couldn't get the tree to stand up so he nailed it to the floor and my mother was livid!  LOL

My dad did that, too!           What were they thinking?     

[bananas]

Good morning monkeys.... took me a bit to catch up on all I missed while out yesterday.  More shopping and wrapping.  Today, more elfwork as well.  Time to clean this place up before the festivities.  I will have a houseful this weekend.  Would much rather stay in here to read and chat.   

I love your avi.   

The Christmas sweetyl made for me by Brandi... the monkey... just found it online... isn't he a hoot?

[no rose colored glasses]

Hummmm, drinks sound good about now. Lol It is 5 o'clock somewhere!  I think I need about a gt of bourbon right about now.

    I can't stay off the computer either, my husband is still stirring the cake batter, and now he says should I fill the cupcake cups, sure 

[Sassycat]

Those jokes are funny  I needed that. My husband got the right things  but then couldn't figure out why the car doors and trunk didn't open, so after a couple minutes he realized it was the wrong black car  I'm going to need a drink before this day is over.  Glad everything went well with your mom Darla 

Make that 2 drinks,I am gonna be thirsty.   

Sounds good      Hi Sassy 

Hi NoRose!    Funny about your hubby going to the wrong car.         I've done that a few times, myself.   It always embarrassing and I look around to see if anyone was watching me.     

[no rose colored glasses]

im cooking a ham!  i can't wait.  i love the holidays for the food.  and i plan to cook all the yummy stuff!

Ham sounds good  The Olive Garden, we like going there on Christmas Eve.

Yum.   I love the Olive Garden.   Especially the salad.           We are finally getting one near us.  We used to have to drive 40 miles to eat there.

I love it  I can't believe your tree story  my youngest is crazy afraid of spiders, we would have had to moved out, that is scary.

[bananas]

My dad did that, too!           What were they thinking?     

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I dunno... what were they thinking?  I guess he was so intent on getting that tree to stand up?  LOL   

[no rose colored glasses]

I don't know what my mother would have done if my dad nailed the tree to the floor  She would have been really angry.

[Sassycat]

Good morning monkeys.... took me a bit to catch up on all I missed while out yesterday.  More shopping and wrapping.  Today, more elfwork as well.  Time to clean this place up before the festivities.  I will have a houseful this weekend.  Would much rather stay in here to read and chat.   

I love your avi.   

The Christmas sweetyl made for me by Brandi... the monkey... just found it online... isn't he a hoot?

Yeah.  and every time I see it, I laugh.   Your name is perfect - bananas.          Very cute.   

[darla]

I love the Olive Garden also, but it is 55 miles away. Wish they would build one closer. I have to drive 20 miles to the nearest Walmarts.



tGo to run Mom just called and has cut her hand pretty bad. Another 20 mile trip to the Drs.

[bananas]

Those jokes are funny  I needed that. My husband got the right things  but then couldn't figure out why the car doors and trunk didn't open, so after a couple minutes he realized it was the wrong black car  I'm going to need a drink before this day is over.  Glad everything went well with your mom Darla 

Make that 2 drinks,I am gonna be thirsty.   

Sounds good      Hi Sassy 

Hi NoRose!    Funny about your hubby going to the wrong car.         I've done that a few times, myself.   It always embarrassing and I look around to see if anyone was watching me.     

Hmmmm.... me thinks we should meet for happy hour this evening!  Ok, I have had some fun chatting again but I gotta get back to this beast of a house and get it cleaned up.  Got 3 rooms done this morning.  3 more to do this afternoon.  Gonna need happy hour when I get done!
 

[bananas]

Good morning monkeys.... took me a bit to catch up on all I missed while out yesterday.  More shopping and wrapping.  Today, more elfwork as well.  Time to clean this place up before the festivities.  I will have a houseful this weekend.  Would much rather stay in here to read and chat.   

I love your avi.   

The Christmas sweetyl made for me by Brandi... the monkey... just found it online... isn't he a hoot?

Yeah.  and every time I see it, I laugh.   Your name is perfect - bananas.          Very cute.   

Yep, I guess if the name fits?  LOL

[Sassycat]

im cooking a ham!  i can't wait.  i love the holidays for the food.  and i plan to cook all the yummy stuff!

Ham sounds good  The Olive Garden, we like going there on Christmas Eve.

Yum.   I love the Olive Garden.   Especially the salad.           We are finally getting one near us.  We used to have to drive 40 miles to eat there.

I love it  I can't believe your tree story  my youngest is crazy afraid of spiders, we would have had to moved out, that is scary.

I kid you not - there had to be a couple hundred spiders.   And we had our annual Christmas Eve party and we were trying to spray the house with Evergreen Air Freshner but you could still smell bug spray.          I wonder what our guests thought.   

[trimmonthelake]

Hi Sassy and Trimm!

Trimm I can't keep up with you when you change your avi everyday lol. Sassy, wish I had your will power to stay off the computer. I might could get something accomplished.

   I'll be back to my Tink self after Christmas.   

[Sassycat]

Those jokes are funny  I needed that. My husband got the right things  but then couldn't figure out why the car doors and trunk didn't open, so after a couple minutes he realized it was the wrong black car  I'm going to need a drink before this day is over.  Glad everything went well with your mom Darla 

Make that 2 drinks,I am gonna be thirsty.   

Sounds good      Hi Sassy 

Hi NoRose!    Funny about your hubby going to the wrong car.         I've done that a few times, myself.   It always embarrassing and I look around to see if anyone was watching me.     

Hmmmm.... me thinks we should meet for happy hour this evening!  Ok, I have had some fun chatting again but I gotta get back to this beast of a house and get it cleaned up.  Got 3 rooms done this morning.  3 more to do this afternoon.  Gonna need happy hour when I get done!
 

Happy hour sounds fun.       I need to get back to work too.    I miss you all.     

[bananas]

im cooking a ham!  i can't wait.  i love the holidays for the food.  and i plan to cook all the yummy stuff!

Ham sounds good  The Olive Garden, we like going there on Christmas Eve.

Yum.   I love the Olive Garden.   Especially the salad.           We are finally getting one near us.  We used to have to drive 40 miles to eat there.

I love it  I can't believe your tree story  my youngest is crazy afraid of spiders, we would have had to moved out, that is scary.

I kid you not - there had to be a couple hundred spiders.   And we had our annual Christmas Eve party and we were trying to spray the house with Evergreen Air Freshner but you could still smell bug spray.          I wonder what our guests thought.   

The spiders would seriously hav freaked me out!  I hate the creepy crawly things.... YUCK.  That must have been awful.

[Sassycat]

I love the Olive Garden also, but it is 55 miles away. Wish they would build one closer. I have to drive 20 miles to the nearest Walmarts.



tGo to run Mom just called and has cut her hand pretty bad. Another 20 mile trip to the Drs.

Oh no.   I hope she's ok.    Be careful.     

[Sassycat]

The spiders would seriously hav freaked me out!  I hate the creepy crawly things.... YUCK.  That must have been awful.

Oh, they freaked me out.         That's why I said NO to live trees after that!     
Its funny now - but it wasn't back then.   

[QuietMonkey]

The spiders would seriously hav freaked me out!  I hate the creepy crawly things.... YUCK.  That must have been awful.

Oh, they freaked me out.         That's why I said NO to live trees after that!     
Its funny now - but it wasn't back then.   

Hi Sassy, sorry to hear about that spider mishap. I definitely would have been a mess (and not be able to sleep) if that happened to me. Makes me glad I always have an artificial tree.

[ScareyCarrie]

Do you guys have Dollar Tree stores up there or Everything for a Dollar? You will be surprised what you can find in them. I love to shop in them. I just bought the book Loving Natalee in there today for $1.00

One of my nephews is 10mos old and i buy his the "bath" books, those soft vinyl ones so he can read/chew at the same time...we read them he chews... (not that you think i have a genius nephew reading at 10mos...) 

[ScareyCarrie]

Spent the day baking yesterday and helping a friend.  Then spent last night going to 5 stores to find a tree stand as I killed ours on Sunday.  Never did find a stand.  Guess with the artificial trees stores just do not carry a large supply of stands anymore.  Torn between decorating the tree with it leaning against a wall or just saying scr@w it.

More baking to do today as well as candy making.  Kids love peanut brittle so that is on the list for the day.

I haven't seen many tree stands this year  Prop it up against the wall, that should work okay  May be harder though to put the lights on, but I'm sure when you are done it will look great. I have all this baking and my husband is still at Walmart, with a few items, and some tin foil pans I needed. He has called me so many times, I just told him just bring me some pans, I don't care what they look like anymore  By the time he gets here, I'm not going to want to do this.

NoRose you are so funny. A man just can't do things right lol. My mom use to send my Dad to the store and he would come back with all kinds of stuff.

My step dad left for the hardware store and came home with a new car for my lil sis