One time on Usenet, Melba's Jammin' > said:
> In article >,
> (Gal Called J.J.) wrote:
>
> > > Nothing fancy -- my most favorite sugar cookie cut-outs recipe. I've
> > > got cornucopias, turkeys, and a "Gobble" sign. :-)
> >
> > Heh, they sound great!
> >
> > > I'll remind the kid of your words -- she stiffs me in favor of her
> > > grandfather. <grin> He's got his arsenal ready: Her favorite
> > > books that live here, plus a new one, The Polar Express. He is
> > > shameless.
>
> > <snip recipe, saved for future use>
> >
> > The Polar Express was a book first?
>
> Er-r-r, it was written in 1985, JJ.
Ah, well, back in 1985 I was banging my head to Iron Maiden/Megadeth
and playing AD&D with my drunken friends. So I'm a little behind on
kid's books from that time period. :-)
> Kid saw Santa twice in the last two days. Said she "want a bell from
> him sleigh. I put it in my pocket." Just so happens that the book
> Grandpa bought came with assorted frou-frou -- cassette, CD, and a
> jingle bell with a red ribbon on it. (Cheaper than Hallmark's)
Kewl.
> > I didn't realize that. I should find a copy for Small Child -- he
> > loves to read...
>
>
> I thought the book was kind of dippy -- but I'm old. Movie was great.
A friend has a boy the same age as mine (7); he loved it too. Mine
hasn't seen it yet, we took him to see the Spongebob movie instead...
--
J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
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