Bopeep

Aww April. Morel Mushrooms, Little League Baseball, and Severe Weather. These are a few of my favorite things .

Bless your heart, you have really been through the ringer! Sending prayers and happy thoughts for quick healing.

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. No matter how old we get, we are never prepared. Prayers for peace and comfort to you and continued recovery for your mom.

March is definitely coming in like a lion around here. Ice expected Saturday and snow Sunday, then the lowest temps we've seen yet this winter on Monday morning. I try not to complain too much though, because we generally get winter a couple days at a time, then nice weather in between . Air fryer - It's good for what it's good for, but some things just need a hot pot of shortening! Now, I make some "fried" potatoes and onions in the AF that always turn out wonderfully. If I want fried chicken breasts (and "crunchies"), shortening it is. "Fried" chicken legs - I use the AF. I will say this: Some people (my sister) put frozen french fries in the oven. That's just gross. If you aren't going to fry them, the AF is at least better than the oven .

Not to wish my life away or anything, but we're one month closer to Black Friday! Did y'all see where Hallmark channel is playing Christmas movies every Friday all year long? For now - Happy Valentine's Day, Happy Black History Month, Happy Heart Health Month, Happy whatever I'm missing!

It's always a little depressing to me when the BF subforums get archived.

I'm with you! The last week and a half off went by WAY too fast. At least it's a short week. Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all found peace and love in your stockings this morning.

Len, your Christmas story made me smile through tears. Merry Christmas!

Are you using "direct link" in Photobucket (or whichever photo site you are using)? That's the only think I can think of we might be doing differently.

You are very welcome, and I hope you are enjoying it. Did you like how I snuck in the question about nuts or no nuts in fudge, in the Discord discussion? LOL. THEN, funny story, when I went to get the white chocolate chips I accidentally picked up confetti instead of just plain white chocolate. I didn't have time to go again, so I hoped it would just look festive.

WittenLover and StevieRocks, I had not noticed you 2 had each other until I was was sending messages to each of you from/about the other one. LOL

Count me in on the "not a fan of A Christmas Story" club. Everyone just loves that movie, and I've never understood why. LOL.

We now have confirmation that everyone has received their gifts! I know not all of you have opened yours yet, but I'm going to go ahead and post the list. I hope that's okay with all of you. Your Secret Santa's (in alphabetical order by recipient): Silverstreak24 --------> AndreaInNC Reinholt1 --------------> BethEd Cjdav --------------------> BFAddict716 MomLori ---------------> Bopeep NAFCMF ---------------> BudgetsRSexy BudgetsRSexy --------> cjdav Pepper_Mint_Tea ---> CoastiWife NikkiLugi ---------------> ColemanDawn4905 Ytmomof4 -------------> DanteGirl AndreaInNc -----------> GatorBurg QueenKishaa ---------> hanshotfirst ColemanDawn4905 –> HillBillysWife JstLuvEm ---------------> IlikeFree LainieB ------------------> IllinoisMom Kash ---------------------> Jenn_A HanShotFirst ----------> JennDeere MsYves -----------------> JesusLuvU Shaneberry21 ---------> LstLuvEm JesusLuvU --------------> Kash GatorBurg --------------> LanieB Tracy0504 --------------> MomLori DanteGirl ---------------> MsYves ILikeFree ---------------> NAFCMF BethEd -----------------> NikkiLugi RacerFan --------------> Pepper_Mint_Tea BFAddict716 ----------> QueenKishaa StationChief ----------> RacerFan HillBillysWife ---------> Reinholt1 Jenn_A -----------------> Reinholt1sMom Reinholts1sMom ----> ShaneBerry21 IllinoisMom -----------> SilverStreak24 Bopeep -----------------> StationChief WittenLover ----------> StevieRocks JenDeere --------------> Sunni0913 Sunni0913 ------------> Tracy0504 Coastiwife ------------> TyreeJames TyreeJames -----------> WillAndMel StevieRocks -----------> WittenLover WillandMel -----------> ytmomof4 And, your ornament exchange (also by alpha order of recipient): HillBillysWife ------------> BethEd NAFCMF ------------------> BFAddict716 WillAndMel --------------> Bopeep BFAddict716 ------------> CoastiWife RacerFan ----------------> ColemanDawn4905 Sunni0913 --------------> DanteGirl Pepper_Mint_Tea ----> HillBillysWife DanteGirl ----------------> JesusLuvU NikkiLugi ----------------> JstLuvEm Bopeep ------------------> NAFCMF ColemanDawn4905 --> NikkiLugi CoastiWife --------------> Pepper_Mint_Tea BethEd -------------------> RacerFan JesusLuvU ---------------> ShaneBerry21 JstLuvEm ----------------> Sunni0913 ShaneBerry21 ----------> WillAndMel This is one of my favorite parts of the Black Friday/Christmas season, and I thank each and every one of you for being a part of it and making it so fun!

I was grown before I saw It's a Wonderful Life. I like the movie, but it's not a must watch for me. White Christmas, on the other hand, is my favorite! Followed by Holiday Inn. I always say Bing Crosby was just a whole different kind of sexy. I'm a choir girl, though, and my dream man has always been someone that will sing to me. Guess that's why I'm still single .

I'm through baking and dipping. Unless I decide to make the candied cereal and pecans. I really need to do that, since I bought all the stuff :/. I need to put cookies and candy together to take to work. Tomorrow is our Christmas lunch at work, so tonight I will go home and make deviled eggs. Saturday, I will spend all day watching Bing Crosby and wrapping presents. Hopefully that doesn't spill over into Sunday. I'll try to get my son's help (I've already wrapped his, just so he can help me with everyone else ). Then I get to sit back and just enjoy the last couple days of the Christmas season .

Everyone has posted or otherwise let me know they've received their gifts, except 1 ornament. I've reached out to her to make sure she got it (tracking shows it was delivered). Looks like another successful season! Thank you all. We usually post the list on Christmas Day, but I might do it early this year.

Thank YOU GUYS for making it easy!

I have 1 son living at home. I've wrapped his presents and put them under the tree, so that when I have time he can help me wrap everything else. It's killing him that his gifts are sitting there. This is the first time in his life (he's 23) I've put gifts under the tree before Christmas Eve. LOL

tracking shows your package should be delivered today

I was done with my shopping, but I have to return something, so now I need one more thing for my son, and one for my daughter. I had ordered a 2 pack of tiles, thinking they were the new ones with replaceable batteries. I didn't realize what I received didn't have replaceable batteries until I got ready to wrap them and opened the box (to separate them into 2 gifts).

I received my ornament today. Man, my ornament giver makes me want to apologize to my ornament recipient. LOL. So very generous! Check this out - she sent me a lovely fleece throw, a bottle of B&BW lotion, a bag of Ghirardelli chocolates, a smell good candle in a cast iron skillet, some cute Santa socks, a sweet card, and a beautiful ornament that says " A house is made of wood. A home is built with love." I feel so blessed. Thank you so much!

According to the tracker, my package should be delivered today. Then I can quit stressing about if it got there and if they liked it. LOL I have officially heard from everyone that they've either shipped, or will be shipping in the next few days (all with good reason, of course). So, YAY, another year when no elves are required . Please Please Please don't forget to post here when you receive your gifts, even if you aren't opening yet. I have a few tracking #s that show delivered, but no posts saying the gifts were received. Did porch pirates attack? Or did you just forget to let us know?

Congratulations on the new grandbaby! So glad to hear things are going well now.

Happy Birthday!