Midnightmom

Hey, Ambergis..................... Did you know this about your screen name???

Life happens in cycles. Glad it finally brought you back to us!

Does anyone remember this ornament? Is it even from a MrsS exchange? I thought it was, but my son pointed out the date on the back and I don't think MrsS was even "born" yet!!!

I have a 7 1/5 foot tall tree that is almost totally with ornaments from the MrsS "family." Can you find yours? Or do you recognize one from someone who is no longer with us......for whatever the reason. Do you have any stories you can tell about how you made yours or what inspired your creation? Do you talk about them while you are hanging them on your tree? My son helped me string the lights on the tree this year, and I also had him help with putting the ornaments at the top of the tree. (Remember, the tree is over seven feet tall, and I am only 5'2") As I was unpackaging each ornament I was telling him where they came from, who made them, etc. Isn't THAT the REAL purpose of hanging ornaments on the tree anyway? Spending time with family and reminiscing about the good times (and sometimes the bad/sad). Anyway, here are pics of my tree. I hope you can find your ornament(s) and share a little bit from the heart with the other members of the "MrsS family."

Anxiously awaiting the pics of these awesome ornaments!!!

WELCOME to MrsS. Take your time looking around, there is much to learn on here.

Thanks ladies. It's been tossed.

I have 1 or 2 cans of SPAM that are bulging! (Best by date was 2014) Can I still use them??? I called Hormel Foods and they said I can just throw the cans in the garbage; that there is no need to worry about botulism in the product. If that is indeed true, wouldn't the product still be "safe" to consume (except for some loss of "flavor")?

Empty nest here and none of the kids have families (yet), so I will have Thanksgiving at home. My oldest son came up Thursday and spent the night. He just now left. Since my immediate family is so small and extended family is all on the east coast I don't "do" a big spread. In the last few years I've cooked a turkey, but not any of the "traditional" sides that go with it (because of all the work for feeding only THREE people, AND all of those aforementioned sides are LOADED with CARBS and I am a Type II diabetic). INSTEAD, we have turkey sandwiches! (You know; the reason everyone wants to take the leftovers home with them!) I roast the turkey and make the pumpkin pies and pumpkin "bread" (made with almond flour). I also make a salad of some kind and fry up the BACON for the club sandwiches. My son brings the croissants, tomatoes and sometimes chips. It is a pretty relaxing day this way, although not so much the day before! I asked him what he and his wife will do for Thanksgiving (when he finally meets and then marries her) -- traditional or sandwiches? He said they would probably go with the sandwich idea because he isn't too crazy about the sides that usually accompany the full turkey dinner anyway. THIS is what we had for dinner:

Packages get stolen from front porches here all the time. Even in broad daylight! But a casual poll of my community still was a great big fat NO WAY IN H3LL!!! These same people said the same thing ya'll said......a locked BOX on the front porch, or deliver to a business where you have a PO Box, etc.

Smooshed a cockroach the other day. Told the office. My apt. and the ones above me and next to me are now scheduled for a "Complete Cleanout Service." That means I have to empty ALL of the cabinets and drawers in the kitchen and bathroom as well as clearing off the counter tops. Then, once they've treated, I have to leave with my dog for 4 hours, then wipe down all surfaces once I get back. Sounds exhausting. But I'm glad they're taking a nuclear bomb to this problem before it gets out of hand!!!

Sadly, will not be participating this year. But I look forward to seeing all the photos of the completed and received ornaments!

What if I open a can of applesauce and add a can of pumpkin and some spices to a pot and heat that???

I just realized I started my jingle incorrectly!!! I missed the first line. Here is what I should have posted: Once upon a time there was an engineer/ Choo-choo Charlie was his name we hear/ Any takers on completing it???

Jeepers....I have NO IDEA. I'm gonna put another one out there. Here goes.............. "Choo Choo Charlie was an engineer.............."

MtRider.........................you're supposed to start the next one!!!

Buy what you can at a local farmer's market. Let THEM do the work while YOU reap the benefits And you can STILL feed your hubby in the way to which he has become spoiled (errrrrr.................accustomed ) BTW----Happy Birthday (a little late).

I tried a shower chair (in my old apt) but the bottom of the tub was "rounded" and the feet couldn't sit squarely and securely inside so I had to return it. Then I tried a transfer bench, but there wasn't enough room to sit on it and get my leg up over the edge of the tub without the sink getting in the way. The problem is now solved......all I had to do was MOVE!!! I moved into a handicap accessible apt in June (same apt complex). I had my name on the list for a ground floor apt closer to the office and laundry room for a little over a year, and at the end of May they offered me this apt so I took it!

That is awesome! Not only are they "allowing" (I think they have to by law) the service animal, but they are doing it with such humor and grace. I'd recommend that school to anybody just based on this one incident!!!

Does your shoe have a boy inside? What a funny place for a boy to hide. Does your shoe have a dog there too? A boy and a dog and a foot in a shoe. Well the boy is BUSTER BROWN and the dog is Tige his friend, and it's really just a picture, but it's fun to play pretend. So look, look, look in your telephone book (they still print those??? ) for the store that has the shoe With the picture of a boy and a dog inside so you can put your foot in too. Buster Brown shoes!

I guess a clean face (no itchy whiskers) is enough to calm down the "beast within!" ('cept for Santa of course.)

Not any more! He died 17 years ago. Seriously, I am NOT familiar with this "jingle" at all!!! I hope someone steps in here and posts the next line!

"Does your shoe have a boy inside?" (Someone needs to post the next line of this jingle.)

Not a Christmas thread. I was sitting on the "thinking throne" when I came up with this idea for a game. I will start an advertising "jingle" and YOU get a chance to complete the next line. Then another person gets to complete the next one, and so on, until the jingle is complete. Then THAT person gets to start a new jingle for the rest of us to try and complete, etc. It is amazing how well I remember some of these, but I think it is because they were set to music. This principle also helps me to memorize Scripture much better, too. Isn't it amazing how God has "wired" our brains???