*** Quoting Nancy Backus from a message to CAROL SHENKENBERGER ***

 CS> Ok, but probably seriously, I hadnt posted in this echo from home for
 CS> 9 months  or more before this recent set.

NB> There was a set of messages, from Sasebo, just before you did a few fr
NB> Doc's, that Maurice and I saw, but apparently Dan didn't, except as
NB> quotes as we replied to you.  Probably it was just a glitch in his
NB> receiving them, for whatever reason... but curious, just the same. 
NB> After he started wondering about it, even your Sasebo ones made it his
NB> way as well...  :)

Ah ok.  Minor glitch now fixed then.  Happens now and again.

 CS> necklace. 

NB> Sounds lovely... :)

It is.  I'm wearing one of the new skirts (I like the full length flouncy
ones) ¨and a camisole just now.  It's cold outside but military housing is
overheated ¨and you cant adjust the temperature, just how hard the heater
blows.

 CS> And Charlotte? Lord almighty!  Don must have gotten every toy at
 CS> JCpenny that  fits her age group.  Some of them, I wanna play with! 


NB> Those should keep her busy for a while!  :)  I can see why you'd want
NB> help her play with them, too.... 

The rock tumbler has been going for days now .  Takes about 7 days
to make a ¨bundle up.  I'll have to see where I can get more of the 'sand'
for it.


NB> I think all three of you made out like bandits, for sure...!!  :)

We did!

NB> We've had a quiet Christmas so far...  Richard had both Christmas Eve
NB> and Christmas day nights off from work, so we spent Christmas awake at
NB> the same time...    Given the schedule we've been on, that in itsel
NB> was a very much appreciated gift... :)  

I can imagine.  I'm often away but have been lucky to be home for Xmas
except ¨once.  Have had duty though when w had to swap to do our 'thing' on
Xmas eve a ¨few times.

NB> will be around 50 people there from my great-niece and -nephew just bo
NB> this past year thru all the nieces and nephews (some of them married
NB> with spouses), and my siblings and spice, to my parents, aged 77 and 8

NB> Given that we haven't any money to speak of this year for gifting, I'l
NB> have a couple of bags of (inexpensive but useful/fun) goodies for peop
NB> to choose from...  last year I had mostly boxes of granola bars, hair
NB> clips, school supplies and various/sundry stocking-stuffer type things
NB> I let my parents pick first, and then had the others pick, starting fr
NB> the youngest and working up to the oldest...  It was fun enough and
NB> received well enough that I'm doing it again this year with a differen
NB> assortment of goodies...  :)

Works for me!

I've also done the 'gift exchange' thing before in situations like that. I
just ¨set the price to '5$ or less' and can do it with 'any name' or a set
name.
Everyone brings something then picks out one from the bag (that they didnt ¨wrap).

Meantime, Charlotte's using the one I thought she wouldnt like.  EZ Bake
oven. ¨Since we cook alot, I thought that one too simple but she likes it.
                                       xxcarol

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