Lois

LOL@Westbrook ! They all come from the heart! One year I got gumdrop earrings... believe it or not I spray seal them every few months and wear them at Christmas time. I have recieved ornaments that have taken alot of work to make and others that took very little time, but to me they are all precious because they come from the heart of my friends and family here at Mrs.S. Also, it doesnt matter what the cost is. Most of us are frugal as a result of years of doing without to raise families... I raised 6 children of my own and a step son.. now I am doing the Mommy thing again with The Giants children. It is hard to believe that this is the 4th annual Christmas Ornament Exchange here on Mrs.S. Time does fly when you are with friends. twila

This is your last chance to enter the annual Christmas Ornament Exchange from Mrs.S. hosted by Snow_Mom this year. We would love to have more join. Frannie where are you this year? ------------------

This is great. Now I can get started on my ornaments and get them in the mail early!

twilap????????? WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA YOU'RE NOT MY BIG BROTHER ANYMORE??????? WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I'm so glad that your pet returned home in good health. I lost 2 beloved dogs right after we moved to the ranch in 1996... one returned home after 3 weeks, week, sick and dehydrated but we nursed her back to health again. the other we never saw again.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I am still around, but I am back to work full time now and I dont get to post as much as I want to.

I have everything I need to make the twelve ornaments for the adults except for the wooden dowels. I still need to know how many 4-H'ers we're going to have so I can get started. If who ever is handeling the 4-H kids would email me... agslbabe@aol.com with a list of names of the kids, I would like to enclose a greeting card for the kids along with their ornaments. Please let us know soon how many kids we are going to have as I am working full time again and I will be doing my ornaments in the evenings after dinner is over. luv ya Twila

It's still muggy here in New Jersey too. Looks like maybe rain later on today too.

Glaad to see you back Philomena! Congratulations on the new baby too!

Looking out the window, of my living room, I see the yellow leaves from my maple tree sailing to the ground like graceful feathers, a gray squirrel sits on top of my trash can husking the green shell off of a Black Walnut. Pandora, the neighbors Black Lab, is playing in their front yard. Looking out the window of my bedroom I watch the river slowly meandering west, canadian geese swimming up stream to their nesting area. Here in NJ they don't migrate south anymore, they are here all year long. The leaves of the poison oak are turn bright with the autum colors. Yes, Ed winter is comming!

So glad to see you back deb. hope your recovery is a swift one. twi

No Reci, its not too late. Welcome to the group. I just love the ornament exchange each year. It makes my tree so special to have homemade ornaments decorate it from my friends and family here. twi

Come join us, its sure to be fun! Snowmom is hosting it this year and she sure is fantastic. Hope to see you all there. T

Oh Hill, I am so sorry that you and your husband are going through this with your step-child. I have one of those too... we just keep telling ourselves she will be 18 in 13 more months... your family is in our prayers. twi

Dear Lord, keep the many who passed away a year ago today close to your heart, envelope them in your loving arms, be they catholic, protistant, muslim,islamic, black, white, red, yellow, brown. Heal this country Lord and heal the hearts around the world of the many who cannot forgive. Let us never forget, but teach us all to forgive one another. Thank you Lord, for friends, family, blue skies, sunshine,freedom. Thank you for the men and women around the world who protect not only our way of life and religious freedom but the rest of the worlds as well. Thank you for the peace officers and firemen who put their lives at stake everyday to protect us, our homes and loved ones. And Lord, most of all, bring us peace of mind and peace in our world. Amen

you've picked the best place to get advice on food storage, emergency preparedness and just plain good advice period. welcome!

Oh Momo when my first son was born he was born 4 years to the day that his great grandmother passed away... my third son was born on her birthday.

HI Goose Liver, My ex husband is 1/4 blackfoot indian. His grandmother was fullblooded blackfoot indian and Toms family was from Ohio and Ilinois.

Heres mine: Hook, Hayden, Holdcroft, Hoge, Nelson, Hemery, Tharp, Thorp, Jennings, Thimmes, Dayton, When I began tracing my family tree I found most of the Hooks and Haydens, and Tharps origonated in NJ and then moved westward... it is so ironic that this lineage has gone full circle across this great USA and one of us is now back in NJ again ...

Let's see, it was in 7th grade and the first thing we made was a 3 pocket waist apron. I think my mother used it for her clothes pins when she had to hang up clothes on the line in good weather. The second thing we made that year was a wrap around skirt.

LowLander, as soon as we get the list of email addys and snail mail addeys i will get yours mailed. I've already started mine and all I need to do is purchase my Christmas Cards to go with them. As for the 4H'ers its up to everyone else. I don't have a problem with them joining in the fun and I think it would be a marvelous way for them to experience the positive side of the internet... the making of precious friends and becoming a family of the heart. twi

quote: Originally posted by twilap: In the past I have receibed plastic canvus ornaments, felt ones, fabric materials, one year I received "gumdrop" earrings... others have made stained glass ornaments... its all so much fun, you never know what you will get but its like opening up special gifts on christmas as they arrive in the mail. I have found that all the ornaments are precious to me , made with love, from my family here and that is what christmas is about, giving with love...

In the past I have receibed plastic canvus ornaments, felt ones, fabric materials, one year I received "gumdrop" earrings... others have made stained glass ornaments... its all so much fun, you never know what you will get but its like opening up special gifts on christmas as they arrive in the mail.

the yearly ornament exchange is for anyone who wants to get in and we make ornaments for everyone in the group and mail them to each other. We have been doing this since 1999. after everyone has signed up and sent their names, snail mail addy's to the person hosting it.. that person emails the list and addresses to the others. We make an ornament for everyone on the list and mail them out individually. The men and women here at Mrs.S are so ingenious and talented... the ornaments are very special. they are made with love and come from the heart of each person making them. It makes our trees so much more special and meaningful to see the ornaments from or family members here. The spirit of love and giving shines on the branches of our christmas trees.

a wonderful and happy day to the two of you. twila