happy thinksgiving!

[Aspen and Misty]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Ash

[slick]

Happy Thanksgiving to you too!! I'm at my brother's right now and just finished dinner. I don't get along with them very well or their hoytie toytie friends so I've escaped to the basement to log on here. Don't eat too much turkey guys.

[rg_girlca]

Omg Slick, I had to post again after seeing you write hoytie toytie friends. It's been sooooo long since I've heard those words from someone else. Whenever I would use those words, my sons would look at me like I was from another plant. LOL

[micki76]

[catland]

Happy turkey day. Down here in the states we've fanagled Thanksgiving to fall on a Thursday so that we can get a four day holiday out of it.

So I have a question for our friends in the north.

For us, the day after is the official beginning of the Christmas shopping season, so does this mean that you get to start shopping early?

[slick]

Originally posted by rg_girlca
Omg Slick, I had to post again after seeing you write hoytie toytie friends. It's been sooooo long since I've heard those words from someone else. Whenever I would use those words, my sons would look at me like I was from another plant. LOL

Well, let me explain. Last night's Thanksgiving dinner at my brother's was really painful. You see, they are very rich and have a lot of very very rich friends and last night they not only had the family there but their rich rich friends, all who look down at us pee-ons and ask "so where do you spend the winters?" God I hate them and the only reason why I went was because of my neice. She's leaving for Zurich again on Oct 25th and I wanted to see her. I literally spent the last hour down in the basement with the cats while 15 drunken people were upstairs. They didn't even notice I was missing.

Hoytie Toytie indeed....

Catland: Most Canuckleheads will say that Christmas shopping should not start until after Halloween, but I'm the exception. I love Christmas and usually put up my Christmas lights on a sunny weekend on November. I usually start shopping right about now and try to get it all finished by the end of November.

[catland]

Originally posted by slick
God I hate them and the only reason why I went was because of my neice...

I have the same situation with my sister, I only tolerate her because of her kids.

I love Christmas and usually put up my Christmas lights on a sunny weekend on November.

you have sunny weekends in November?

I usually start shopping right about now and try to get it all finished by the end of November.

Where's the fun in that? No last minute panic? No stress? No battling the crowds?

[slick]

I should clarify that I don't hate them because they are rich, but because they act rich. You can have alot of money but still have your feet firmly planted on the ground and show come compassion. These friends of theirs lack both.

Actually our winters here are very mild because of the coast. We get more rain and less snow. Last year it snowed once on Dec 24th for about 2 hrs, then it warmed up and the snow was all gone by the evening. Yes, we do get the occasional sunny crisp day in Nov. which I take advantage off. A few years ago I waited too long and ended up on my balcony on a rainy, cold, windy day to put up the light. Never again. My neighbours think I'm nuts because I have my lights lit from Nov 30 to Jan 31... and I put up my tree at the end of Nov. (artificial).

Actually, I'm on a day off now but came in to work to post pictures of my cone. Imagestation is very slow today. Watch for posting about Gilbert

[binka_nugget]

Lol, I haven't seen snow in such a long time. It's been a while since I last had snow come up to my knees (of course, I was alot younger/shorter). I remember a couple years ago when we actually did have snow...I kept focusing on not slipping on my bum while walking to school. Great fun.

[anna_66]

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends!

[Crikit]

Originally posted by binka_nugget
Lol, I haven't seen snow in such a long time. It's been a while since I last had snow come up to my knees (of course, I was alot younger/shorter). I remember a couple years ago when we actually did have snow...I kept focusing on not slipping on my bum while walking to school. Great fun.

Lucky you, last time there was snow up to my knees was last may when we had a snow storm. In fact I can't really remember a year when there hasn't been at least one snowfall that had snow past my kness. One of the joys of living in Calgary I guess.