Topic: HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS (Read 7705 times)

vixmom · « **Reply #120 on:** December 25, 2011, 08:09:06 PM »

Christmas Eve at my folks was nice my brother and his wife were there - hos birthday is Christmas Day so we always have his cake on Christmas Eve. My other brother and his wife and their three daughters were there along with my sis-in- laws' parents

It was a really lovely evening and we all had fun opening gifts pulling Christmas crackers, eating and telling the girls stories about things we did as kids we wrapped up about 11 after getting all the dishes and things done and headed home and fell into bed

vixmom · « **Reply #121 on:** December 25, 2011, 08:15:36 PM »

this morning we didnlt get up until after 9 - We made a nice pot of tea and some blueberry muffins and then settled down to gift opening

vixmom · « **Reply #122 on:** December 25, 2011, 08:17:03 PM »

Vixdad is very happy with his new Kindle Fire and I just downloaded the first four books in the Game of Thrones series using my Barnes & Noble gift card

vixmom · « **Reply #123 on:** December 25, 2011, 08:22:53 PM »

Afte clearing up I started assembling Christmas dinner -- this year instead of having my folk's come here we decided to go to their house - but I supplied the dinner

I assembled most of the making s at home and them brought the dishes over to Mom's to cook

we had sauteed mushrooms and onions in marsalsa wine sauce , turnips, peas, cauliflower casserole, parisian carrots in a brown sugar and butter glaze and boneless rib roast.

Manny thanks to dear Skip for teaching me the trick to the perfect roast - bring the meat to room temperature then cook for 25 minutes at 500 then turn the oven to 200 and cook slowly until done -

vixmom · « **Reply #124 on:** December 25, 2011, 08:24:17 PM »

for dessert we had left over birthday cake, ambrosia and pumpkin pie from last night's do

vixmom · « **Reply #125 on:** December 25, 2011, 08:24:42 PM »

and finally we are home and NO WORK TOMORROW!!!!

vixmom · « **Reply #126 on:** December 25, 2011, 08:27:32 PM »

The Vixter bought Vixdad (we really the family) ticket vouchers to http://www.discoverytsx.com/exhibitions/csi so we may be going into NYC tomorrow to use them

vixmom · « **Reply #127 on:** December 25, 2011, 08:38:56 PM »

and now I am going to drink my tea and read my Nook

MERRY CHRISTMAS dear friends!

John G. · « **Reply #128 on:** December 25, 2011, 08:39:42 PM »

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John G. · « **Reply #129 on:** December 25, 2011, 08:40:13 PM »

Quote from: vixmom on December 25, 2011, 08:38:56 PM

and now I am going to drink my tea and read my Nook

MERRY CHRISTMAS dear friends!

Merry Christmas, Vixmom. Sounds like a wonderful day.

George · « **Reply #130 on:** December 25, 2011, 11:47:55 PM »

Quote from: John G. on December 25, 2011, 07:39:50 PM

First advance item on the book:

http://jugikimaha.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/food-lovers-guide-to-san-antonio-the-best-restaurants-markets-local-culinary-offerings-food-lovers-series-9780762779468-bonnie-walker-john-griffin/

Congrats, John!

George · « **Reply #131 on:** December 26, 2011, 12:02:27 AM »

Today was a fairly quiet day of eating, Scrabble playing and chatting at my sister's house. We put in my Blu-ray of the new Phantom of the Opera from England to listen to it as we played Scrabble (I lost both games). It play perfectly...until about an hour and a half into it. It pixelated and sputtered and jumped back and the sound wasn't synched with the picture.

George · « **Reply #132 on:** December 26, 2011, 12:02:51 AM »

Crapballs. It's the cinema viewing all over again.

George · « **Reply #133 on:** December 26, 2011, 12:09:56 AM »

Now, I'm going to check it on my Blu-ray player to see if it does the same thing. If it does, there's nothing that I can "officially" do. I ordered it the day that it was released (November 14) and it's now too late to send it back or get a replacement. What the plan is, my niece wants to buy this. If her copy is fine, SHE will send back MY copy, since she'll watch it as soon as she gets it.

George · « **Reply #134 on:** December 26, 2011, 12:11:27 AM »

Actually, I was wrong about it being too late to return the Blu-ray! According to Amazon.co.uk:

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Extended Christmas Returns Policy: We've specially extended our returns period for the Christmas season. Items purchased from Amazon.co.uk and dispatched during the period from November 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 inclusive may be returned at any time before midnight on January 31, 2012. Our returns policy will revert to the standard 30-day period for items purchased after December 31, 2011.

Hoo and Ray!

George · « **Reply #135 on:** December 26, 2011, 12:13:16 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on December 25, 2011, 11:20:58 AM

And now...

How to Wrap a Cat for Christmas

That is so cute...and funny!

bk · « **Reply #136 on:** December 26, 2011, 12:20:16 AM »

Back from seeing two count them two new motion pictures at a screening. Must write the notes now.

George · « **Reply #137 on:** December 26, 2011, 12:37:07 AM »

BK, as always, I love reading about your annual Christmas dos!

George · « **Reply #138 on:** December 26, 2011, 12:37:20 AM »

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas day, today!

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