I got the best stuff from my friends here at GW, plants, lol. I got some new potholders and candy and snack stuff today and my husband gave me $100 to buy what I wanted so that will go toward my new flower beds. I had the best Christmas this year in a long time thanks to all of you. Each little cutting that I unwrapped was like another present, lol. It was like Christmas morning when I was little and lots of things to open. Thanks everyone for what I got and for having friends to share something I love with, the different plants.

John's boys got me a bottle of wine and some imported chocolates, they were great! I gave them some aloe vera plants to take home with them along with their other gifts. I figured they couldn't kill those and I can work on getting them hooked on plants, lol.

Hi all,
Hubby got me a scanner to listen to and perfume, Oh right
before Christmas he bought a Wretched Mess brug.
Been wanting that one! and clothes.
Youngest son gave us a family portrait.
What did Santa bring for you Mike?
Happy Holidays!
Karen/gardenpaw

I got what I asked for clippers ( a real good set) and Shrimp Shoes. LOL These are the white boots shrimper's wear. Excellent for gardening and quick slip on. I was out in full glory trimming in my new boots with my new clippers.

Jim

Karen

Got LOTS of baked goodies from co-workers & friends! I'm a junk food junkie (and trust - that's putting it mildly.) I have enough rum balls, peanut butter fudge, peanut butter balls, chocolate covered cherries, peanut brittle, chocolate fudge, & haystacks (three different varieties) to last me for several months! lol! I got a great pair of much needed work boots & of course socks! Lots of socks! I got my new HP scanner & my Epson printer - so I'm very happy! I didn't get a new camera though! Maybe for my birthday! lol! All in all - Santa was very good to me this year!

Mike

well f4f suprised me and I got a box full of goodies yesterday, a canna bath goodies and seeds. I can't wait until spring.

My boyfriend gave me a GPS for the car, no more getting lost for me. I have lived here all my life and he is tired of hearing me say I drive by feel and get there eventually!!!

Mary

Those are nice gifts you all got. I'm glad everyone had a good Christmas. Mike, I looked for someone to make you some divinity but no luck. I'm not very good at candy making, lol. I can't wait to plant my seeds I got this spring also and have lots of new cuttings to baby. It was a wonderful Christmas this year.

Kristy

Too sweet! Trust me - I've had my fill of sweets, at least until tomorrow! lol! Divinity is one I had a few of at three of the potlucks we had at work. But then we'll have the potlucks for New Year's & I'll have ample time to try some more! :) After that - it's back to the thirty or so vending machines - not the same as freshly baked! I'm glad you're happy with your Secret Santa goodies & glad you also had a wonderful Christmas! I hope everyone on the forum has had a GREAT Chistmas Day! :) And I'm wondering how many of us have that certain little feeling of the heart you get - when you make someone else so very happy? I guess the old saying "It's better to give than to receive" is a very good way to explain it! :) God I feel good! And NO - it's NOT the Rum Balls! lol!

Mike

My husband is giving me the Master gardener Course in the spring. Just what he needs to do - encourage me. I've been wanting to do this for a while so we'll see if I'm too brain-dead to learn something new. LOL

Linda

Linda

Think positive! I'm sure you'll do fine & be one of the BEST Master Gardeners! :)

Mike

Jim I've never heard of "Shrimp Shoes". I want to see a pic of you wearing them in your garden. All I can picture are the white gogo boots I wore as a kid. lol We obviously exchange most gifts on Hanukkah but DH's clients always send Christmas gifts and it's mostly food and booze. We must have 20 pounds of pistachios and the problem is I'll eat them. The kids and DH can eat all the chocolate and other sweet stuff. We also got a nice case of wine from the French Embassy and the designer for the National Theater sent 4 tickets to take the kids to see High School Musical in Feb. Linda are you taking the master gardener course through UMD? Sounds like everyone is going to be a few pounds heavier by next week. I need to get back outside to work off all the damn pistachios!
Karyn

(Shrimp Shoes( are what the locals call them. They are at all the Walley Worlds here. I have been wearing them for 15+ years fishing and outside. They really are boots. There are a lot of Water Moccasins back in the back bays and rivers. I spent 10 years fishing almost everyday. So then I needed 2 pairs of Shrimp shoes. LOL

Here is a link that might be useful: shrimp shoes

20 POUNDS of pistacchios? Wonderful. Karyn, I'm so glad so many of us put photos of ourselves on the forum. I can picture you with your fingers and mouth being pink from all the pistacchios. Very cute, you'd be.

By the way, y'all, my computer says that the safety certificate on this site is not valid and recommended that I not log on. I hope I don't get a virus. Anyone know anything about that?

Jim

Jim

I'm glad everyone had a wonderful Christmas! So did I! I had dinner with my DH, my 3 sons,my mom & dad, my youngest brother & sister & my DH's brother. My 2 oldest sons both have girlfriends named "Heather", gets confusing sometimes!LOL
My Mom does a family party, it's on the 30th,I'll get to see my other sister and brother who live in New Jersey.Five of us total. It's really fun when we're all together!Looking forward to the New Year & gardening & spending time with my extended family here in 2008!
BTW, I got the same warning as Jim(shoryhead)?!?

Hmmmm.... I hav`nt seen any warning like that on mine??
Wonder whats going on??

I did disable my firewall temporarily yesterday to install Wii
software. Wonder if that's it?
Theresa

Hi Gardeners
I have been on this site a few times. I'm getting the same warning that Jim (shortyhead) is getting. So far I have just been reading all the good info on here. One day I will not be shy and post.

One really nice "gift" was an invitation to a wonderful Christmas dinner from a "new" friend. There was good food and conversation. It was a real treat not to have to spend Christmas by myself. (Don't let the dogs know I sometimes think they're boring!!! (grinning). All in all a lovely holiday. Hope everyone was happy with where they were and whom they were with. gloria

YAY!!! Sounds like everyone had a wonderful time.. Gloria I am soooo glad you weren't alone.. You are always Welcome here.. Come on over!!!..LOL It was just DH and I this yr..No babies in the house :^( .. But we had fun just hanging out cooking, eating, watching movies and opening prezzies...Plan on doing the same thing on New Years!!!
Kylie

Gloria - I'm glad too!

This year was a small gathering also. Had way too much fun - way too much food - and WAY too much wine. LOL, but was terrific!

Gloria - you're welcome here also any time - and especially Xmas. (Yea - like anyone wants to DELIBERATELY go to Illinois in the winter) - but you know you'd be welcome here with us!

Thanks, Kylie: I just mite take you up on the offer next year?? Have son out of state (back east) and a son here in CAL, I see them and the "kids" on Christmas Eve. But then usually Christmas Day I'm kinda on my own!! Not complaining. That's what happens when you don't have a large family and you live alone. Many people in the same situation. Nothing to make a big deal of. One of the reasons I so enjoy this forum is that we seem to really like each other and that warmth and generosity comes thru. Warmest New Year Wishes to all for Health, Peace, and Contentment. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! Gloria

Gloria, same to you! Here's wishing all of you a safe and Happy New Year ahead!
Theresa

Thanks for the invite, Dweeb. May show up at your doorstep, too. Never can tell! ;0) I love to travel!!! lol. Gloria

Gloria, you can come here to margaritaville next Christmas too!!! Would love to have you. But you'll need to bring the margaritas... Besides The wonderful box from Kylie, Santa brought me BEADS! Loads and loads of beads. I'm a real happy camper. Say, does anybody here know how to use a loom? I got a loom also and I'm clueless on how to use it. If anybody knows anything at all about one please e-mail me wildflower444444@yahoo.com !!!

Wildfower: Margaritas California Style!! You bet. ;0) G.

WF - yea, I know how to use . . .a loom.

Oh man - just dated myself. It's RIGHT NEXT TO MY ABACUS! (grin)

Is it the upright, with the foot pedals and the shuttle?

Ya know what? NEVER mind. . don't even asnwer that. (grin)

Forget i said anything. I'm going back to my sun dial. (grin)

Thanks for the vote of confidence Mike. If you're ever in the area, I will make Cinnamon Pecan Sticky Buns. They are one of the best things I make & now I am working on a low sugar version for my diabetic husband (wonder how that happened?). Hmmm...maybe I could trade buns for brugs & send them next day.

Karyn, It is through UMD but they have classes in all the counties. I will take my classes at the local community college. I'm looking forward to it but my kids did get their ADD honestly. Anybody else take it? What did you think?

Linda

Linda

Cinnamon Pecan Sticky Buns! They sound great & I can almost smell them! I'm NEVER going to lose the 12 pounds I've gained with all of these tempting offers!! :)

Mike

Glad to hear everyone had a good Christmas!
I have to say that the best present of all was that my 11 yr old son bought me a zebra plant. He's such a sweetie. I had told him all I wanted for Xmas was for him to clean his room, lol. He did that plus buy me a plant :)
So, basically Xmas eve alone killed me, was a zombie all day Tues n Wed..now today I am sick as a dog..thank god the kids are on vaca from school..just stay in my robe aalll day.
Daniella

Daniella, I hope you get better soon! I have an 11 yr. old son too, they can be so cute! That was so thoughtful of him to give you a plant!
Theresa

Dweebette, do you REALLY know how to use a loom??? No, it doesn't have foot pedals or anything like that... It's maybe 12" x 8", wood frame with a really large screw on either end. I don't know if anybody could possibly get more off topic than I do on this forum... But I don't see a beading forum here!!!

I got lots of great gifts, e.g., gift cards for shopping, a gift card for Green Arrow (nursery, I am happy), including tickets to see the musical "Wicked" in February!

Since Gloria and I live close to each other, perhaps we should just drink the margaritas here, lol! What do you think Gloria, then we could post how much fun we had once we drink a margarita or two, cheers!

Happy New Year to all. Eloise

Dweeb.. She is talking about a beading loom.. Right? Ya'll she made me a Beautiful necklace.. I should take a picture of it and show you her NEW addiction...LOL
Kylie

Eloise: What a GREAT idea!! You can clue me in on what and where is Green Arrow? Maybe we can lunch and shop for pots and plants?? Something to look forward to ;0) gloria

wildflower...This might help...

Click here How to use a beading loom

Oh - no WF. That one sounds like a NICE one.

The loom I know how to use? It was my moms. It stood 6 1/2 feet tall, it's 5 feet wide, has a bench and is the most gawd awful contraption, shuttle cock, the vane (not sure that's the correct name) and thousands of these strings, ropes and whatever going (bang!) (boom!) (ssssssssss!) (clack!) (bang!)

Don't even want to talk about the trauma it was to reload that thing.

Horrid contraption. Gave me a new appreciation for polyester. (sarcastic grin)

technodweeb, I think the type of loom you are describing is now found in museums, lol! Anyway, that's where I've seen them, and they will give a demonstration on how women used to work them -- they do make all those noises you described! I must add that I've known women very much into "doing things the old way" who said they owned a loom to make some of their own clothing.

Gloria, I'll email you.

Eloise - I made stuff and tried to wear it.

Ya know what it felt like? I was wearing a RUG. (grin)

Mom just sold it last year. She wanted to know if I wanted it. . .yeeaaahaaa. . .rawwwwwwwwhiiiiiiiight.

Went through that phase - then found Macys (sarcastic grin)

Was fun, learned alot - glad I tried it - glad I don't do it for a living. . .Ha!

Sounds like everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I know I did! I wanted to get in on the secret santa swap, but my comp crashed the day I saw the post. So I'm sneaking on here on my hubby's work comp....shh...don't tell!

I got 3 large pots for my brugs, diamond earrings and the digital SLR camera I REALLY wanted. It was the best Christmas EVER!