A November DYK

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A November DYK
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Thu, 11-01-2007 - 6:46pm

DYK I'm wondering where Jennie is?


DYK I thought we should start a new DYK thread?

DYK I thought it might be fun to see how many posts we can get up to in November?

DYK we had 574 posts in the last DYK thread?

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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 8:52am

DYK Thank you! I just finished it this morning :-)


DYK Good luck with your tooth- I hope it nothing serious!


DYK you still have plenty of shopping time- it isn't even December yet!


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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 9:28am

DYK I hope your tooth feels better? I hate tooth aches. :(

DYK I'm wondering if you know what you're buying everyone for Chirstmas? It's easy to get your shopping done if you know what you need to buy... it's figuring out what to get that takes so long!

DYK I'm having problems coming up with a Christmas list this year? I don't really want much. I don't want clothes this year since I'm losing weight.

DYK I wonder what other people are asking for? I need ideas!

Lilypie Expecting a baby Ticker
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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 11:20am

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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 12:17pm

DYK I am having a tough time coming up with gift ideas too?


DYK I really want clothes, but not until I'm done losing weight?


DYK I finally told my parents and sister that I wanted slippers, a bathrobe, bodywash, and really simple earrings for when I have interviews?


DYK I also want this big coach bag to use for my laptop? Forgot to mention that yesterday....


DYK lately I've been having a tough time with how gift oriented Christmas has become?


DYK I need cheap gift ideas for other people because I am broke?


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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 12:39pm

DYK one of my favorite cheap gift ideas is a "Night at the Movies" gift basket?


DYK go to the dollar store and get those big boxes of candy (milk duds, whoppers), popcorn and a popcorn bowl


DYK than get

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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 12:42pm

DYK another cheap gift idea is to give your favorite recipe for something like pasta sauce- buy the ingredients, some whole grain pasta and package it in a a colander or something?


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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 12:46pm

DYK I understand the cheap gift thing?

DYK we've got a week long trip to Florida for my sister's wedding and a week long trip to Mexico for my inlaws 40th wedding anniversary that we have to save for?

DYK I like making gift bags because they look expensive but they aren't? You can do coffee a one (mug, good coffee, flavored syrup), a pasta one (good quality noodles, sauce, nice bowl, Parmesan cheese), a cookie one (cookie press, cookie mix, bowls and spoon, cookie recipe book, baking sheet), a soup one (bowl, soup cookbook, soup mix... a homemade mix in a jar that you only have to add liquid is nice), a movie one (movie, popcorn, theater tickets, movie box candy), A bath one (relaxing music CD, bubble bath, bath salts, bath puff), a craft one with craft supplies. The possibilities are endless! Just pick something they like and put together a basket. You can get baskets cheap at craft stores. You can find the things to put in the baskets at discount stores, target, walmart, you can make them... they are fun and personal too!

DYK Christmas only has to be gift oriented if you make it that way! Make a point to schedule holiday things that aren't about giving gifts. Do something charitable. This time of the year always reminds me of how great I have it. So many other's are so fortunate. Make this time of the year about helping others. I'm working so hard to teach that to my kids.

DYK maybe this year I'll ask people to choose a child of the angel tree in my name as my gift?

DYK I choose a baby off the angel tree every year in memory of the baby we lost? It's always an emotional thing for me to do but I know at least once a year some other baby will benefit from our loss.

DYK one of my life goals is to be able to walk up to an angel tree and take every tag off it and buy them all gifts? No child should be forgotten on Christmas. I will do it someday.

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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 12:48pm

DYK WOW!!! Great minds think alike!?!

DYK too bad you live so far away? I think we'd be good friends?

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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 12:50pm

DYK Another idea:


HOT CHOCOLATE MIX

4 cups dry milk
1 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 cups sugar (use Splenda for SBD)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon instant decaffeinated coffee (optional)

Mix the ingredients and put them into a glass jar (fabric over lid adds to the look). Label the mix "Hot Chocolate. Use 1/4 cup per cup of boiling water." Makes 20 cups. (Makes 80 servings)


You can get cute mugs at the $1 store and package together in a basket


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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 12:52pm
DYK I was thinking the same thing!!! :-)


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