> 
>  RH> With everything ganging up on me, I don't always sleep more 
than 6
>  RH> hours/night, so extra caffeine late morning doesn't hurt much.  
Also
>  RH> doesn't help much.
> 
> Good sleep at night isn't always a given for me. Some nights I do 
better
> than others--but the good nights usually follow one where sleep 
wasn't
> so good. Most often the cuppa tea in the morning is the only major
> caffiene I have so can't blame it on that.
> 
I blame the generic Sudafed for last night, but it was necessary.  

>  Goebel set, scale  wise. The set from my parents has a "stable" 
that is
>  in a better scale for the other sets I have.
> 
>  RH> We got my sister a Little People nativity set when my niece 
was
>  RH> little.  She's 14 now but it still gets used.
> 
> Doesn't matter what the set is, as long as it's used.

Or better yet, gets the original story read.  
 
>  RH> related collectables small--this one would have fit that
>  requirement but the price was the deal killer for me.
> 
>  RH> They're not cheap.
> 
> It reminded me of the metal play kitchens and other household stuff
> given to girls in the 50s and 60s. My parents did the boy/girl 
stuff

My aunt had a stove as a little kid that actually heated up.  My mom 
remembers it.  These days the toy safety folks would freak out.

> stuff for us--we had to make it and share with the family for 
dessert
> during the week. I don't remember much of those but do recall a
> nesslerod pie mix that I got, and the family, as a whole, didn't 
care
> for it. I think it was stuff Mom may have wanted to try but didn't 
want
> to spend the money on during the year--it was acceptable in her 
mind to
> give it as a Christmas present tho.

I had to go Google a recipe for the pie.  The chestnut puree doesn't 
bode well for a boxed mix version. The original had rum in it too. 
 
>  RH> Smart move; it may or may not appreciate, but it's a lot more 
useful.
> 
> Very useful! (G) Picked it up from the servicing on Wed.--checked 
the
> serial # and found out it was made some time between 1948 and 1950. 
Have
> to e-mail Singer with the # and they will give me an exact date.

Meanwhile ... back to work, Featherweight! 
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