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Post by kayoneuu1 on Dec 25, 2018 20:30:12 GMT
I got a lovely big, authentic paella pan and the promise of a recipe lesson from my DiL who got it from a little old lady in Barcelona.
And lots of other lovely stuff
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2018 22:14:36 GMT
a new home and peace of mind at last! oh, and a set of rubbermaid spoonulas i was lusting after, lol!
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Post by prim on Dec 25, 2018 22:16:41 GMT
I love paella, you are in for some great meals :).
I got to spend a whole day with my daughter and grown grandchildren, something that does not happen often enough for me LOL.
Lucky I am retired because I received a Game of Thrones book, Fire and Blood. It is huge and will take care of any spare moment I have in 2019.
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Post by prim on Dec 25, 2018 22:17:37 GMT
Hi Sin, What is a spoonula?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2018 22:26:44 GMT
it's a rubber spatula that has a squarish spoon like bowl instead of being flat. the rubbermaid ones are heat safe, so i can use them for anything where i'd be scraping down the sides of a pot or pan, like stews and sauces and stuff. they're also cold safe too, so i can use them for making sorbets and they don't freeze and crack.
this set includes some really small ones for stuff like scraping out jars, and one that has a flare at the bottom to scrape out squeeze bottles of stuff like mayo or bbq sauce.
they are a joy to cook with!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2018 22:29:08 GMT
* one year when i was a bartender, "santa claus" was horrified at my joy over getting a new paring knife in our secret santa exchange, when every one else got some kind of jewelry, it was hilarious!*
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Post by pennybanger on Dec 26, 2018 1:23:09 GMT
We don't do big presents among the adults any longer - there are just too many of us. We had a lovely family Christmas on Saturday at DDs house - 17 people and a Secret Santa with a $20 limit. I got a small coffee plunger. We got to catch up with three grandchildren whom we hadn't seen for some time and had a long 'facetime' chat with another granddaughter who is in America doing an internship at Disneyworld. Also lots of FB group chat and videos yesterday from family in Darwin, Brisbane and Melbourne. All in all a really special Christmas.
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Post by duffy on Dec 26, 2018 1:50:54 GMT
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Post by avatarcat on Dec 26, 2018 2:30:29 GMT
 Duff I was given electronic salt and pepper mills, a beautiful spinner, a cd, and an ebay gift card. And, lots of hugs.
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Post by joono on Dec 26, 2018 2:37:35 GMT
We decided against gift buying this year on exes side of the family. It's all about the eat drink and be merry. We stopped years ago on my side but of course I still bought prezzies for my boys and they gave me some more Christmas tree ornaments and some miu miu perfume which is really nice. I don't usually wear perfume but I will now.
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Post by pepe on Dec 26, 2018 4:35:10 GMT
i got a couple of things from the kids but my best pressies were seeing everyone and making new christmas memories.
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Post by figlet on Dec 26, 2018 7:19:32 GMT
I got a gift voucher for a clothes shop, a diffuser and a set of oils to use in it, a book on Terrariums, face cleanser and face oil..plus a few more lovely things.
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Post by kayoneuu1 on Dec 26, 2018 20:26:32 GMT
One of my DiLs and I had a discussion about doing Kris Kringle next year. She said “but I’d still get things for the kids”, I replied “but they (my 30 something year old sons) are my kids!” So of course we resolved nothing 😂
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Post by flashie on Dec 28, 2018 4:55:33 GMT
Our eldest grandson decided for this Christmas he was going to give everyone awards.
He printed and laminated them himself.
I got the "Betty Crocker" award.
Hubby got the "Handy Man" award.
Our future DIL got the "Jinga Ninja" award.
But the funniest was our middle grand daughter...................she got the "Drama Queen" award................and she cried...........threw herself on the couch crying it wasn't fair...........she is not a drama queen.
Our eldest son got the "most luxurious hair" award..................(which is a family joke...........as he is not the slightest bit vane about anything................other than his hair)
The littlest grand daughter got the "best dancer" award................."she is a HUGE Wiggles fan.........and knows all the dances"
Our SIL got the "fee - fi - foe" award................as he is the tallest in the family.
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Post by kayoneuu1 on Dec 28, 2018 22:36:02 GMT
That’s brilliant flashie. There would have been a lot of thought gone into that. Good on him.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2018 20:51:39 GMT
what a great idea! my oldest grand nephew will love it for next year! tell your grandson thanks from ashtyn, please!
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Post by cydoniaquest on Jan 14, 2019 13:24:31 GMT
I got some new underwear and socks.
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Post by deb on Jan 14, 2019 22:27:02 GMT
the good old socks and jocks.. always handy  |
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Post by Clarabelle on Jan 15, 2019 0:50:27 GMT
I got fat. Now I am eating cucumber. I hate cucumber.
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Post by pepe on Jan 15, 2019 1:15:50 GMT
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Post by joono on Jan 15, 2019 1:23:15 GMT
Go for the celery. Just avoid filling it with cream cheese or peanut butter if you can.
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Post by pepe on Jan 15, 2019 1:27:11 GMT
i add it to soup - you can't taste it that way
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Post by kayoneuu1 on Jan 15, 2019 2:03:24 GMT
I have a very old and lengthy story about celery and particularly celery soup.
I’m going away to be sick now 🤢
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Post by Clarabelle on Jan 15, 2019 10:49:00 GMT
cucumber peas and celery are the work of the debbil  totally agree |
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Post by deb on Jan 15, 2019 21:56:57 GMT
I'm not a fan of celery either.. does anyone remember that "quick start"" soup diet it does work and it's a fast way to lose a couple of kg.. but after a couple of weeks of that soup , I've never been able to eat celery again au.news.yahoo.com/kick-start-stage-one-soup-recipe-39731.htmlreally, the soup isn't bad if you haven't tried it before |
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Post by Clarabelle on Jan 16, 2019 0:32:03 GMT
I remember that soup. It's very tasty for the first day or two. I think I would gag if I tried it now.  I suspect most of the weight lost incurred was fluid. I have lost 4 kg's and stalled. I think I'll have to get off my butt and start doing exercises.  |
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Post by deb on Jan 16, 2019 0:48:11 GMT
don't be too hard on yourself Clarabelle. 4 kg since Christmas is pretty darn good
a slow down may require a bit more effort though.. how about a 30 min fast walk per day
(I've lost nothing since Christmas btw)
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Post by pepe on Jan 16, 2019 0:54:47 GMT
drink a lot of water - you will have to get up to pee every hour - exercise!
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Post by kayoneuu1 on Jan 16, 2019 0:57:25 GMT
That’s why I keep my wine fridge in the other room
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