Does anyone have one of those 9 in one pressure cookers? I can get one from Wallyworld online for $49.99. Appreciate any input!😁

cookie or treat? Last year we did our favorite Christmas movie and song. Thought it would be fun to do a favorite Christmas cookie. I'll start.... Chocolate chip is my favorite cookie for Christmas or any time of the year!

Who is getting snow and what state? This is true envy!😁

It’s way too late to save your shoes! And it’s still snowing!

Hello all! December has arrived, as has our monthly 'show and tell'. Maybe when looking at each other's stitching we'll see something new to add to our wish lists or to gift ourselves! What have you been stitching on, or what have you completed, in recent weeks? If you like, share a photo of your project(s); if you prefer, just tell us in words.

Calling for snow for two days. I’ve been concerned but I should know they exaggerate. Our first snowfalls are big news. So far so good. Enough to make my neighbour’s big white pine look pretty and it’s melting on the roads and driveways. No first shovelling yet! I always say I’m going to buy snow tires and then I say I’m retired, I don’t have to go out when weather is bad. ( Sorry the picture was taken from my garage doorway)

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I put mine up yesterday and broke several ornaments in the process, hardwood floors and ornaments don't mix, not a big deal as they are the cheap ones from Walmart but I did break my only Dallas Cowboys ornament and couldn't find another one. I ordered more online but the tree looks bare right now since it is only 4 feet tall. We could have a 12 footer if we wanted one but what a pain. I like my little one and it is over 20 years old but holding up well, it sits on our coffee table and Maddie does mess with it when it first goes up and then makes a bed under it and is the reason we don't have tinsel or any ornaments on the lower branches. I have my one and only latch hook tree skirt under it as well as some of my cross stitch ornaments that don't break and are Maddie proof...lol

She just sat with it on her head and slept

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Is this kit all inclusive? Aida, floss, instructions, etc?

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When you said name the reindeer on another thread did you mean the one in the Christmas theme that replaced the turkey? How fun, will have to think on this one! Maybe have Kristi choose the winning name after a week?

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My kids, husband, and I face timed with my mom and dad on Thanksgiving! We tried to keep just one person at a time on the camera and talking that way he didn't get overwhelmed and confused! I have to say that the encounter left me and my girls feeling sad. He kind of knew it was Thanksgiving. They had turkey dinner and all but when I mentioned Christmas was a month away, he looked at me like I was talking crazy. I think it may have to do with being in the south for Christmas VS the Pocono Mountains where they lived for 25 years! The snow and all made it seem like Christmas whereas living in the south it is a little harder for him to understand. Also, he kept asking us where we lived. I referenced it by saying that we are about an hour from Philadelphia where he was born and raised. Other than that he seemed to get agitated but he didn't have his hearing aids in and my mom had to keep repeating to him what we were saying and asking. That frustrated all of us a little. He didn't really recognize my husband or daughters. He acknowledged that he knew them when my mom told him who they were. He knows I am his daughter but I think forgets during the conversation. I asked him about his coloring but didn't really get an answer. He didn't really talk to us just sat there and stared. It is so very, very hard to see him like this. I fear that when I get a chance to visit, he won't be living at his house or will know much of anything anymore. I found some neat gifts for him. He likes playing tic tac toe. So, I got them a wooden tic tac toe set. Also got him some wooden puzzles. They have geometric-shaped pieces and are bright colors. The wood piece has a design such as a flower or a sailboat on it. All he has to do is match the pieces with the tracing on the wood! Since he isn't coloring as much, I thought this might be something different that he can do. I also might send a 25 piece kids puzzle. My mom helps him do those. Almost forgot. I found an old ornament that was my mom and dad's from the 50's that they gave me. I have several of them. I was thinking of sending them to my parents. I thought maybe it would help him remember some of the past Christmas.