Yesterday the mail man left a box. Oh good! The gift boxes I ordered from
Penzey's! Stocking stuffers, don'tcha know. I ordered the 8 jar bottles of
salad seasonings and also 8 jars of Asian spices. Gonna mix them up in
stockings for each of my brothers. I love the way Penzey's packs them with
bay leaves, whole nutmegs and cinnamon sticks. It just screams out
PRESENTS! (laugh)

Other X-mas gifts include a butter bell for Paul; a wine presentation box
fot Scott. An embroidered chef's coat for Scott, who has been taking
'lessons' with a local chef. A fajita maker for Scott and a quesadilla
baker for Paul.

My parents are hard to buy for. I'm giving my Dad a $100 bill in a wooden
money puzzle box. You want the money, you gotta work for it (so he always
says!). Should be fun to see him try to get the money out! Mom is getting
a serenity snow globe with a Winter scene. Loved it so much I had to get
one for myself! Sound includes whispering wind and the call of loons...

Got a nice train-related gold pocket watch on an eBay auction for Ray last
night. He collects old model trains and says he'll set one up under the
Christmas tree if I put up a tree. Haven't put up a tree in 10 years. He
likes trains but refuses to ride on one. Heh.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
: Yesterday the mail man left a box. Oh good! The gift boxes I
ordered from
: Penzey's! Stocking stuffers, don'tcha know. I ordered the 8
jar bottles of
: salad seasonings and also 8 jars of Asian spices. Gonna mix
them up in
: stockings for each of my brothers. I love the way Penzey's
packs them with
: bay leaves, whole nutmegs and cinnamon sticks. It just screams
out
: PRESENTS! (laugh)
:
: Other X-mas gifts include a butter bell for Paul; a wine
presentation box
: fot Scott. An embroidered chef's coat for Scott, who has been
taking
: 'lessons' with a local chef. A fajita maker for Scott and a
quesadilla
: baker for Paul.
:
: My parents are hard to buy for. I'm giving my Dad a $100 bill
in a wooden
: money puzzle box. You want the money, you gotta work for it
(so he always
: says!). Should be fun to see him try to get the money out!
Mom is getting
: a serenity snow globe with a Winter scene. Loved it so much I
had to get
: one for myself! Sound includes whispering wind and the call of
loons...
:
: Got a nice train-related gold pocket watch on an eBay auction
for Ray last
: night. He collects old model trains and says he'll set one up
under the
: Christmas tree if I put up a tree. Haven't put up a tree in 10
years. He
: likes trains but refuses to ride on one. Heh.
:
: Jill
:
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Awwwwwwwwwwww! Major Cool!! Awesome ideas Jill!

Question: Did the postman know which end was 'up' this time?
LOL

Cyndi
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Rick & Cyndi wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> Yesterday the mail man left a box. Oh good! The gift boxes I
>> ordered from Penzey's! Stocking stuffers, don'tcha know.
>>
>> Jill
>>
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>
> Awwwwwwwwwwww! Major Cool!! Awesome ideas Jill!
>
> Question: Did the postman know which end was 'up' this time?
> LOL
>
> Cyndi

Of course not. Several boxes clearly said "this end UP" and were turned
upside down. A box is just a box. Nothing was broken, though

Jill

I want you to adopt me! No one in my family gives great food gifts like
that.

--
Sylvia Steiger RN, homeschooling mom since Nov 1995
http://www.SteigerFamily.com
Cheyenne WY, USDA zone 5a, Sunset zone 1a
Home of the Wyoming Wind Festival, January 1-December 31
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