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  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    :roll: Oh God yes. Painful. They're all so cheery and swell. All the kids are beautiful, all the parents are nurturing. Gimmeafuckinbreak.

    (Am I getting cranky in my dotage?!?)

    Ever want to send one for real, and write, "Susie continues to struggle with addiction but was only taken into protective custody once this year, Roger has been siphoning money from his accounts at work and so far has successfully eluded detection, and Karen is becoming increasingly demented."
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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    edited November 2010
    Nope... and we don't do the family picture holiday card thing over here really either ... just send shop bought x-mas cards.

    EDIT: unlost ... we don't send them so don't need to do that ;)

    What do single people do over there for holiday cards with no family to assemble?
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    chime wrote:
    Nope... and we don't do the family picture holiday card thing over here really either ... just send shop bought x-mas cards.

    EDIT: unlost ... we don't send them so don't need to due that ;)

    What do single people do over there for holiday cards with no family to assemble?

    when i was single, i never sent out cards. to be honest, it's all my wife's doing.

    when is a good time to put up the christmas tree? my neighbor put theirs up about 3-4 weeks ago! :shock:
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  • Pearl DrummerPearl Drummer Posts: 4,627
    Wow thats insane. i think anytime after thanksgiving is ok.

    Do you get a fake or a real tree?
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    we have a fake tree b/c we learned the hard way that our dog will destroy a real tree.

    what about you?
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  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Mr 4+20 does not let me put a tree up...or decorations for that matter...i try to sneak the Rudolph toys though

    Do you get together with friends for dinner if you don't have family close by?
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    We both grew up in the town we live in now, and our families are there. But since Mr. Unlost's dad is increasingly confused, we really keep it low-key to avoid flustering him. Sometimes we just do brunch instead of a formal dinner. We haven't really figured it out yet for this year. His brother hosts a really nice dinner on Christmas Eve, and he always invites some people who have no place to go. (His brother and sister-in-law are angels like that, they seem to find these lost souls and get involved with making sure they're okay.)

    Re. the tree, Mr. Unlost strongly prefers a real one. I sometimes would rather a fake one, but the real one makes him happy. We usually put it up a couple of weeks before. And we put a gate around it to keep the unlost dogs away.

    One year I kept finding broken ornaments on the couch. Then I happend to peek around the kitchen doorway, and saw Sweet Pea jump up on the couch, lean wayyyy over, and carefully sniff several ornaments on the adjacent tree. She clearly was considering them all, then oh so gently took one in her teeth and eased it off the branch. She settled down, preparing to enjoy a nice chew, when I said, "Hey!" and she almost jumped out of her tricolored skin. Subsequently we relocated the tree to the foyer and now we put a gate around it.

    Have you ever had a Christmas tree (or menorah, as applicable) related disaster?
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  • Pearl DrummerPearl Drummer Posts: 4,627
    My moms cat has knocked over her tree before :lol:

    What did you ask for for christmas?
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  • theserialthrillatheserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    pearl jam stuff and money to buy pearl jam stuff... :lol::lol:


    do you sing carols at xmas
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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    Nope ... but I bet the boys will be! ... and that you are looking forward to the Nativity ... or do they do a panto??

    Do you take your kids to a pantomime?
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  • Green CircleGreen Circle Posts: 5,192
    no clowns as a whole freak me out...along with scarecrows.

    What scares you the most?
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Nope

    Ever been to Radio City Christmas Spectacular?
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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    Can't think of anything. Not a fan of medical stuff.

    We don't have clowns in pantomimes :?

    EDIT: BD nope.

    What are your x-mas traditions? or Hanukkah if BD gets this q ;)
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  • theserialthrillatheserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    eat and drink too much....guess thats the same for bd



    do you have a xmas breakfast screambled egg with smoked salmon for me :D
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  • Green CircleGreen Circle Posts: 5,192
    uhh...no...

    but I will if you so wish...

    and what will you have for me?
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  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    How about a popover? I always make popovers on Christmas.

    What's your favorite holiday tradition?
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  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    edited November 2010
    I will be sure to send Boo Boo a scarecrow dressed like a clown for the holidays...

    i'd love to see the Rockettes perform!

    The Mr. Likes to make a big fancy breakfast...i'll request salmon benedict this year!

    What traditions do you look forward to?
    EDIT: ok then, I look forward to grumbling that I can't have a tree for the cats and dogs to destroy...

    you?
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  • Green CircleGreen Circle Posts: 5,192
    Letting my kids buy one new Ornament for the tree.
    My Mom did it with us...when we moved out we all had enough ornaments for our own tree.


    Whats yours?
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Lighting the candles and Portato Latkes at my moms MMMM...

    Fan of the Latke?
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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    Never had one. So her latkes are a cut above her steak then ;)

    What is the favourite food your Mum/Dad would cook for you?
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  • Green CircleGreen Circle Posts: 5,192
    Dutch pancakes in the morning filled with warm pudding!

    Whats your favorite dessert?
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    McDonalds :mrgreen:
    Kidding... Ummm it's a tie between the Latkes and her Sweet and Sour Meatballs (family secret recipe)

    Double B: Rice Pudding

    Does your family have a secret recipe?
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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    Great great grandmothers piccalilli recipe (several members of the family still make it) ... there are a few others but that's the main one.

    Yours?
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  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    We're not great cooks, I'm afraid. But I can create an entirely from scratch Thanksgiving dinner that would blow you away, complete with juniper brined roast turkey. It's my one culinary effort for the year.

    Mr. Unlost makes a nice mac and cheese.

    How do you like your popovers?
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Ummm Popped :shifty:

    Are there different ways to make Popovers?
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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    I learned yesterday they are like Yorkshire Puddings ... I only know one way of making Yorkshire Puddings (although we make different shapes/sizes)

    What is your speciality?
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  • Pearl DrummerPearl Drummer Posts: 4,627
    I have no idea

    What are popovers?
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  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    toasty and warm puffy bready things

    what do you have them with? jam and butter?
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  • Green CircleGreen Circle Posts: 5,192
    Yes.

    I have a friend of mine that makes them and they are AWESOME!

    Do you make any holiday dishes (food)?
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Yep... Place across the street in the last apartment building I lived in Manhattan was called Popovers... A weekend stopover was madatory on the way home with lox and bagels...

    Favorite place to eat breakfast?
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