Oh my gosh that picture of the living room with Santa, the excited kids and dog, and the drunk uncles is a classic! You got the Christmas everyone wants! I’m glad you shared it and wish you many more.
That seems quite wonderful and yet, for me, terrible. It’s too peopley for me, lol. You got what you wanted, booze, I got what I wanted, resin. Because I can pretty much make any craft you can think of (yes, I can weld wire. Yep, I can chip at marble. Nope, not saying how either looks); I always ask for supplies. This year the guys hit it out of the park. I may never come out of my craft room. Well, new puppies, so no, I will, but when they’re safely asleep in the beds I’m creating something! Wish we could post pictures so you could see what the hell I’m talking about but then this newsletter would be mine and not yours, lol. One of the problems about Christmas gifts is that we’re all adults who buy what we want when we want it if the money is there. So by the time Christmas rolls around were at a loss. I mostly buy clothes for the guys because thats the one thing they won’t buy for themselves. Dogs got squeaky toys. God help us all.
Some of the larger projects I’ve been putting off. Resin ain’t cheap. The hubby bought me a large mold of the melting clock (can’t think of the artist). Last night I put black resin in the numbers and today I used mica powders to “paint” the inside. Ombré blues. After I was done I put a butt load of black resin in the mold to cure. Wish there was a way I could show you. Next up will be a very, very big bowl. :D. Your girls would LOVE my craft room, lol.
Sounds wonderful! Congratulations on the mega mansion feeder - a great gift! I like trying different bourbons and scotch whiskey. The cheaper ones get mixers, the expensive ones get sipped 😊
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all! Sounds like you had a great time with lots of family around and fun libations. People need to use the word libations more often. Any yummy turkey?
They do need to use it more. I was fishing around for synonyms when writing this and came up empty. You solved my problem. It was a two day event. Ham on day one and turkey on day two, both smoked to perfection.
I have actually had cottage cheese with hot sauce on it. It was a smoky chipotle flavored one, and it was tasty. However, I'm weird and I know it, so that was a very oddly specific sentence for you to write.
Kids recognizing who Santa is under the suit can be quite confusing to them and funny to the rest of us. One year the Santa my parents had hired called in sick at the last minute. MrP agreed to put on the suit and I gotta say was the best ever. Our 2-year-old son quizzically stared at him the whole time (the voice confused him I guess), and our 7-year-old niece had stared at his shoes so much that afterwards she secretly told Uncle MrP that she knew it was him by his shoes but wouldn't tell anyone. Who knew little kids paid attention to adults' shoes?
I have a photo of me as a 2-year-old with the scariest and creepiest Santa I've ever seen since then. I don't know who was called to duty, but he must have gotten the comical full mask and pathetic beard out of the corncrib or the cellar and drank too much of that whiskey from the local still.
And, if you or your dad find a way to rid bird feeders of them nasty and ugly grackles, let us know.
It's the grackels' world. We're just living in it. I'm impressed that you encountered an actual scary Santa. Even the nice looking ones can scare some kids. The horror movies version you ran into must have been quite traumatic.
Just like your dad, mine is also quite "pidgeonholed" when it comes to presents he receives. Because he's a big fan of certain sport clubs and teams, as well as metal bands, plus he said he likes polo (t-)shirts, everybody's giving him just them or other merch he could proudly wear on his route to the venue where his favourites will be playing. That way he also doesn't have to do clothes shopping.
Might want to rephrase time to mount the bird feeder, stone sober and it still gave hubby a giggle. Almost 70 and he still has the mind of a 12 yr old LOL
Does your dad have one of the bird feeders that takes photos/video of the birds? They are on the pricey side, but really cool. Lots are solar powered so no cords or outlets involved.
Oh my gosh that picture of the living room with Santa, the excited kids and dog, and the drunk uncles is a classic! You got the Christmas everyone wants! I’m glad you shared it and wish you many more.
Not drunk, just tipsy. Allegedly. There are advantages to spending the night.
That seems quite wonderful and yet, for me, terrible. It’s too peopley for me, lol. You got what you wanted, booze, I got what I wanted, resin. Because I can pretty much make any craft you can think of (yes, I can weld wire. Yep, I can chip at marble. Nope, not saying how either looks); I always ask for supplies. This year the guys hit it out of the park. I may never come out of my craft room. Well, new puppies, so no, I will, but when they’re safely asleep in the beds I’m creating something! Wish we could post pictures so you could see what the hell I’m talking about but then this newsletter would be mine and not yours, lol. One of the problems about Christmas gifts is that we’re all adults who buy what we want when we want it if the money is there. So by the time Christmas rolls around were at a loss. I mostly buy clothes for the guys because thats the one thing they won’t buy for themselves. Dogs got squeaky toys. God help us all.
You had quite the Christmas as well. More art supplies, fewer hooligans. What are you going to make with the resin?
Some of the larger projects I’ve been putting off. Resin ain’t cheap. The hubby bought me a large mold of the melting clock (can’t think of the artist). Last night I put black resin in the numbers and today I used mica powders to “paint” the inside. Ombré blues. After I was done I put a butt load of black resin in the mold to cure. Wish there was a way I could show you. Next up will be a very, very big bowl. :D. Your girls would LOVE my craft room, lol.
You can always email it to me or send me a direct message on one of the social media platforms. I'd love to see the homemade melting clock.
Cool! I’ll email it after I get the works on it. Salvador Dali was the artist!
Melting clock could be homage to Salvador Dali.
Sounds wonderful! Congratulations on the mega mansion feeder - a great gift! I like trying different bourbons and scotch whiskey. The cheaper ones get mixers, the expensive ones get sipped 😊
That's a fair standard. I try not to mix them. The terrible taste is there for my own protection. It's nature's speed bump.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all! Sounds like you had a great time with lots of family around and fun libations. People need to use the word libations more often. Any yummy turkey?
They do need to use it more. I was fishing around for synonyms when writing this and came up empty. You solved my problem. It was a two day event. Ham on day one and turkey on day two, both smoked to perfection.
Yes---LIBATIONS for all! Glad I'm helping you in the vocab department. ;-) Good the turkey was at least smoked! I do like smoked meats. Yum.
Merry <hic> Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours, James.
Merry Christmas! We certainly know how to celebrate.
I have actually had cottage cheese with hot sauce on it. It was a smoky chipotle flavored one, and it was tasty. However, I'm weird and I know it, so that was a very oddly specific sentence for you to write.
There are now two people in the world who eat cottage cheese this way. We are not alone.
Kids recognizing who Santa is under the suit can be quite confusing to them and funny to the rest of us. One year the Santa my parents had hired called in sick at the last minute. MrP agreed to put on the suit and I gotta say was the best ever. Our 2-year-old son quizzically stared at him the whole time (the voice confused him I guess), and our 7-year-old niece had stared at his shoes so much that afterwards she secretly told Uncle MrP that she knew it was him by his shoes but wouldn't tell anyone. Who knew little kids paid attention to adults' shoes?
I have a photo of me as a 2-year-old with the scariest and creepiest Santa I've ever seen since then. I don't know who was called to duty, but he must have gotten the comical full mask and pathetic beard out of the corncrib or the cellar and drank too much of that whiskey from the local still.
And, if you or your dad find a way to rid bird feeders of them nasty and ugly grackles, let us know.
It's the grackels' world. We're just living in it. I'm impressed that you encountered an actual scary Santa. Even the nice looking ones can scare some kids. The horror movies version you ran into must have been quite traumatic.
Just like your dad, mine is also quite "pidgeonholed" when it comes to presents he receives. Because he's a big fan of certain sport clubs and teams, as well as metal bands, plus he said he likes polo (t-)shirts, everybody's giving him just them or other merch he could proudly wear on his route to the venue where his favourites will be playing. That way he also doesn't have to do clothes shopping.
He never has to buy his own clothes. Sounds like a win to me!
Might want to rephrase time to mount the bird feeder, stone sober and it still gave hubby a giggle. Almost 70 and he still has the mind of a 12 yr old LOL
Does your dad have one of the bird feeders that takes photos/video of the birds? They are on the pricey side, but really cool. Lots are solar powered so no cords or outlets involved.